The Japanese Schools for the Natives of Truk, Caroline Islands

Fischer, J. L. (1963). "The Japanese Schools for the Natives of Truk, Caroline Islands". In Spindler, George (ed.). Education & Culture: Anthropological Approaches. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. pp. 512–529.

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Abstract: "Some description of the educational system of the former Japanese Pacific mandate, which included Truk (Chuuk), has appeared in English as a part of general studies of the mandate government (Clyde, 1935; Yanaihara, 1940). While these descriptions do not concentrate specifically on the schools in Truk, the data came mainly from official sources, directly or indirectly, so the authors were forced to be concerned largely with the official educational policy and programs. These were similar throughout most of the mandate and Truk is not atypical...

In this paper we shall try to put the Japanese and native sides together, using information from the authors cited above as well as other information gathered personally in the Caroline Islands, during the years 1949-53, while I held the position of District Anthropologist and later Internal Affairs Officer, for the present U.S. government of what is now the Trust Territory of Micronesia. During this period, data about the schools were acquired from native informants, from limited Japanese official reports and regulations, and from inspection of the old school sites and buildings themselves..."

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DOI: 10.17730/HUMO.20.2.KQ56301362471020
MAG: 2001171754
CorpusID: 143956279
OpenAlex: W2001171754