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    “You’ve gotta set a precedent”: Māori and Pacific voices on student success in higher education (2014)

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    https://hdl.handle.net/10092/100892
    
    Publisher's DOI/URI
    http://doi.org/10.1177/117718011401000206
    
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    SAGE Publications
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    1177-1801
    1174-1740
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    Authors
    Mayeda DT
    Keil M
    Dutton HD
    'Ofamo‘oni, IFH
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    Abstract

    © 2014, SAGE Publications Inc. All rights reserved. A substantial body of literature has examined the challenges that indigenous students face in higher education. Across Aotearoa New Zealand, the indigenous Māori population is under-represented at the university level, as are ethnically diverse Pacific students who trace their ancestries to neighbouring Pacific nations. This study relies on focus group interviews with high-achieving Māori and Pacific students (N = 90) from a large New Zealand university. Using kaupapa Māori (theory and methodology grounded in a Māori world view) and Pacific research principles, the study identifies the social factors contributing to indigenous students’ educational success. Three broad themes emerged from discussions: family and university role modelling and support; indigenous teaching and learning practices; and resilient abilities to cope with everyday colonialism and racism. A positive indigenous ethnic identity ties these themes together, ultimately serving as the steady factor driving Māori and Pacific students’ achievement motivation.

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    Mayeda DT, Keil M, Dutton HD, ‘Ofamo‘oni FH (2014). “You’ve gotta set a precedent”: Māori and Pacific voices on student success in higher education. AlterNative. 10(2). 165-179.
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    Keywords
    Mäori; Pacific; indigenous; higher education; achievement motivation; everyday colonialism
    ANZSRC Fields of Research
    45 - Indigenous studies::4508 - Mātauranga Māori (Māori education)
    45 - Indigenous studies::4514 - Pacific Peoples education
    39 - Education::3903 - Education systems::390303 - Higher education
    39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390402 - Education assessment and evaluation
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651

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