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100	1		_a'Otunuku, Mo'ale, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aTongan conceptions of schooling in New Zealand : _binsights and possible solutions to underachievement / _c'Otunuku, Mo'ale.
264		1	_aNew Zealand : _bUniversity of Auckland, _c2010.
300			_axiii, 265 leaves : _billustrations, forms ; _c30 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_a"A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education, the University of Auckland, 2010."
502			_bEdD _cUniversity of Auckland, _d2010.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 265-265).
520			_a"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.
546			_aText in English.
650		0	_aTongans _xEducation (Secondary) _zNew Zealand.
650		0	_aStudents _zNew Zealand _xAttitudes.
650		0	_aAcademic achievement _zNew Zealand.
650		0	_aUnderachievers _xEducation _zNew Zealand.
655		7	_2lcgft _aAcademic theses.
710	2		_aUniversity of Auckland. _bEducation Department. _9111
856	4	1	_qtext/pdf _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2292/6980
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