Current Educational Issues in the Republic of Marshall Islands

環境教育

交通教育

核教育

健康教育

自立教育

school education

environmental education

traffic safety education

nuclear education

health education

self-reliance education

This paper examines the current educational issues caused by rapid economic development and changes in the social environment in the Republic of Marshall Islands, based on a field investigation that has been funded by the Science research fund of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Two areas of study have been set for the investigation ; Challenges concerning the modern school system, and issues beyond school education. In the first half, after a brief review of the outline of the current school system, challenges in establishing a modern school system are highlighted by examining issues such as quality of teachers, drop-out rate, maintenance of school properties, teaching materials, languages in use, learning outcomes, educational aids from overseas, and purpose of education. In the second half, emerging educational issues resulting from the changing social environments are revealed through the discussion of education for environment, traffic safety, nuclear issues, health, and self-reliance. In the conclusion, it becomes clear that the common task of current education in the Marshall Islands is to offer the foundation of learning that enables people to act in response to radical changes in the social environment.