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Arts Education Across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea

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This chapter explores arts education across three countries—Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea—in the Asia-Pacific region. We sought to discover what similarities there were and what the place of art education was in these regions. The writers explore arts education documents from their own country and identify the challenges for the future. Each writer is currently involved in the delivery of arts education in their respective countries and therefore brings their personal experiences and knowledge of arts education from their own country and discipline into this chapter.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

    Kay Hartwig

  2. School of Teacher Education, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Stuart Wise

  3. Music Department, Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, Boroko, Papua New Guinea

    Naomi Faik-Simet

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  1. School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Queensland, Australia

    Georgina Barton

  2. Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

    Margaret Baguley

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Hartwig, K., Wise, S., Faik-Simet, N. (2017). Arts Education Across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. In: Barton, G., Baguley, M. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Arts Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55585-4_8

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