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.

List of Illustrations1 Colonization and Schooling in Oceania Representative Islands of Oceania The Nature of Colonialism and of Independence The Contents of Chapters 2 through 9 References2 Papua New Guinea Geographic and Social Influences The Evolution of Educational Goals and Structure The Current System Curricula and Teaching Methodology Personnel Supply Nonformal Education Problems and Prospects From Classical Colonialism to Partial Independence References3 The U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia) Demographic and Social Conditions Missionaries - Schooling Until 1914 Education in Japanese Times - 1914-1945 Schooling in the U.S. Trust Territory - 1945-1980s Future Problems and Prospects Summary References4 New Caledonia and the Society Islands Social and Historical Backgrounds Modern-Day Sociopolitical Conditions The Goals of Schooling Schooling Structure and Enrollment Patterns Educational Administration and Finance Teaching Personnel The Population of Pupils Curricula and Teaching Methods Educational Innovations An Evolving Pacific Adaptation of French Schooling References5 Vanuatu Geographic and Social Foundations The School in Society The Size and Structure of Formal Education Administering the Schools Curriculum Development Personnel Supply The Future From Condominium to Independence, 1970 and 1983 References6 Fiji The Arrival of Missionaries, the British, and Indians Goals of Education The Structure and Size of the School System Educational Administration Curriculum Development Supplying Educational Personnel Future Prospects Mid-Colonialism to Independence, 1925-1983 References7 American Samoa and Western Samoa Traditional Samoan Life and the Missionary Effort - Prehistory to 1900 Education in American Samoa - 1900-1980s Education in Western Samoa - 1900-1980s The Two Samoas - From Classical Colonialism Toward Self-Reliance, 1930s and 1980s References8 Tonga The Geographic and Historical Setting Education's Historical Backgrounds The Education System's Structure and Size Administration and Finance Curricula and Examinations Supplying Educational Personnel Problems and Prospects The 1880s and 1980s Compared References9 The Cook Islands Backgrounds of the Present-Day School System The Goals of Present-Day Schooling The Educational Structure Administrative Structure and Finance Educational Personnel Trends in Curriculum Development Educational Assessment Future Trends Comparing Benevolent Colonialism with Self-Governance References10 Country Comparisons and the Future Colonies in Transition - Past and Present Country Comparisons - Education in the 1980s Future Prospects and Problems Conclusion ReferencesIndex