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Quality education and the role of the teacher in Fiji: mobilising global and local values

Crossley, Michael; Frances, Cresantia; Vaka�uta, Koya; McGrath, Simon; Thaman, Konai Helu; Waqailiti, Ledua

Authors

Michael Crossley

Cresantia Frances

Koya Vaka�uta

Simon McGrath

Konai Helu Thaman

Ledua Waqailiti



Abstract

This article reports on the findings of original field research carried out in the small island developing state of Fiji, in the South Pacific. A North-South research partnership was built upon previous collaboration between team members and, in so doing, pioneered the blending of Pacific and Western research approaches sensitive to a postcolonial positioning. The study interrogates practitioner perspectives on the nature and quality of teachers and teaching in Fiji; the challenges of teachers’ work and lives; priorities for successful qualitative reform; and theoretical implications for the processes of education policy transfer and qualitative improvement. The analysis draws upon work on the politics of aid and international development, revealing tensions between existing learner-centred policy frameworks and emergent neoliberal and performativity oriented initiatives influenced by international surveys of student achievement, related league tables and the experience of the regional reference societies of Australia, New Zealand and India.

Citation

Crossley, M., Frances, C., Vaka’uta, K., McGrath, S., Thaman, K. H., & Waqailiti, L. (2017). Quality education and the role of the teacher in Fiji: mobilising global and local values. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 47(6), 872-890. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2017.1338938

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 2, 2017
Online Publication Date Jun 28, 2017
Publication Date Jun 28, 2017
Deposit Date Jun 6, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
Print ISSN 0305-7925
Electronic ISSN 1469-3623
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 47
Issue 6
Pages 872-890
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2017.1338938
Keywords Small Island Developing States (SIDS); teachers and teaching; quality education; education policy transfer; research partnerships; Pacific values and methodologies
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/868853
Publisher URL http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03057925.2017.1338938
Additional Information This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in on Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 28 June 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03057925.2017.1338938

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