In the South Pacific context, the learning organisation could be used as a
framework for planning more effective in-service education. At the
institutional level, it could instill a more systematic approach to staff
development and provide strong motivation to individuals to make a greater
commitment to their own growth and advancement.
Finally, a word of caution is appropriate. Every society, those of the South
Pacific included, has its own threshold of conservatism, inertia and change.
There are values which are persistent and have stood the test of time, while
others are open to influence and change. What to change and what to retain
is a judgement best made by the local people themselves. Educational
administrators in the South Pacific will have to decide what particular values
should drive their Learning Organisations. In doing so, they will have to
bear in mind the cultural appropriateness, timing and pace of their
implementation process.