National University of Samoa: Recent submissions

  • The Indian informal sector: the impact of globalization and reform. 
    Siggel, Eckhard (Department of Economics, Concordia University: Montreal, 2010-03)
    Globalization and economic reforms typically affects the formal sector, the informal sector existing outside regulation. Yet numerous links between them mean the informal sector is variously affected. Traditionally the ...
  • Political; change in Tahiti and Samoa: An exercise in experimental anthropology. 
    Hanson, Allan F (University of Pittsburgh. Commonwealth System of Higher Education., 1973)
    The experimental method is often taken to be a private domain of natural science. Indeed, many hold it to be responsible for the fabled progress and exactitude of the natural sciences as contrasted with the more intuitive ...
  • Strategies for blended TVET IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 
    Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020)
    Technical and vocational education and training’ (TVET) is understood as comprising education, training and skills development relating to a wide range of occupational fields, production, services and livelihoods. TVET, ...
  • Administrative structures for Distance Education 
    Perraton, Hilary (Commonwealth Secretariat and The Commonwealth of Learning, 1991-09)
    The detailed planning of a new distance-teaching institution has often been the responsibility of a planning committee which is at its most effective if it combines prestige and expert knowledge. Plans generally need to ...
  • Audio for Distance education and Open Learning 
    Thomas, John (The Commonwealth of Learning and the International Extension College, 2001)
    The handbook is intended for all those who are involved in the design, development, production and use of audio materials in distance education and open learning. It will be of particular interest to teaching staff and ...
  • An Anthology of "Best Practices" in Teacher Education 
    . Lakshmi, Prof. T. K. S; Rama, Dr. K.; Hendrikz, Dr. Johan (National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), 2007-08)
  • Technology and Teacher Professional Development (TPD) 
    Ibn Junaid, Prof. Muhammad; Ogange, Dr. Betty; Allela, Melisa (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019)
    Continuing teacher professional development for all teachers across the entire school system poses a challenge in many contexts, especially in developing countries. Teachers from schools located in remote rural areas usually ...
  • Technology-Enhanced Learning, Reflective Practices and Collaborative Learning for a Better Employability of Vocational Education Students in the UAE 
    AlSuwaidi, Hanadi (TVET, 2014)
    This paper gives an overview of my doctoral studies related to the introduction of reflective practices and collaborative learning into the emerging vocational education system of the UAE, aiming at increasing the employability ...
  • Teacher Education: the Role of Open and Distance Learning 
    Perraton, Hilary (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010-09)
    The world still needs more and better teachers. Despite progress made since the Dakar conference on education for all in 2000, some 57 million children may still be out of school in 2015. And “denying children an opportunity ...
  • Empowerment of Women and Profit: The Role of Coevolution Partnerships 
    Balasubramanian, K; Carr, Alexis (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)
  • Access to a nutritious diet in Samoa: local insights. 
    Farrell, Penny; Thow, Anne Marie; Schuster, Suzie; Vizintin, Pavle; Negin, Joel (Routledge and Taylor & Francis., 2019-04-08)
    The adult obesity prevalence in Samoa is the third highest globally, and diet is a significant contributor. Our study aimed to explore the behavioral and demographic factors which influence diets in Samoa. The most important ...
  • Dealing with Deans and academic medical center leadership. 
    Sanfilippo, Fred; Powell, Deborah; Folberg, Robert (Sage, 2018-02-11)
    The 2017 Association of Pathology Chairs Annual Meeting included a session for department chairs and other department leaders on “how to deal with deans and academic medical center leadership.” The session was focused on ...
  • Agricultural TVET in developing economies: Challenges and possibilities 
    Brown, Dr Trent; Majumdar, Dr Shyamal (UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2020)
  • Report of the Massive Open Online Course 
    Cleveland-Innes, Martha; Ostashewki, Nathaniel; Wilton, Daniel ...et.al (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-02)
    The Introduction to Technology-Enabled Learning (TEL) MOOC is a collaborative project between the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada, and the Commonwealth of Learning, based out of British ...
  • Structure, Function and Impact of Lifelong Learning Using ICT and ODL 
    Balasubramanian, K.; Carr, Alexis; Onyango, James (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017)
    To help Commonwealth governments and institutions use technologies to improve and expand learning for sustainable development ...
  • Greening Technical and Vocational Education and Training 
    UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization & UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET UN Campus, 2017)
  • Quality of Education, Comparability, and Assessment Choice in Developing Countries 
    Wagner, Daniel A. (2010)
    Over the past decade, international development agencies have begun to emphasize the improvement of the quality (rather than simply quantity) of education in developing countries. This new focus has been paralleled by a ...
  • An Assessment of Distress Levels of Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Q1 Treatment and Surveillance During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
    Albano, Denise; Feraca, Melissa; Nemesure, Barbara (Elsevier, 2020)
    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 has affected more than Q3 5,119,711 patients with more than 163,651 confirmed deaths reported. The mass media coverage and widespread eruption of illnesses ...
  • Paradise locked. 
    McLane, John Ryan (University of Otago, Dunedin, N.Z., 2013)
    The 1918 influenza pandemic killed roughly five percent of the global population. In Polynesia death rates were worse, reaching as high as a quarter of inhabitants in Western Samoa. Despite being less than 50 km from the ...
  • Samoa 
    Ember, C (eds.); Ember, R (eds.); Bindon, James R. (Kluwer Press, 2004)
    The Samoan Archipelago comprises nine volcanic islands from 13 to 15 south and 168 to 173 west. Since 1900, the islands have been divided into eastern and western moieties. The five islands in the east; Ta’u, Ofu, ...

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