Encyclopedia of Oceania : (3 Volume Set) / Cory T. Meadows, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meadows, Cory T., editor.

Series:

Continents and Oceans Research

Continents and Ocean Research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Australia.

United States.

Australia--Foreign relations--United States.

Australia.

United States--Foreign relations--New Zealand.

New Zealand--Foreign relations--United States.

New Zealand.

United States--Foreign relations--Oceania.

Oceania--Foreign relations--United States.

Oceania.

Australia--Strategic aspects.

New Zealand--Strategic aspects.

Oceania--Strategic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (633 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents important research on Oceania. Topics discussed herein include the background and U.S. Relations with Australia; overseas workers and the role of professional associations; fisheries management; background and bilateral relations with the United States and New Zealand; U.S. defense deployments in Guam; and the Marshall Islands and Micronesia.

Contents:

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCEANIA (3 VOLUME SET); ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCEANIA (3 VOLUME SET); Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AUSTRALIA: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS; SUMMARY; RECENT EVENTS; BACKGROUND ON AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND DOMESTIC POLITICS; DEFENSE POLICY AND SECURITY TIES; AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS; AUSTRALIA AND COUNTER-TERRORISM; AUSTRALIA AND THE ENVIRONMENT; ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES; Chapter 2: OVEREDUCATION IN THE AUSTRALIAN GRADUATE LABOR MARKET: THE ROLES OF IMMIGRANT STATUS AND LANGUAGE BACKGROUND; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION

2. LITERATURE REVIEW3. DATA AND METHODOLOGY; 4. DISCUSSION AND RESULTS; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: OVERSEAS WORKERS AND THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. AUSTRALIAN MIGRATION; 3. ROLES OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND LICENCING BODIES; 4. CASE STUDIES; 5. DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: CASE STUDIES OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS' READING MOTIVATION: AVOIDING A DEFICIT PERSPECTIVE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; RESEARCH ON READING MOTIVATION; NEGATIVE MOTIVATION OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS; PERSON-IN-CONTEXT PERSPECTIVE; METHODS

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSISRESULTS; CASE 1: PETER; CASE 2: JACOB; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA, EDUCATION AND HEALTH LITERACY; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: AUSTRALIA AND THE U.S. REBALANCING TO ASIA STRATEGY; SUMMARY; POLITICAL CONTEXT IN AUSTRALIA; THE ANZUS ALLIANCE AND AUSMIN; THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE BUDGET; AUSTRALIA'S STRATEGIC WORLD VIEW; AUSTRALIAN FORCE POSTURE REVIEW; AUSTRALIA'S STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHY AND U.S. REBALANCING TO ASIA; THE DEFENSE BUDGET AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS

AUSTRALIA AND BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSEISSUES FOR CONGRESS; Chapter 7: A MULTI-SECTOR GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - AUSTRALIA CASE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; A MULTI-SECTOR GOVERNANCE MODEL; GOVERNANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN AUSTRALIA; FACTORS AFFECTING THE MULTI-SECTOR GOVERNANCE MODEL; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHILD HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA: LIKELY FUTURES, NEW INEQUITIES?; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE: AUSTRALIA IN THE FRONTLINE; HEALTH IMPACT IN AUSTRALIA FROM CLIMATE CHANGE

INTERGENERATIONAL HEALTH INEQUITIESPOLICY AND RESEARCH ISSUES; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFORM; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: AUSTRALIAN POLICY; THE COMMONWEALTH'S STRATEGIC FISHERY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM; APPLICATION OF THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; DESTRUCTIVE FISHING PRACTICES IN AUSTRALIA; IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEMS: A SUMMARY; AN EXPLANATION OF CONTINUING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT FAILURES; IMMEDIATE ACTION BY FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AGENCIES: A PERSONAL VIEW; CONCLUSION; PEER REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES

Chapter 10: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CBNG DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63321-447-8