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Hierarchy vs. Democracy: Two Strategies for the Management of Knowledge in Pohnpei.

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Falgout, Suzanne – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1992

Compares theories of knowledge and strategies for cultural transmission in Pohnpei (Micronesia) and U.S. models of education. Extensive interviews and observations demonstrate the awareness of the people of Pohnpei of the potential of U.S. education to transform their traditional chiefdom hierarchy and the content and nature of traditional…

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences

Schooling, Knowledge, and Power: Social Transformation in the Solomon Islands.

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Watson-Gegeo, Karen Ann; Gegeo, David Welchman – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 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…

Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Educational Practices