Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ442394
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Schooling, Knowledge, and Power: Social Transformation in the Solomon Islands.
Watson-Gegeo, Karen Ann; Gegeo, David Welchman
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, v23 n1 p10-29 Mar 1992
Compares traditional education with national schooling in the Solomon Islands, concentrating on the nature, meaning, and transmission of knowledge and impact of the Western model of schooling on social change. Historical sources, government reports, interviews, and observations of the Kwara'ae, the largest cultural group in the islands, are analyzed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Models, National Programs, Power Structure, Social Attitudes, Social Change, Traditional Schools, Traditionalism, Western Civilization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Solomon Islands
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