Students in the Pacific could achieve more for themselves and their communities if their learning focused more on local knowledge and culture.
That's the view of development studies scholar Paul Beumelburg who's just completed his PhD focusing on Mangaia in the Cook Islands.
Dr Beumelburg told Sally Round he's developed a teaching model which could be used around the region.
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Students at a mission school in Samoa dancing Photo: RNZI/supplied Tipi