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Kerr, JoNita Q.; Hess, Donald J.; Smith, Celia M.; Hadfield, Michael G. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
Climate change is impacting the Pacific Islands first and most drastically, yet few native islanders are trained to recognize, analyze, or mitigate the impacts in these islands. To understand the reasons why low numbers of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders enter colleges, enroll in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)…
Descriptors: Climate, Ecology, Pacific Islanders, Hawaiians
Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2013
REL Pacific at McREL, 1 of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), serves educators in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), Guam, Hawai'i, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research, Migrants, Pacific Islanders
South Pacific Commission, Noumea (New Caledonia). – 1985
Papers presented at a 1985 regional conference of the Pacific Islands Women's Non-Governmental Organizations are provided in this document. Each paper reports on a different country and discusses developmental issues relating to women's role, such as medical programs, health, social status and welfare, education, employment, and other subjects.…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Employment, Females, Foreign Countries
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Sadao, Kathleen C.; Robinson, Nancy B. – Infants and Young Children, 2002
This article offers an historical perspective and evaluation approach for technical assistance efforts provided by U.S. based agencies in the Pacific and two studies of outcome evaluation at the regional and local level. The Palau Interagency Model is discussed in depth as a model for change and improved interagency coordination. (Contains…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Identification, Early Intervention
Koki, Stan; Lee, Harvey – 1998
Increasing parent involvement in the Pacific region requires an understanding of the traditional system of Pacific education. While historically Pacific education involved parents and community members as children's first teachers, the American model of education virtually ignores this tradition. The school assumes the entire responsibility for…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Relevance, Educational Attitudes, Educational Practices
Hezel, Francis X. – 2002
Mobilizing communities to support educational improvements is one of the challenges confronting educators in the Freely Associated States (FAS), which consists of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. This booklet aims to establish a consensus on broad educational goals and to rebuild…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Brain Drain, Community Involvement, Education Work Relationship