study has sought to measure financial competence of rural indigenous Fijian villagers and has also sought to develop a causal model of the relationship between functional literacy (which is often low in rural Pacific communities), financial competence and household wellbeing in...
In this paper we examine experiences associated with tourism on Turtle Island, an exclusive privately-owned island resort in Fiji. Tropical islands have long been marketed as ‘getaways’ and places where tourists seek wellbeing. Our study considers the affective experiences and recollections of visito...
He waved his hand, and then turned and (following Bilbo, if he had known it) hurried after Peregrin down the garden-path. They jumped over the low place in the hedge at the bottom and took to the fields, passing into the darkness like a rustle in the grasses. ‘Wel, yth eson ...
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a lesser known but impressive canyon with walls over 2000 feet. With steep canyon walls there are only a couple of places where you can access the river. So the trip is floating and fishing from rafts and camping for three days and two nights. It beg...
I was in Fiji at some grieving ceremony. The native Fijians were gathered around a huge slatted steel drum and were making a rhythm. They were doing it for “us”, a group of Americans who were dancing. But the dancing was more like cheerleading. We were paired off into pairs, and di...
Another example of the contextual development of indicators is the Vanuatu National Sustainable Development Plan 2016–2030 (also known as Vanuatu 2030: The People's Plan), which characterizes policy objectives, targets, and indicators in relation to traditional and customary values and priorities ...
(Fa’aSamoa).In saying this, how one carries and conducts themselves in theiraiga, community and environment are vital to theFa’asamoa.A well-known Samoan proverb emphasises that one’s identity and mannerisms are recognised by how ‘one holds oneself, walks and talks.’ In Samoan, it ...
Multiple linear regression (Narula and Wellington 1980) is a statistical technique used to establish a relationship between a dependent variable, commonly referred to as the target, and two or more independent variables, known as predictors. To describe the mathematical structure of multiple linear ...