In our own words: Pacific Early Career Academics (PECA) and Pacific knowledges in higher education pedagogical praxis

Thomsen, Patrick; Leenen-Young, Marcia; Naepi, Sereana; Muller, Karamia; Manuela, Sam; Sisifa, Sisikula; Baice, Tim

doi:10.1080/07294360.2020.1852188

Cited by 13 publications

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“…Talanoa-the ongoing discussion in relational space-is an established Pacific methodology to maintain vā/wā (Anae 2010, Ka'ili, 2005Thomsen et al, 2021, Vaioleti 2006; moreover, it is a core part of how we, as PECA, relate, connect and engage with one another in our network. Our experiences are not discrete data, rather they are part of a larger weaving.…”

Section: Positionality Statement and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This paper is a product of the recently established and formalised PECA network at our university. It was created in an effort to build supportive and collaborative relationships with each other as there are so few PECA across New Zealand universities (Naepi 2019;Thomsen et al, 2021).…”

Section: Positionality Statement and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Drawing from these experiences, we argue that as PECA, Pacific pedagogical praxis is intrinsic to how we understand our researcher and lecturer identity (Thomsen et al, 2021). Due to this, and despite the limited warning of the shift online, PECA created innovative ways to nurture the vā/wā with their students through the virtual classroom.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Alarmingly, Pacific academics are also underrepresented in New Zealand universities (Naepi, 2019). This is problematic as Pacific academics offer role modelling for Pacific learners (Thomsen et al, 2021), which is key for Pacific student success (Benseman et al, 2006). According to the Tertiary Education Commission's PBRF Review Panel (2020), based on current hiring trends, the Pacific share of New Zealand's research/academic workforce will not be commensurate with Pacific peoples share of New Zealand's population until 2150.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this paper we draw on the experiences of Pacific Early Career Academics (PECA) based at New Zealand's largest university to explore how PECA navigated the complexities and challenges presented by COVID-19 and New Zealand's level-four lockdown. We gather perspectives in a written talanoa format (Naepi et al, 2020;Thomsen et al, 2021), drawing themes from the talanoa to provide commentary around how these experiences can best be leveraged to inform future research and Pacific pedagogical praxis. These experiences come from a cross-section of PECA who work in different schools and faculties, reflecting the diversity of perspectives and experiences with knowledge production and teaching that exist within the unifying label of 'Pacific'.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Practising Pacific pedagogies during New Zealand's level four lockdown: Pacific early career academics and COVID-19

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During New Zealand’s unprecedented level-four lockdown, opportunities to practise Pacific pedagogies in New Zealand universities required creative and innovative solutions from Pacific academics. This paper brings together the experiences of teaching during this lockdown from a cross-section of Pacific Early Career Academics (PECA) across a wide range of disciplines and schools at New Zealand’s largest university. This paper argues that despite the challenges, PECA found ways to adapt Pacific pedagogical concepts through online delivery methods; however, their ability to effectively do this was severely influenced by existing socio-economic inequities that disproportionately impacted Pacific students. PECA continued to nurture the vā/wā with students in innovative ways, but they still encountered major challenges that will require more careful consideration of equity issues by New Zealand universities moving forward.

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Anatomical sciences education needs to promote academic excellence of ethnic minority students—Evidence from Pasifika students at the University of Otago

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The Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago offers anatomical sciences education for various programs, but currently, little information is available on how the academic performance of anatomy students differ based on ethnicities. Here, we aim to determine if there is an ethnic disparity in academic performance among anatomy students at the University of Otago. We conducted a 5‐year review of academic performance of New Zealand European (NZE) and Pasifika students in 10 undergraduate anatomy courses, including clinical anatomy, neuroscience, reproduction, cell biology, and biological anthropology. NZE students achieved higher marks than Pasifika students in each academic year for four courses and in 3–4 of 5 academic years for the remaining courses. In eight courses, there were higher proportions of Pasifika students than NZE students who repeated the courses (in 4–5 of 5 academic years for two courses, in 1–2 of 5 academic years for six courses). Multiple regression analyses showed that Pasifika students were more likely to achieve lower marks than NZE students in all courses. Other predictors for academic marks included year of study for five courses, age for three courses, international student status for two courses, major specialization for eight courses, home location for one course, and gender for one course. Data from this research provide evidence that ethnic inequity may exist in anatomical sciences education, and can be used by institutions globally to justify evaluating their anatomy programs, with the aim to better support ethnic minority students who may be struggling academically.

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In our own words: Pacific Early Career Academics (PECA) and Pacific knowledges in higher education pedagogical praxis

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

Practising Pacific pedagogies during New Zealand's level four lockdown: Pacific early career academics and COVID-19

Practising Pacific pedagogies during New Zealand's level four lockdown: Pacific early career academics and COVID-19

Anatomical sciences education needs to promote academic excellence of ethnic minority students—Evidence from Pasifika students at the University of Otago

Capturing storms: Pacific women's approaches to change in New Zealand universities

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