American Education in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Smith, Donald F. (October 1969). "American Education in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". Educational Leadership. 27 (1): 71–79.

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Abstract: In the western Pacific over the past two decades the United States has been engaged in a challenging venture in education. "Micronesia" is synonymous with the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. It consists of three major archipelagos - located north of the Equator in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of the three great subdivisions of the Pacific Islands and covers three million square miles of ocean. Scattered throughout the area are 2,100 small islands which have a combined land area of seven hundred square miles. This trust area is approximately the size of the continental United States and from east to west would stretch approximately from San Diego, California, to Nashville, Tennessee. However, the vast majority of the trust is water, and to paraphrase a famous statesman, "If some nations have too much history then the Trust Territory has too much water..."

"The United States has been in Micronesia for over two decades and during this time has endeavored to build an educational program. The formal educational program now in existence is part of the large overall program for the development of the Trust Territory. Because of its importance in the developing world picture in Asia, the American program in education demands the care full attention of all educators..."

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