An Intersection of Mathematics Educational Values and Cultural Values: Pasifika Students' Understanding and Explanation of Their Mathematics Educational Values

Purpose:This article investigates the mathematics educational values of Pasifika students in New Zealand.It draws on student voice to examine Pasifika students'understanding of mathematics educati onal values and their reaso ns for rati ng values at differe nt levels of importance.Design/Approach/Methods:The study involved Years 7 and 8 Pasifika students from two low-socioeconomic middle schools.Students selected their most and least important mathematics educatio nal value stateme nts on a survey.Semi-structured in dividual in terviews were used to investigate their reasons for selecting the values.Findings:The mathematics educational values ranked highly by the greatest percentage of students were practice,family,respect,and persistence.In contrast,the values of accuracy and utility were rated as least importa nt.Stude nt in terview data revealed comm on alities in accou nting for the importance of different values.The findings indicate an intersection between the mathematics educational values and cultural values of Pasifika people.Originality/Value:There have been few studies that have explored the mathematics educational values of Pasifika stude nts.The curre nt study provides in sight into why specific values are importa nt to Pasifika students and how these may in flue nee classroom in teractions.The use of stude nt interview data wide ns the existi ng literature focused on values in mathematics education.

新西兰“太平洋岛屿族裔教育计划”述评

新西兰政府于2006年7月出台了太平洋岛屿族裔2006-2010年教育计划，2009年又重新修订了该计划并将计划的适用年限延长至2012年．旨在通过增加拨款支持岛屿族裔教育发展，为所有岛屿族裔学生提供充分的教育机会，提升其学业成就，激发其发展潜能。该计划的实施有效促进了岛屿族裔学生早期教育的参与度，提高了基础教育阶段学生的学业成就，增加了岛屿族裔教师的数量，促进了新西兰教育的整体发展。