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Education in the Cook Islands experienced many changes since western type education was introduced by the Missionaries in the late 1800s. Cook Islands people have always regarded education as a right and also believed their participation in education would improve their lives as well as positively contribute to economic growth. As the public sector reform was a global phenomenon, the currents of NPM also converged on the Cook Islands and affected the delivery of education. Those changes revolutionalized education in ways that was not commonplace in the Cook Islands. So, the present book…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Education in the Cook Islands experienced many changes since western type education was introduced by the Missionaries in the late 1800s. Cook Islands people have always regarded education as a right and also believed their participation in education would improve their lives as well as positively contribute to economic growth. As the public sector reform was a global phenomenon, the currents of NPM also converged on the Cook Islands and affected the delivery of education. Those changes revolutionalized education in ways that was not commonplace in the Cook Islands. So, the present book presents the story of the revolution in the Cook Island education system.
Autorenporträt
Repeta was born and raised in the Cook Islands. Repeta was educated during the era when education was a right for every child, so education was a compulsory part of her life. She had her primary and secondary education during the 1970s and 1980s and attended Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand for tertiary level education.