The Education of Children and Young People

This book consists of a portfolio of reports on four research projects organised around a research focus on the education of children and young people with vision impairment (VI) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), plus a linking paper. The first study was an auto-ethnographic investigation into the researcher’s educational journey from Indigenous Yuri child living in the highlands of PNG to Doctor of Education candidate at James Cook University in Australia. The second study involves a survey of the literature on the education of children with VI in PNG. To better understand the current state of education provision of children with VI, the country context is discussed, followed by a general overview of education in PNG. The purpose of the third study was to use a qualitative research methodology to investigate what gaining an education in PNG was like for five former students with vision impairment who received specialist educational services during their schooling.The fourth study used a quantitative research methodology. A survey questionnaire consisting of 16 questions plus a section for written comments was forwarded to 124 Special Education Resource Centre (SERC) teachers.