A challenge to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander scholars: what the research literature teaches us about our work

Abstract

What do we currently know, in light of conceptual, empirical, and applied studies, about the status of educational research on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders? And why is this knowing important? This article proposes that illuminating the themes of what has already been examined might help policymakers, researchers, educational leaders and teachers to better negotiate the tensions of school context, content, and culture. Hence, it examines current research literature, which leads to questions about academic disparity, challenges of methodological support, and areas for further teaching and learning scholarship.