Schooling in the Pacific Islands
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Schooling in the Pacific Islands

Colonies in Transition

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Schooling in the Pacific Islands

Colonies in Transition

About this book

Schooling in the Pacific Islands: Colonies in Transition is the third book in a three-volume series describing education in selected countries of Oceania and the Asian regions bordering the Pacific. Organized into 10 chapters, this book begins with a general outlook on the colonization and schooling in Oceania. Subsequent chapters detail Oceania schools' social and historical backgrounds, the goals of education, the structure and size of the schooling enterprise, administration and finance, curriculum development, the supply of educational personnel, and problems and prospects for the future. Individual island countries covered include Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, New Caledonia and the Society Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, American Samoa and Western Samoa, Tonga, and The Cook Islands.

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Information

Publisher
Pergamon
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780080268057

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Schooling in the Pacific Islands: Colonies in Transition
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Chapter 1. Colonization and Schooling in Oceania
  8. Chapter 2. Papua New Guinea
  9. Chapter 3. The U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia)
  10. Chapter 4. New Caledonia and the Society Islands
  11. Chapter 5. Vanuatu
  12. Chapter 6. Fiji
  13. Chapter 7. American Samoa and Western Samoa
  14. Chapter 8. Tonga
  15. Chapter 9. The Cook Islands
  16. Chapter 10. Country Comparisons and the Future
  17. Index