Title: A literate and numerate society introduction

Abstract: The introduction to Pacific Education Series Book 4: The basics of learning; literacy and numeracy in the Pacific, edited by Priscilla Puamau and Frances Pene. In this introduction to the book, the author discusses what the terms literacy and numeracy mean today, and describes the background to the Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of Basic Education (PRIDE) Project and the regional workshop on literacy and numeracy that was held in Tonga in May, 2006.

Title: Advancing inclusive education in the Pacific

Abstract: Chapter 2 of Pacific Education Series Book 6: Inclusive education in the Pacific, edited by Priscilla Puamau and Frances Pene. In this chapter, the author provides an overview of inclusive education (IE) as it appears in the Forum Basic Education Plan (FBEAP), in the benchmarks of the Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of basic Education (PRIDE) and in education strategic plans. She also discusses some IE sub-projects supported by the PRIDE Project. This is followed by a description of the regional workshop on inclusive education held in Fiji in 2007.

Title: An opinion piece: re-thinking educational reform in the pacific

Abstract: This paper argues for a specific emphasis to be placed on a subjective and spiritual approach to be taken to educational reform when interrogating education in the Pacific. As part of taking a more holistic approach, the spiritual development.heart and soul knowledge.of students should not be neglected. This would be in line with the .learning to be. pillar of learning advocated by the Delors Repot commissioned by UNESCO. The paper suggests that cultural and spiritual values of each Pacific country should underpin reform of education in the Pacific

Title: Principles and processes of educational planning in the Pacific

Abstract: Chapter 3 of Pacific Education Series Book 1: Educational Planning in the Pacific: principles and guidelines, edited by Priscilla Puamau and G.R. (Bob) Teasdale. This chapter provides an analysis of the educational principles and processes articulated by the 31 key educational planners and data managers who attended the first Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of basic Education (PRIDE) regional workshop on educational planning held on 2004 in Fiji. Strongly embedded in the PRIDE Project is the notion of ownership, with the conviction that Ministers for Education and the people of their countries ought to decide for themselves what their priorities and key educational activities should be. The 'workshop' concept demonstrated the confidence PRIDE has in the deep insights and vast experience that the participants brought to the workshop. In fact, the workshop privileged their voices by hearing and recording their 'inside' expertise, knowledge and values, so that a Pacific body of knowledge and wisdom could be developed on educational strategic planning.

Title: Teacher education at the crossroads which path should we take?

Abstract: Chapter 1 of Pacific Education Series Book 3: Pacific voices: Teacher education on the move, edited by Priscilla Puamau. In this chapter, the author briefly discusses ten issues and challenges facing teacher education in the Pacific. The ideas are culled from her cumulative experience of over two decades of working in teacher education and in education in general in the Pacific region. The important question to ask is: Which path should Pacific countries take in their quest to have the best of both worlds? On the one hand is offered the possibility of an educational system and teacher education models that are solidly grounded and rooted in best traditional or indigenous cultural practices and epistemologies. On the other hand are ranged the best of the offerings of the west and the global world. Or perhaps, rather than 'either . . . or', we need to strive for some kind of blending or grafting of the best that each has to offer, to produce a system uniquely crafted to our particular needs and situations. In this way, and perhaps only in this way, can we make our education systems our own.

Title: The education and care of 0 - 8 year-olds building strong foundations for the future

Abstract: Chapter 2 of Pacific Education Series Book 5: Early childhood care and education in the Pacific, edited by Priscilla Puamau and Frances Pene. The author describes the background to the regional workshop on ECCE co-organised by the Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of basic Education (PRIDE) Project and held in Solomon Islands in 2007. The theme of the workshop was 'Supporting learning from 0-8, creating the future'. Attending the workshop were 42 participants, representing government policy makers and NGOs engaged in ECCE in all the Forum countries except Palau.

Title: The introduction to Pacific education series book 1 educational planning in the Pacific: principles and guidelines

Abstract: This introduction gives background information about the Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of basic Education (PRIDE) Project and the regional workshop on educational planning that was held in September 2004 in Fiji.

Title: Understanding Fijian under-achievement : an integrated perspective

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