dc.contributor.advisor |
Ratuva, S |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mather, James |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-07-29T03:01:11Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2013 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
2013 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/22595 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The issue of Pasifika “underachievement” has been the subject of discussion and debate by educationalists, government policymakers and Pasifika people themselves. This thesis contributes to this discussion by examining some of the challenges faced by Pasifika students in their academic achievement. In particular it raises some pertinent questions regarding the notion of achievement itself and focuses specifically on some of the environmental and pedagogical factors which influence the academic performance of Pasifika students and some of the initiatives by government and non-government groups to address the challenges of Pasifika educational achievement. This thesis examines a number of factors which have influenced Pasifika educational achievement. These include and are not limited to curriculum, pedagogy, familial and parental influences, peer influences, and students’ self-esteem. Pasifika education is often understood through a “cultural-deficit” perspective. This thesis will examine the issue of Pasifika academic achievement through an “anti-deficit” lens which essentially means focusing on academic success and ways to raise academic achievement—as opposed to subscribing to the cultural-deficit model which emphasises failure and “underachievement” (Harper 2012:1; Irizarry 2009). The emphasis of this study will be on two main categories of initiatives to raising Pasifika academic achievement, namely those of the New Zealand government and those funded or supported by corporate/community groups, referred to within this study as “non-government”. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/ |
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dc.title |
The Anti-deficit Approach: Reassessing the Notion of Pasifika Academic Achievement |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The Author |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.elements-id |
448140 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2014-07-29 |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112900825 |
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