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ERIC Number: EJ152690
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Cross-Cultural Transactions in Ponapean Elementary Classrooms
Colletta, Nat J.
Journal of Research and Development in Education, 9, 4, 113-23, Sum 76
On the surface, Ponapean culture and values seem dominant in student behavior despite the American schooling structure. However, a major cultural transformation is occurring, as children are forced, because of age-grade structure, to form a new social order based on peer relationships rather than family structure. (RW)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Traits, Elementary School Students, Peer Relationship, School Districts, Social Values, Student Behavior, Teaching Methods
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Identifiers: Ponape (Eastern Caroline Islands)