Of waves, winds and wonderful things : a decade of rethinking Pacific education /
Decade of rethinking Pacific education
edited by Mo'ale 'Otunuku, Unaisi Nabobo-Baba and Seu'ula Johansson Fua.
- 205 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm
Contains papers presented at the 2011 symposium: Re-thinking Pacific Education by Pacific for Education (RPEIPP), jointly hosted by the University of the South Pacific (USP) Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) and the Institute of Education (IOE).
Includes bibliographical references.
Look back to look forward: a reflective Pacific journey / Reflections on a decade of the rethinking Pacific Education Initiative / RPEIPP in Micronesia: impacts and lessons learned / When a generation reaps what another generation sows / More than a philosophy! Personal reflections on the impact of RPEI on leadership, research and education in Pacific contemporary arts: a Tala / Kakala Research Framework: a garland in celebration of a decade of rethinking education / Re-thinking Pacific education: reflections from the Pasifika margins, Pacific rim / School leadership preparation and development: the cases of Fiji and Solomon Islands / Tongan parents' conceptions of schooling in New Zealand / Pacific postgraduate research in education done at the University of the South Pacific: another site for rethinking Pacific education / Development of early childhood education curriculum in the Solomon Islands: Valium Smol Pikinini Blong Iumi / 'Iluvatu: an indigenous framework / Re-thinking citizenship education (CE) in the Solomon Islands / A first look at an indigenous Pacific ethical system and its implications for research / Putting ancient winds and life into new sails: indigenous knowledge as a basis for education for sustainable development (ESD)- a case study of the return of marine biodiversity to the Vanua Navakavu, Fiji / Critical discourse analysis as curriculum development: critical approaches to culturally relevant curricula in the Pacific / Of waves, winds and wonderful things: a way ahead for RPEIPP / 'Ana Maui Taufe'ulungaki -- Laura van Peer and Ivy Abella -- Hilda C. Heine & Masa-Aki Emeisochi -- Cherie Chu -- Lingikoni Vaka'uta and Cresantia Frances Koya -- Seu'ula Johansson Fua -- Tanya Wendt Samu -- Govinda Ishwar Lingam and Narsamma Lingam -- Mo'ale 'Otunuku -- Greg Burnett and Govinda Ishwar Lingam -- Ali Glasgow -- Serima Naisilisili -- Billy Fito'o -- Kabini F. Sanga -- Randolph R. Thaman, Asakaia Balawa and Teddy Fong -- Kevin Smith -- Konai Helu Thaman.