Literacy in Micronesia

Spencer, Mary L. (1992). "Literacy in Micronesia". ISLA: A Journal of Micronesian Studies. 1 (2): 289–328. ISSN 1054-9390.

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Abstract: This article raises questions regarding the relationship of education and literacy to economic development in Micronesia and briefly reviews contemporary thought on how this relationship operates in other developing countries. As a preface to examining census-based estimates of literacy in Microdesia and a new database on achieved English literacy in Micronesia, various international definitions and types of evidence for literacy are considered. Illustrative data on indigenous literacy in several Micronesian languages are also provided. Three different literacy environments in Micronesia are described, as well as the formal school literacy policies and curriculums. The implications of all of these factors for appropriate literacy education and educational resources investment strategies in Micronesia for economic development are discussed.

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