'O matou 'o le fatu 'o le fa'amoemoe - fesili mai! : we are the heart of the matter - ask us! : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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This
\nstudy
\nexplored
\nthe
\nperspectives
\nof
\njunior
\nsecondary
\nschool
\nstudents
\nof
\nPacific
\nheritage
\nand
\nasked
\nthem
\nwhat
\nenhanced
\ntheir
\nlearning.
\nA
\nqualitative,
\ninterpretive
\nframework
\nwas
\nused
\nfor
\nthis
\nmulti-­‐site
\ncase
\nstudy
\nand
\ngrounded
\ntheory
\nwas
\nused
\nto
\nanalyse
\ndata.
\nThree
\ngroups
\nof
\nYear
\n9
\nand
\n10
\nstudents
\nfrom
\nthree
\nNorth
\nIsland
\ncity
\nschools,
\nrepresenting
\na
\nrange
\nof
\nPacific
\nnations,
\nsocio-­‐economic
\nareas
\nand
\ngenders,
\nparticipated
\nin
\nfocus
\ngroup
\ninterviews
\nand
\nquestionnaires.
\nPacific
\nconcepts,
\nvalues
\nand
\nresearch
\nmethodologies
\nwere
\nexpl

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