The Little Red School House in Micronesia: Laying the Foundation, 1944-1951.

Autor/in	Smith, Donald F.
Titel	The Little Red School House in Micronesia: Laying the Foundation, 1944-1951.
Quelle	(1974), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Area Studies; Comparative Education; Cultural Background; Developing Nations; Educational History; Educational Practices; English (Second Language); Non Western Civilization; Nonformal Education; School Districts; Socialization; Speeches + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Landeskunde; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungspraxis; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; School district; Schulbezirk; Socialisation; Sozialisation
Abstract	The present educational system in Micronesia has historical roots that can be traced to the United States Naval administration of 1945-47. The Navy, faced with the problem of establishing schools in Micronesia, did not create new institutions. Drawing upon their past experience, they decided to create a secular, coeducational, public school system with compulsory attendance laws, thus establishing the kinds of schools with which they were familiar. The lack of a clear-cut indigenous educational policy resulted in education practices which promoted the rapid Americanization of the Micronesian. By 1951 the system consisted of a six-year elementary program, a three-year intermediate program, and the Pacific Islands Training School, offering communications, general education, and teacher training. Elementary curriculum consisted of English, the vernacular, arithmetic, social studies, art, handicrafts, and gardening; English studies were taken up in the third year and became the medium of instruction. The intermediate schools, geared to both preprofessional and terminal education, offered English, social studies, commercial subjects, industrial arts and vocational training. (Author/JH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC