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ERIC Number: EJ476574
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Education in the South Pacific: The Context for Development.
Thomas, R. Murray
Comparative Education, v29 n3 p233-48 1993
Describes principal characteristics of traditional education in island societies before Western contact, patterns of Western exploration and colonization, and origins of formal Western education in the region. Identifies critical contemporary educational issues: choice of educational delivery systems, establishing the locus of authority, increasing access to education, supply of educational personnel, educational funding, and curriculum revision. (SV)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Nonformal Education
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Pacific Islands; South Pacific
Note: Special number 15; theme issue with title "Education in the South Pacific."