Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Abstract
In 1987,the Bachelor ofEducation (Tertiary) became operational at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). This offers a three year program to prepare experienced Community School teachers for positions as lecturers in Community Teachers Colleges. The second year of the program is a supervised internship in oneof these teachers colleges, a year which is intended to be one means among others of stimulating quality education in Papua New Guinea. This paper aims to present a theoretical rationale for the internship year, to explain how its design is intended to work towards the achievement of the goal of qualitative improvement in Papua New Guinea education.
Recommended Citation
McLaughlin, D. (1990). Training Technicians or Educating Teachers : an Internship Program for Teacher Educators in Papua New Guinea. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.1990v15n1.1