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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED318288 AUTHOR: Tryon, D. T.
TITLE: Illiteracy in Melanesia: A Preliminary Report.
Occasional Paper Number 2.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 61 p.
ABSTRACT: A study of illiteracy in Melanesia (Papua New
Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanatu, New Caledonia, and Fiji)
brings together current statistics and projections on
illiteracy and schooling and interprets them in light of
sociocultural and sociolinguistic factors. An introductory
section describes Melanesia's sociolinguistic background
and linguistic diversity; Polynesia's linguistic unity;
multilingualism and languages of wider communication; and
the role of language in trade, religion, and government
administration. Subsequent chapters on language and
education, teacher supply, curricula and testing, and
literacy and school enrollment rates look at the situation
in each of the five nations. Comparisons with other
regional countries (Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia,
Thailand, Singapore, and Brunei) reveal that
proportionally, the recently independent countries of
Melanesia lag well behind their Asian neighbors in efforts
to achieve universal primary education. The report points
out the timeliness of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of
Education for All launched in November 1986 and stresses
the need for more Pacific nations to become members of
UNESCO to benefit from its education programs. Numerous
statistical tables are included. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC
Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Comparative-Analysis; Curriculum-Design;
Educational-Attainment; Elementary-Secondary-Education;
Enrollment-Rate; Foreign-Countries; Illiteracy-;
Multilingualism-; Official-Languages; Regional
Characteristics; Religion-; Sociolinguistics-; Teacher
Supply-and-Demand; Testing-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Pluralism; *Language-Role;
*Literacy-Education; *Social-Influences
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