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Ua Aoina le Manogi o le Lolo: Pasifika Schooling Improvement Research - Summary Report

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The Schooling Improvement team of the Ministry of Education sought to examine the current state of Pasifika academic achievement in Schooling Improvement initiatives and in individual schools. Part of the examination was to identify aspects of Schooling Improvement (SI) work that has been shown to enhance or hinder academic achievement for Pasifika students and to offer some recommendations. This report is a summary of a detailed technical report from Auckland UniServices Limited prepared by the Woolf Fisher Research Centre. Details of each of the sections summarised here are contained in ‘Ua aoina le manogi o le lolo: Pasifika Schooling Improvement Full Technical Report’ (Amituanai-Toloa, McNaughton, Lai, & Airini, 2009).

Author(s): Meaola Amituanai-Toloa, Stuart McNaughton, Mei Kuin Lai and Airini

Date Published: February 2010

9. Summary of Leadership Survey

  • No relationship found with achievement.
  • Scores indicated low emphasis on strong instructional leadership of the Principal.
  • Scores indicated very weak focus on ‘strong emphasis on academics’ in both clusters.
  • Mean ratings across all five Case Study Schools were similar to Cluster A with highest ratings in positive school climate.
  • Variability between and within schools.

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