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Tongan conceptions of schooling in New Zealand : insights and possible solutions to underachievement / 'Otunuku, Mo'ale.

By:

'Otunuku, Mo'ale [author.]

Contributor(s):

University of Auckland. Education Department

Language: English Publisher: New Zealand : University of Auckland, 2010Description: xiii, 265 leaves : illustrations, forms ; 30 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Academic theses.

DDC classification:

372.9/931

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Dissertation note: EdD University of Auckland, 2010. Summary: "An understanding of Tongans' conceptions of New Zealand secondary schooling is fundamental to behavioural and professional development interventions that may help promote academic achievement. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate Tongan attitudes, beliefs and intentions relating to their secondary schooling experiences in the context of New Zealand and how these constructs may or may not influence learning outcomes. A mixed methods analysis of parents, students and teachers' qualitative and quantitative data identified beliefs about aims of schooling, their responsibilities and school preferences and their conceptions of reasons for Tongan students' low achievement"--Abstract.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Texts - cam	TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Theses Collection	372.9 OTU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	FEAH25052180

"A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education, the University of Auckland, 2010."

EdD University of Auckland, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-265).

"An understanding of Tongans' conceptions of New Zealand secondary schooling is fundamental to behavioural and professional development interventions that may help promote academic achievement. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate Tongan attitudes, beliefs and intentions relating to their secondary schooling experiences in the context of New Zealand and how these constructs may or may not influence learning outcomes. A mixed methods analysis of parents, students and teachers' qualitative and quantitative data identified beliefs about aims of schooling, their responsibilities and school preferences and their conceptions of reasons for Tongan students' low achievement"--Abstract.

Text in English.