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Salā Pafitimai Dr Fa’asaulala Tagoilelagi-Leota

Personal Profile

  • Matapo, J., Tagoilelagi-Leota, F., Utumapu-McBride, T., & Meiolandre, T. (2023). Pepe meamea in the spirit of the collective: Embedding Samoan indigenous philosophy in ECE for Samoan children under two (final Report). Wellington, New Zealand: Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (forthcoming).

 

  • Matapo, J., Utumapu-McBride, T., & Tagoilelagi-Leota, F. (2023). Indigenising infant and toddler pedagogy in  Aotearoa New Zealand: A Samoan pedagogical framework for pepe meamea. The first years: New  Zealand journal of infant and toddler education, Ngā tau tuatahi.  Āirani Māori: Wellington: The Ministry for Pacific Peoples. (forthcoming).    

             

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota, F. A., Utumapu-McBride, T., & Matapo, J. (2022). Pepe Meamea as a Framework for Samoan Infants and Toddlers in Aotearoa New Zealand. World Studies in Education, 23(1), 97-114.

  • Utumapu-McBride, T., Tagoilelagi-Leota, S. F. A., & Matapo, J. (2022, June). Indigenising infant and toddler pedagogy through Pepe Meamea: A Samoan pedagogical framework for Samoan children under two in Aotearoa New Zealand. In Early Childhood Seminar Series.

  • Matapo, J., Utumapu-McBride, T., & Tagoilelagi-Leota, F. (2021). Pepe Meamea in the spirit of the collective–embedding Samoan indigenous philosophy in ECE for Samoan children under two. Education Hub Panel Discussion: Pasifika Early Childhood Education.

  • Si'ilata, R., Gaffney, J., Aseta, M., Jacobs, M., Fa'asaulala Tagoilelagi-Leota, S. P., Alansari, M., & Hansell, K. (2021). Pasifika Early Literacy Project & Realm Languages Project: Milestone Report 3.

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota, F. (2018). Suli, tofi, feagaiga, gafa and fa’alupega – nurturing and protectorate role of fa’asamoa for Samoan children. The First Years Journal; Indigenous Pacific infant and toddler pedagogies. University of Auckland. 

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota, S. F., & Utumapu-McBride, T. (Eds.). (2013). O pelega o fanau: Treasuring children. Auckland, New Zealand: Printsprint/AUT University.

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota, F. (2013). Tautai, A research design. In Tagoilelagi-Leota, F & Utumapu­ McBride, U. (Eds). O pelega o fanau: Treasuring children. (pp236-241). Auckland, New Zealand: Printsprint/AUT University.

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota, S. F., Kesi, F., & Galu, L. M. (2013). letoga and human lifespan. In S. F. Tagoilelagi-Leota & T. Utumapu-McBride (Eds.), O pelega o fanau: Treasuring children. (pp.99-106). Auckland, New Zealand: Printsprint/AUT University.

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota, S. F., Kesi, F., Tagoilelagi, I. F., Penn, S., & Autagavaia, M. Matālālāga a le faiā’oga A’oga Amata - Authentic teacher in A'oga Amata. In S. F. Tagoilelagi­ Leota & T. Utumapu-McBride (Eds.), O pelega o fanau: Treasuring children.  (pp.154- 166). Auckland, New Zealand: Printsprint/AUT University.

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota, F. (2010). Fa'alelegapepe: a living assessment for Aoga Amata. In Clark, B. & Grey, A. (Eds). Ata kite ate pae- Scanning the horizon. (pp37 - 45). North Shore, New Zealand: Pearson.

 

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota, F., McNaughton, S., MacDonald, S.,& Farry, S. (2005). Bilingual and biliteracy development over the transition to school. International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 8 (5) 455-479.

 

  • Tagoilelagi-Leota F., McNaughton, S., MacDonald, S.,& Farry, S. (2004). The precious threads: Bilingual and biliteracy development over the transition to school. In Ministry of Education, Language acquisition research. Wellington: Learning media.

 

  • Hansell, C., McNaughton S., & Tagoilelagi-Leota, F. (2004). Making connections: Enhancing literacy development over the transition to mainstream schools for Maori and Pacific Islands children in New Zealand. The International Journal of Disability, Development and Education. Vol 51.
     

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