Educational Perspectives in Papua New Guinea.

Overview & Synopsis

This book consists of 19 selected papers that focus on the broad topic of education in the South Pacific. All the papers were originally presented at the Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Australian College of Education, which was held in May 1974. Titles of the papers include "Educating for Self Reliance (the Buntine Oration for 1974),""The Need for a Cultural Programme: Personal Reflections,""Education for What?""Cognitive Development and the Papua New Guinean Education System: Some Findings,""Monitoring Educational Development in a Foreign Culture--Spotlight the Problem Areas,""South Pacific Educational Resolve,""Curriculum Development in Primary Education: The Papua New Guinea Situation,""Devils or Angels? Pupil Misdemeanors in Papua New Guinea Primary Schools,""A Study on Mathematics in Papua New Guinea,""Secondary Social Science in Papua New Guinea--Dvelopmental Success, Implementation Failure?""The Place of Agriculture in the School Curriculum,""Power over the Environment--An Attitude to the World,""A Relevant Technical Education,""Difficulties in Improving the Quality of Teachers in Papua New Guinea,""The 1971 Report on Higher Education in Papua New Guinea--A Look Backwards and Forwards,""Theological Education in Papua New Guinea,""Selecting and Training Papua New Guinea Educational Administrators,""W.G. Groves: His Work and Influence on Native Education Especially in Papua and New Guinea," and "Nicholai N. Mikluho-Maklai (1846-1888), Pioneer Educator in New Guinea and Melanesia." (JG)