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Nabobo-Baba, Unaisi

Title: Education and indigenous Fijians : challenges, the year 2000 and beyond

Author: Nabobo-Baba, Unaisi
Subject:  Academic achievement|Fiji
 Affirmative action programs|Fiji
 Fijians|Education|Fiji
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.44, vol.23, no.1, 2001
Collation: p. 56-74 ;

Abstract: Over the four decades or so since the 1969 Education Commission, Fijian education has become a major issue, not only amongst Fijians but also in the nation as a whole. The need to address issues pertaining to the education of Fijians cannot be overemphasised. Baba (1983) points out that peaceful coexistence of all races in Fiji, as well as national development, depends on how this significant issue is addressed by the government of the day and other stakeholders. Indeed, the extent to which Fijians are educated may determine how well they can exist in a modern economy. Education is now widely acknowledged by Fijians as the vehicle to modernity. The performance of Fijians in public examinations has been adversely compared to the performance of Indo-Fijians and other ethnic groups. There is an obvious need to scrutinise the reasons for this. Also, the nature of external examinations needs scrutiny. A brief discussion of both is provided in the paper.

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Title: Exploring yalomatua : Fijian education and the missing link

Author: Nabobo-Baba, Unaisi
Subject:  Education|Social aspects|Fiji
 Educational anthropology|Fiji
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.30, vol.16, no.1, 1994
Collation: p. 41-54 ;

Abstract: The author explores the Fijian concept of yalomatua. It is hoped that her article will inspire other Pacific Island academics to submit similar articles which will contribute to the much needed knowledge of what indigenous concepts and/or values could be drawn on to improve educational quality in our region. =504 00

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Title: Teacher education for cultural identity in Fiji

Author: Teasdale, Jennie, Nabobo-Baba, Unaisi
Subject:  Teachers|Training of|Fiji
 Educational anthropology|Fiji
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.31, vol.16, no.2, 1994
Collation: p. 3-13 :

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between culture and education, and relates it to the South Pacific context, particularly Fiji. It argues that there is a need for balance between western education and the traditional education of Fiji’s non-western cultures. A first, important step in achieving this balance is to enable teachers to recognise and affirm their own cultural identities, and to understand and respect the cultural identities of those around them. The discussion moves to a case study focused on teacher education at the Fiji College of Advanced Education (FCAE) where trainees, predominantly from Fijian and Indo-Fijian cultural backgrounds, undertake a twoyear pre-service programme. Upon graduation, these diplomates teach in selected areas in junior secondary schools. During their course of study at FCAE, trainee teachers undertake core courses in education which are designed in such a way that their own cultural identity is affirmed and their cultural sensitivity towards others is heightened.

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Title: Teacher education for new times reconceptualising pedagogy and learning in the Pacific

Author: Nabobo-Baba, Unaisi
Subject:  Teachers|Training of|Oceania
 Teacher education|Oceania
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.28, no.1-2, 2006
Collation: 63 - 91;

Abstract: Chapter 15 of Pacific Education Series Book 3: Pacific voices: Teacher education on the move, edited by Priscilla Puamau. The author was critical friend at the regional workshop co-organised by Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of basic Education (PRIDE) held in Samoa in 2005. Teacher educators and policy makers from across the Pacific participated and, in this chapter, the author discusses their presentations and the issues that were discussed at the workshop.

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Title: Teacher education in an aid project : the case of the Fiji-Australia Teacher Education Project (FATEP)

Author: Nabobo-Baba, Unaisi
Subject:  Fiji College of Advanced Education
 Fiji-Australia Teacher Education Project
 Educational assistance, Australian|Fiji
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.42, vol.22, no.1, 2000
Collation: p. 97-115 ;

Abstract: Every Pacific Island country has experienced and benefited from aid projects. Nabobo examines one such project in Fiji, an Australian project which helped to make it possible to train teachers for the lower secondary level in order to ease the situation in the early 1990s of a dire shortage of teachers. Her article discusses some issues arising from the project that might have relevance for similar projects in the region.

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