Education in an inter-cultural space is a feature of Aotearoa New Zealand: the education system is of European origin as are many in the teaching profession, while the student population is diverse. Within that diversity are Pasifika students, those with links to Pacific Island nations resident in Aotearoa New Zealand. This article offers insights into Pasifika education by focussing on a small-scale professional learning and development (PLD) programme based on Pasifika student and parent voice understood through Pacific concepts. A review of three strands of literature precedes a description of the PLD programme. Data from the programme is then discussed in terms of the kinds of knowledge teachers can develop through negotiating with va, a relational concept from the Pacific. This indicates that PLD which offers relevant student voice, concepts capable of challenging dominant world views, and socialisation into alternative ethics can provide a way forward in Pasifika education and, by implication, in other education spaces which have an inter-cultural profile.

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文化相关（教师）教育：教师在太平洋岛国教育的跨文化空间中通过 Va 做出回应

跨文化空间的教育是新西兰新西兰的一大特色：教育体系起源于欧洲，许多教学行业也同样如此，而学生群体则多种多样。在这种多样性中，有太平洋岛国学生，他们与居住在新西兰奥特罗阿的太平洋岛国有联系。本文重点介绍了基于太平洋概念理解的太平洋岛民学生和家长声音的小规模专业学习和发展 (PLD) 计划，从而深入了解太平洋岛民教育。在描述 PLD 计划之前，先回顾三方面的文献。然后根据教师可以通过与 va 谈判发展的知识种类来讨论该计划的数据，va 是一个来自太平洋的关系概念。这表明提供相关学生声音的 PLD，