"Respect" is a value that underpins Pasifika ways of being, Pasifika learner success and wellbeing, and strong home-school partnerships with Pasifika families and communities. When teachers acknowledge and respond appropriately to students' Pasifika values, such as respect, learning is enhanced and cultural identity nourished. To inform…

In this article, Janice Wearmouth, formerly professor of education at the University of Wellington, New Zealand and now at Liverpool Hope University, Rawiri McKinney, an advocate for Rangatahi who has recently completed his Master of Education degree, and Ted Glynn, foundation professor of teacher education at the University of Waikato, discuss…