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ERIC Number: EJ476575
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Culture and the Curriculum in the South Pacific.
Thaman, Konai Helu
Comparative Education, v29 n3 p249-60 1993
Considers the development of culturally relevant curriculum in Pacific Island nations. Discusses the legacies of colonialism in island education, the contrast between alien Western curriculum provided in schools and traditional knowledge transmitted by nonformal means, and the notion of curriculum for "literacy" in indigenous cultures. (SV)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Nonformal Education, Relevance (Education)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Literacy; Cultural Preservation; Culture Based Curriculum; Pacific Islands; South Pacific
Note: Special number 15; theme issue with title "Education in the South Pacific."