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Autor/in | Topping, Donald M. |
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Titel | Literacy in the pacific Islands. |
Quelle | In: Interchange, (1987) 1-2, S.48-59Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0020-5230 |
DOI | 10.1007/BF01807059 |
Schlagwörter | 19th Century; Pacific Island; Social Institution; Early 19th Century; Official Document |
Abstract | Abstract Alphabetic literacy and Christianity were introduced to the Pacific Islands by Protestant missionaries in the early 19th century, and promulgated through mission schools and churches. Later colonial governments introduced literacy as the basis for secular authority, with written laws, treaties, land deeds, and other official documents. The post-colonial governments (1962-present) are demanding universal literacy in European languages through the introduced social institutions of education, government, law, and economics. This shift from oral to literate societies is contributing significantly to the erosion of traditional languages and cultures. |
Erfasst von | OLC |
Update | 2023/2/05 |