Pasifika students: teachers and parents voice their perceptions of what provides supports and barriers to Pasifika students' achievement in literacy and learning

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-33

  Fletcher, Jo ^a   Parkhill, Faye ^a   Fa'afoi, Amosa ^a   Taleni, Leali'ie'e Tufulasi ^a   O'Regan, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diverse students; Language; Learning; Literacy; Pasifika; Raising achievement; Teachers' and parents' voices

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649229401     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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