| Title: Jelalokjen in flux: pitfalls and prospects of contextualising teacher training programmes in the Marshall Islands Author: Kupferman, David Subject: | Teachers|Training of Education|Marshall Islands Educators | Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies vol.26, no.1, 2004 Collation: 42-54; Abstract: The concept of education in the Marshall Islands is constantly being redefined according to the cultural, social and political forces acting upon it. A variety of hurdles exists to codifying a socially relevant and contextualised approach to training teachers in the country. It is incumbent upon teacher trainers to develop valid approaches to contextualizing education working towards the creation of a qualified pool of professional Marshallese educators and the adoption of realistic and appropriate education standards.
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