lent Division. A €r served as teacher. MemY constructed a » @ cook-house, . Twenty pre- norning classes ad an average of ‘d the afternoon litation, dental 0king sewing, on. Beside $ the large number of schol; ky j65. Administrative and superships provided to teachers cory salaries are higher. Both elemenpotential teachers each year, in-seryiae *y and high school teachers are training and workshops conducted} 4 ; lpr cvided annual salary increases for supervisors of teacher education ; is istactory and the East-West Center ail play a mportant role in the teacher trainin Program. The Administration’s goal & Chapter 7 alent of at least 4 years train v / beyo ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION to provide each teacher with the equi nd high school in teaching miques and in subject matter. teg } Tf 1 Occupational | District, is to 99. Micronesian ielected, will be ational teacher 38-1969 school rt of the staff service and/or completion short-time institutes and workshoy of additional teacher training. conducted by the University of Gus objective is further advanced throug summer training sessions normalhy More than 560 Micronesian men and women received formal classroom held yearly in each district, through instruction during fiscal year 1968 organized intensive programs of j under auspices of the Community service training in the field, throught Development Division. This figure specialize (116), typing (54), outboard motor mechanics (48), and bookkeeping (37). All others had an average attendance of less than 30 students. Radio broadcasting is used as an adult and community education medium. Interview programs, group discussions, and formal adult literacy programs are broadcast to an increasing number of listeners. During the year, some 940 hours of adult education programs were developed and broadcast on local radio stations by the Community Development Division. In Ponape, and through scholarshi ps fok ence. night school courses at the high advanced study in colleges outside the? schouls, or the estimated 25° skills in sheetmetal Territory. training courses privately sponsored by nobile repair, local Community Action Agencies. | maintenance This year MTEC completed its sixthF ling and refrig- year. Thi s teacher training institut ed Community Development offerings n carpentry, combines high school work witht for out-of-school adults have varied ce repair, and Specialized training in teacher educa. paccording to the choice of people in ill be offered. ion and is especially ori ented towardE eich district and the availability of ce for cooks, upgrading teache rs who have not F local teachers with special skills. The food service previously comple ted high schoolf program has depended heavily on established, as work. Enroll ment is also Open, how# €ss machines, ever, to volunteer teachers; only 15 of the 27 those who have comple ted teachers employed received remunerand advanced high school but lack Preparation for B otian, 250 to 300 teaching. During the Pas t 6 years it hak to enroll the enrolled 45 students a lhe number of formal course year. In Sep tember 1968 enrollment will be ing subjects was 14 and teaching hours creased to 90 students. Employed & totaled 1,182. English received the teachers continue on salary while [ largest. number of teaching hours attending MTEC. Pre-se ('S2). followed by typing (164), rvice teachers to be admitted next year will bef bookkeeping (122), industrial shop provided with stipends, board room, F (10-4). and sewing (102). Course offerand books, and will pay no mes of less than 100 hours were fee , cher corps. 332 educational d training in the nesian$ does not include village demonstration Teacher Education Center Micro (MTEC) igf projects in health and domestic sci- Chapter 8 . Occupational responsibiljDepartment iding of the addition, films were circulated and seven publications printed and distributed. ut y The Administration pays all publ ic school teachers’ salaries. Mic ronesian # teachers are certified at sev eral levels F depending on training and experience and base salaries range fro m $977 to Part VII—Educational Adv ancement ilychia, cooking, oral Japanese, legal cducuuion, mathematics, office pracle. outboard mechanics, sanitation, and weaving. Local interest is indicated in enroll- licnt: English (146 enrollees), sewing Fiscal Year 1968 CULTURE AND RESEARCH Research Research in all fields in the Territory is carried out primarily by special projects sponsored by outside agencies and byscientists affiliated with educational institutions. The Trust Territory Public Affairs Department or other department concerned coordinates visits to the Territory of scientists desiring to conduct field study for research projects. The Administration also cooperates with other governmental and private research organizations. One example is the continued tesearch contact with the Pacific Science Board of the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council. The Administration also utilizes the South Pacific Commission specialists and technical advisers working under the Commission’s auspices. 125