Relating to Va
Re-viewing the concept of relationships in Pasifika education in Aotearoa New Zealand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18976397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Reynolds (0000-0001-5742-1074, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 190-202 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1177-1801 • E-ISSN: 1174-1740 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.20507/alternative.2016.12.2.7 |
| OpenAlex | W2410060044 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 20 |
Intercultural understanding is required for effective intercultural education. The education of Pasifika students (those with cultural and/or family ties to Pacific Islands) living in Aotearoa New Zealand is a negative case in point. Research has linked Pasifika educational achievement to the quality of relationships between teachers and Pasifika students, but has generally stopped short of framing the discussion through Pasifika concepts. This article explores the concept of va (relationship/relatedness) for its potential in telling a relational story in Pasifika conceptual language. It provides grounds for a more nuanced discussion of relationships in Pasifika education by addressing the breadth and transformational power of the application of va. If Pasifika educational research seeks to represent the world as Pasifika students experience it, an awareness of va has its place both in the classroom and in the New Zealand education system as a whole. Appreciating va can make a contribution to intercultural education through deeper intercultural understanding
Aotearoa · Biculturalism · Conceptual framework · Ethnic group · Multicultural education · Multiculturalism · Pacific islanders · Pedagogy · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
‘Pillars of the colonial institution are like a knowledge prison
Stoking the Fires for Māori & Pacific Student Success in Psychology
In our own words
Why isn’t my professor Pasifika? A snapshot of the academic workforce in New Zealand universities
I am who I am – Pacific tertiary students and the centrality of ethnic identity for successful outcomes
Cultural Pride
The Pacific Research Paradigm
He Vaka Moana – Navigating Māori and Pasifika student success through a collaborative research fellowship
They Always Have My Back
Masi methodology
Towards collective community education
Decolonizing Samoan fa’afaletui methodology
Toward culturally sustaining supervision practices in mathematics education
Pacific Academic Migrants
Winds, tides and currents
Pacific inclusive education model
Ethnic differences in academic stress and learning preferences in anatomy between Pasifika and Pākehā students
Pacific Migration and Transnationalism
Beyond "Migration"
Talanoa Research Methodology
Space and morality in Tokelau
When the State Tries to See Like a Family
Nemesis, Speaking, and Tauhi Vaha'a
Confession, catharsis, or cure? Rethinking the uses of reflexivity as methodological power in qualitative research
Expecting the best for students
"Intercultural" Perceptions, Academic Achievement, and the Identifying Process of Pacific Islands Students in New Zealand Schools
Pasifika edgewalkers
Heuristics of the Vā
Unsettling Politics, Locating Ethics
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |