Distance Education in Papua New Guinea.

Overview & Synopsis

The theme of this special double serial issue is "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea." The following articles are featured: (1) "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea" (John Lynch); (2) "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea: Context, Issues and Prospects" (Michael Crossley and Richard Guy); (3) "Distance Education at the University of Papua New Guinea: Issues and Developments" (Howard Van Trease); (4) "Distance Education and the Professional Development of Teachers in Papua New Guinea" (Michael Crossley); (5) "Past and Future Distance Education Models of the Advanced Diploma in Teaching--Goroka Teachers' College" (Norma Simpson); (6) "Up There with the Angels: Provincial University Centers in Papua New Guinea" (Graeme Kemelfield); (7) "Distance Education at the Pacific Adventist College: An Evaluation" (Laurie Meintjes); (8) "What Matters in Face-to-Face and Distance Learning of Matriculation Mathematics?" (Gurcharn Singh Kaeley); (9) "The Economics of Distance Education" (Gerard Guthrie); (10) "Distance Education, Text and Ideology in Papua New Guinea" (Richard Guy); (11) "Developments and Directions in Social Science Distance Education at the University of Papua New Guinea" (Anne Crossley); (12) "Distance Education and the Education of Librarians in Papua New Guinea--A Note on Planned Developments" (John Evans); (13) "Teaching Science by Distance Education: A Perspective" (Geryk John); (14) "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea: Access, Equity and Funding Issues at the College of Distance Education and the University of Papua New Guinea" (Dikana Kema and Richard Guy); (15) "The Papua New Guinea Association for Distance Education: Background and Purpose" (Michael Monsell-Davis); (16) "In Search of an Effective English Language Placement Test for Extension Studies at the University of Papua New Guinea" (Angela Phillip). Two brief research notes--"School Organization Climate and Student Discipline" (Arnold Kukari); and "The Feasibility of Universal Primary Education for the Southern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea" (Sam Kari). (ALF)