National University of Samoa: Recent submissions

  • Human occupation and ecosystem change on Upolu (Samoa) during the Holocene 
    Gosling, William D.; Sear, David A.; Hassall, Jonathan D; ..et.al. (John Wiley Journal of Biogeography, 2020)
    To track the peopling of the South Pacific and assess their impact on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Location: Upolu, Samoa. Taxon: Terrestrial and aquatic plants. Methods: A sedimentary record covering the last c. ...
  • Implementing STD on a Small Island: Development and Use of Sustainable Tourism Development Indicators in Samoa 
    Twining-Ward, Louise; Butler, Richard (Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2002)
    .Small island states presen ta significant challenge interms of sustainable tourism development.On small island there are limited resources, economic and social activities tend to be concentrated on the coastal zone, and ...
  • Issues faced by SMEs in the internationalization process: results from Fiji and Samoa 
    Singh, Gurmeet; Pathak, R.D.; Naz, Rafia (International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2010-04)
    The purpose of this paper is to scrutinize the issues, challenges, and impediments coming in the way of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) internationalization in small developing nations of South Pacific like Fiji ...
  • Co-Designing a Peer Support Platform for People with Low Vision & Blindness 
    McCosker, Anthony; Teh, Zoe; Savic, Milovan; ...et.al (Swineburne University of Technology, 2019)
    This report evaluates the design and development of a prototype Peer Support Platform that aimed to address the information, linkages and capacity (ILC) building needs of people with low vision and blindness. Consistent ...
  • A four-nation exit strategy 
    Paun, Akash; Sargeant, Jess; Nice, Alex (Institute for Government, 2020-05)
    The coronavirus crisis has required a co-ordinated response between the UK and devolved governments. The devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for key public services affected by the ...
  • Terrestrial food production and land use in prehistoric Samoa: an example from Olosega Island, Manu’a, American Samoa 
    Quintus, Seth J. (Archael. Oceania, 2012)
    Samoan terrestrial production is vastly under researched archaeologically and few projects explicitly explore such a topic. this paper reports a food production system found in the interior of Olosega island, one of three ...
  • The importance of shell: Redating of the To’aga site (Ofu Island, Manu'a) and a revised chronology for the Lapita to Polynesian Plainware transition in Tonga and Sāmoa 
    Petchey, Fiona; Kirch, Patrick V. (PLOS One, 2019-09)
    Radiocarbon dating Pacific archaeological sites is fraught with difficulties. Often situated in coastal beach ridges or sand dunes, these sites exhibit horizontal and vertical disturbances, datable materials such as wood ...
  • Research: Epidemiology Trends in diabetes and obesity in Samoa over 35 years, 1978–2013 
    Lin, S; Naseri, T.; Linhart, C (Diabetic Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons, 2016)
    Aims Population surveys of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity conducted in Samoa over three decades have used varying methodologies and definitions. This study standardizes measures, and trends of Type 2 diabetes mellitus ...
  • Understandings of disease among Pacific peoples with diabetes and end‐stage renal disease in New Zealand 
    Schmidt‐Busby, Jacqueline; Wiles, Janine; Kenealy, Timothy (John Wiley & Sons, 2019)
    Compared with New Zealand Europeans, Pacific peoples in New Zealand develop type 2 diabetes at a higher rate and a younger age, and have 3.8 times higher incidence of end‐stage renal disease (ESRD). Objective: To investigate ...
  • Civil Rights in Public Service. 
    Cooper, Phillip J. (Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2017)
    Promises of justice and equality made in the U.S. Constitution, numerous Amendments, and decisions of the Supreme Court are hallmarks of American civil rights. Yet the realities of inequality remain facts of modern life ...
  • Evolutionary history of modern Samoans 
    Harrisa, Daniel N; Kesslera, Michael D.; Shettya, Amol C. (PNAS, 2020-04)
    Archaeological studies estimate the initial settlement of Samoa at 2,750 to 2,880 y ago and identify only limited settlement and human modification to the landscape until about 1,000 to 1,500 y ago. At this point, a complex ...
  • An investigation of the impact of cross-cultural communication on the management of construction projects in Samoa. 
    Tone, Konelio; Skitmore, Martin; Wi Wong, Johnny Kwok (Routledge, 2008-06-05)
    Communication problems have emerged as one of the most significant contemporary challenges facing construction project managers in an increasingly international construction market. However, little research has investigated ...
  • Construction project management in Samoa 
    Tone, Konelio; Skitmore, Martin (Queensland University of Technology, 2004)
    This paper provides the results of a questionnaire opinion survey of the extent to which human and cultural influences impact on international project management in Samoa. It focuses on the particular factors within the ...
  • Indigenous Knowledge Production. 
    Waters, Dr Marcus Woolombi (Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2018)
    Despite many scholars noting the interdisciplinary approach of Aboriginal knowledge production as a methodology within a broad range of subjects – including quantum mathematics, biodiversity, sociology and the humanities ...
  • Ta‘isi O.F. Nelson and Sir Maui Pomare Samoans and Māori Reunited 
    O'Brien, Patricia (The Journal of Pacific History, 2014)
    This paper unearths the friendship between Samoan nationalist leader Ta‘isi Olaf Frederick Nelson and Ma ¯ori politician Sir Maui Pomare during the early period of New Zealand’s administration of Samoa. It examines the ...
  • Alienation and obligation : Religion and social change in Samoa. 
    Thornton, Alec; Binns, Tony; Kerslake, Maria Tuala (Wiley-Blackwell, Australia, 2010-04)
    This paper will explore social change in contemporary Samoan society with respect to the traditional expectations of the church and kinship conflicting with the modern needs of an urbanising population. In the Samoan way ...
  • Contributions of societal modernity to cognitive development : 
    Gauvain, Mary; Munroe, Robert L (Journal Compilation 2009, Society for Research in Child Development, Inc., 2009-11)
    This study examined how societal changes associated with modernization are related to cognitive development. Data were from 4 cultural communities that represented a broad range of traditional and modern elements: the ...
  • A culturally responsive, transnational middle grades teacher education program in American Samoa. 
    Zuercher, Deborah K; Yoshioka, Jon; Deering, Paul D; Martin, Katie; Curry, Kezia; O' Neill, Tara; Apisa, Sheila W (Association for Middle Level Education, Am. Samoa., 2012-09)
    This article describes the development and implementation of a transnational middle level teacher education program, specifically based on the educative needs of young adolescent students and their teachers in American ...
  • Distance education the Pacific way 
    Marsh, Connie (Common Ground Publishing, 2005)
    This article explores some of the challenges and solutions of distance education among South Pacific Islands, as well as the cultural appropriateness of different distance-learning approaches for South Pacific learners. ...
  • Federalism and the Response to COVID-19. 
    Chattopadhyay, Rupak; Knupling, Felix; Chebenova, Diana; Whittington, Liam; Gonzalez, Phillip. eds. (Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2022)
    The COVID-19 pandemic bared the inadequacies in existing structures of public health and governance in most countries. This book provides a comparative analysis of policy approaches and planning adopted by federal ...

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