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Education for cultural identity: A Fiji case study

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    Unaisi Nabobo

  2. (Australia)

    Jennie Teasdale

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Qualified as a secondary teacher of English at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. After a successful teaching career, she transferred to the Fiji College of Advanced Education as a Lecturer in Education. She continued her studies at the University of the South Pacific and is now completing an M.A. degree in the field of education with an emphasis on the role of culture.

Has a deep interest in cross-cultural education from a sociological perspective. A major focus of her work has been research, writing and teaching in relation to Aboriginal Australians. She has also been involved as an adviser in several Australian aid programmes in the South Pacific region. She currently teaches part-time at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia.

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Nabobo, U., Teasdale, J. Education for cultural identity: A Fiji case study. Prospects 25, 695–706 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02334145

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