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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ758745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 15
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-8146
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Vernacular Education in Papua New Guinea: Is It Really Effective?
Nagai, Yasuko
Convergence, v37 n2 p107-121 2004
This paper is based on an observational study concerning the effectiveness of elementary education. It was conducted in a rural area near Alotau, the provincial capital of the Milne Bay Province, with a special focus on the Maiwala Elementary School. In this paper, the author first briefly describes what elementary education is and how it has been implemented in the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Then she clarifies the aims of elementary education. She also provides a brief history of the Maiwala Elementary School, and discusses the effectiveness of elementary education. Finally, she concludes this paper recommending some important points for the expansion of elementary education. (Contains 10 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Rural Areas, Indigenous Populations, Educational Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Ethnography, Native Language Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, School Readiness, Community Involvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Papua New Guinea
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