The challenging terrains of educating girls in Papua New Guinea

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Dovona-Ope, Dinah R.. 2008. "The challenging terrains of educating girls in Papua New Guinea." Henderson, Robyn and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) Troubling terrains: tactics for traversing and transforming contemporary educational research. Brisbane, Australia. Post Pressed. pp. 89-106

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Chapter Title	The challenging terrains of educating girls in Papua New Guinea
Book Chapter Category	Edited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID	2978
Book Title	Troubling terrains: tactics for traversing and transforming contemporary educational research
Author	Dovona-Ope, Dinah R.
Editors	Henderson, Robyn and Danaher, Patrick Alan
Page Range	89-106
Chapter Number	7
Number of Pages	18
Year	2008
Publisher	Post Pressed
Place of Publication	Brisbane, Australia
ISBN	9781921214318
Web Address (URL)	http://www.postpressed.com.au
Abstract	Girls in many developing countries such as Papua New Guinea (PNG) continue to be confronted with challenging issues that hinder their pursuit of advancement. Despite the existence of educational policy frameworks which embrace the national constitution's call for the equality of all citizens and the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child specifically highlighting the rights of the child to education, many girls at secondary level continue to traverse challenging terrains in realising their dreams of achieving a full two cycles of secondary education. Although many of them belong to an elite group of school aged girls, their under-representation is obvious as they progress through the grades. Their representation declines sharply over progressive grades in secondary schools, particularly from Grades 10 to 11. A number of issues in PNG's National Education System (NES) continues to hinder opportunities for female students to complete a full two cycles of secondary education. With these issues in mind, this chapter presents a critical reflection on these factors within the context of PNG's existing policy frameworks. The critical reflection is interspersed with personal reflections by the author on her experiences in successfully overcoming these challenging educational terrains.
Keywords	Papua New Guinea; education; secondary education; girls
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	390203. Sociology of education
	390406. Gender, sexuality and education
	390306. Secondary education
Public Notes	Author retains copyright.
Byline Affiliations	Student Services

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