The learning experiences of adolescents in the Manus society of New Guinea are studied and used as the framework for a discussion of the education of the young in different societies and the ways in which young people grow into full participants in their culture.The learning experiences of adolescents in the Manus society of New Guinea are studied and used as the framework for a discussion of the education of the young in different societies and the ways in which young people grow into full participants in their culture.