scholarly journals The politics of undermining national fee‐free education policy: Insights from Papua New Guinea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant W. Walton ◽  
Husnia Hushang
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea

scholarly journals Exploring Teachers' perceptions of the Implementation of Inclusive Education in a Regular Primary School: A Papua New Guinea Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jenny Apurel Mambo
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Head Teacher ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Inclusive Education Policy

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers‟ perceptions of the implementation of inclusive education in one regular primary school in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The school was made up of twenty-five teachers and an estimate of 350 students. However only twenty teachers participated in the study. The twenty teachers were composed of one head teacher, one deputy head teacher, two senior subject teachers, five senior teachers and eleven classroom teachers. It was a qualitative study using a case study approach. The data were gathered through questionnaires, individual interviews, focus group interviews, and document analysis. The results of this study showed that (i) teachers were not fully aware of inclusive education policy and practice, (ii) poor implementation of inclusive education policy was due to lack of appropriate training and professional development, (iii) inclusive education needs to be funded separately by all levels of government.</p>

scholarly journals Exploring Teachers' perceptions of the Implementation of Inclusive Education in a Regular Primary School: A Papua New Guinea Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jenny Apurel Mambo
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Head Teacher ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Inclusive Education Policy

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers‟ perceptions of the implementation of inclusive education in one regular primary school in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The school was made up of twenty-five teachers and an estimate of 350 students. However only twenty teachers participated in the study. The twenty teachers were composed of one head teacher, one deputy head teacher, two senior subject teachers, five senior teachers and eleven classroom teachers. It was a qualitative study using a case study approach. The data were gathered through questionnaires, individual interviews, focus group interviews, and document analysis. The results of this study showed that (i) teachers were not fully aware of inclusive education policy and practice, (ii) poor implementation of inclusive education policy was due to lack of appropriate training and professional development, (iii) inclusive education needs to be funded separately by all levels of government.</p>

Public Health in Papua New Guinea

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Denoon ◽  
Kathleen Dugan ◽  
Leslie Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Searching for a Fit Between Child, Culture, and School

1984 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 786-788
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Greenfield
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Child Culture

Going Native? Test Development and Adaptation for Papua New Guinea

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Tristan ◽  
Mei-Chuan Kung ◽  
Peter Caccamo
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Test Development ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Going Native
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