In contrast to other East Asian countries, in Papua New Guinea the economy is stagnating due to high labor costs, overvalued currency, stagnant productivity, high government consumption, and barriers to external and internal investment and exports. (SK)

Develops a critical analysis of the international transfer of strategies for curriculum change with reference to a historical review of the Papua New Guinean experience, documenting the role of international trends in shaping school curricula and organizational and administrative structures. Examines implications of centralized curriculum control.…

Uses Papua New Guinea students at the University of Technology to show the problem of shifting from oral to written forms in third world ESL countries. Gives examples of informal use of written English using too much slang contrasted with overly formal English. (BK)

This issue contains six articles, reports, and essays on planning and organizing nonformal education in the Asian-South Pacific area. A chapter reprinted from "Planning Nonformal Education" discusses the need for planning, past efforts, and five steps in a strategy suggested for planning locally-oriented and target-specific nonformal…

Two articles discuss library administration and staff training at the University of New Guinea, and question the value of quantitative standards for the high school libraries of Papua New Guinea. The major problem in the high schools is identified as lack of experienced personnel to implement standards. (CDD)

In this article, the author starts by introducing three women from the Pacific whose lives illustrate the main points she addresses. She then discusses why place and gender matter in issues concerning the environment. Lastly, she touches on the implications of gender on environmental education.

The product of a conference concerned with the role of libraries in developing countries, this set of proceedings includes opening comments from the conference; a paper on "Strategies in the Planning of Library and Information Services," by Hedwig Anuar; five papers on the general topic of "Literacy and the Library"; an address…

This report presents recommendations for the upgrading of higher education information resources in Papua New Guinea (PNG) according to acceptable norms, effective sharing of resources through phased introduction of automation and networking, and the creation of a database of information resources. The report was based on a survey of 41 PNG…

Examines the methodology of a comparative study by Tuppen and Deutrom of student performance in Third World countries and challenges its conclusions by providing a rationale for redefining retentivity as the proportion of the original enrollment retained rather than the proportion of the age group enrolled. (MM)

Problems and possible solutions for training Papua New Guinea undergraduates to think creatively are considered, with a focus on engineering students. Since many engineering graduates in Papua New Guinea work in isolated outposts with no one to teach them on the job, a practical problem-solving emphasis is needed in their college courses.…

Heidegger's philosophy of technology demonstrates how technology acts as an agent of performativity within the school system serving the interests of the state and global economy. Papua New Guinea provides an example of how performativity and technology have become entrenched in a non-Western developing nation, usurped traditional education, and…

This publication is devoted to distance education. "The Future of Distance Teaching Universities in a Worldwide Perspectives" (John S. Daniel) examines challenges likely to face the various countries and regions of the world in the next decade. "An Australian University's Approach to Distance Education--Formal and Non-Formal"…

Presents the findings and recommendations of a consultant supported by UNESCO who prepared a public library development plan for Papua New Guinea. Highlights include extending existing urban library services to rural areas; literacy programs; libraries' roles in national development; financial support; policy and legislation; and education and…

Discusses decision making and politics in teacher education. In Papua New Guinea, poor command of the English language led to implementation of an intensive, controversial program in teacher education colleges. The article presents comments on teacher education, language, and competency testing in England, Wales, Brazil, Canada, and the United…

This series of 13 articles discusses library education in Australasia. Topics covered include masters programs in Australia; library education in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea; education for technicians, teacher librarians, and rural librarians; cataloging courses; special collections librarianship; information management; the information…