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Netting the maroro : an exploration of Cook Islands teachers' beliefs about language learning and teaching : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Second Language Teaching at Massey University
(Massey University, 2003)
Teachers' beliefs play an important role in teachers' decision making processes and affect their practice. Beliefs are situated within specific contexts. Little work has been done to investigate the beliefs of language ...
Change content and aid effectiveness : how the size of change content affects implementation of technical assistance recommendations in developing Pacific Island countries
(2008)
International aid agencies offer development aid with the expectation that developing countries will transform to such an extent that they can look after themselves, yet many countries have not developed as expected. This ...
Beach fale tourism in Samoa: The value of indigenous ownership and control over tourism
(2009-07-21)
This working paper reports on the findings of a research project which explores the budget tourism sector in Samoa as epitomized by beach fale tourism. Its main aim is to draw attention to the legitimacy and value of this ...
Rethinking Polynesian mobility: A new Polynesian Triangle?
(2009-07-16)
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Looking to belong : the adaptation of Pacific Island migrants to New Zealand as depicted in selected works by Oscar Kightley, John Pule, and Albert Wendt : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University
(Massey University, 2000)
In Oscar Kightley's A Frigate Bird Sings, Dawn Raids and Fresh Off the Boat, John Pule's Burn My Head in Heaven and The Shark the Ate the Sun, and Albert Wendt's Sons for the Return Home, Ola and Black Rainbow, the main ...
Introducting disability concepts with integrity into Tongan cultural context : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (MA) in Social Policy at the School of Social and Cultural Studies, Massey University at Albany, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2003)
The case being advanced in this thesis is that “Fakalotofale'ia,” a Tongan concept, should be adopted as a viable and supplementary practice framework for disability services support and delivery systems – within the context ...
A pilot nutrition survey of the adult Niuean population in Niue : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nutritional Science at Massey University
(Massey University, 2003)
A pilot nutrition survey was conducted on 50 randomly selected adult Niueans aged between 18 and 60 years, living in Niue. The survey consisted of three visits per person, each encompassing a 24-hour dietary recall, body ...
Creating kakala : gifted and talented Tongan students in New Zealand secondary schools : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Education, Massey University
(Massey University, 2007)
This thesis is an ethnographic case study investigation of two gifted and talented young Tongan women in New Zealand secondary schools. A motivation for the study was the researcher's personal and professional involvement ...
Development possibilities and customary land tenure in the Pacific : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies, Massey University
(Massey University, 2007)
In parts of Africa and the Pacific, the majority of land remains in customary tenure, perhaps in modified form. This thesis explores the question of whether it is possible to retain customary land tenure in a development ...
Remittances: an informal but indispensable form of income for seafarer families in Kiribati
(2009-07-17)
This paper discusses the distribution of
remittances to Kiribati by looking at the
socio-cultural elements of people and how these are linked to strategic-economic
decision-making when remittances are
received by ...