Fijian teachers working across Pacific borders: teacher identities, pedagogies and sense of difference

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Burnett, Greg;Tikoduadua, Mereseini;Lingam, Govinda I.
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Increasing numbers of Fijian teachers working elsewhere in the Pacific contrast the many agencies and development personnel in Pacific Education from countries such as Australia and New Zealand. These agencies have long been critiqued for their cultural incongruence with the Pacific region and their need to satisfy donor nation interests. This paper reports on research investigating the work of experienced Fijian teachers working elsewhere in the Pacific. Drawing on elements of post-structural theory, this study highlights the ways in which these teachers constitute themselves as Fijian educators working across Pacific cultural and national borders. The identified sense of the Fijian teacher self contributes to wider debates concerning what constitutes quality teaching in the Pacific region and who might legitimately engage in cross Pacific border teaching.

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Micronesian Educator

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University of Guam Press

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