Editorial Note
     Michael McManus

The challenges of the provincial governments system in PNG: the need for strengthening decentralization
       Patrick Matbob

The women's movement in Papua New Guinea as a vehicle to enhance women's participation in development
      Gisele Maisonneuve

Facilitating training in communication and development in Papua New Guinea
      Amanda Watson

Questioning strategies used by student-teachers during rural teaching practice
      Joseph Lingawa

The dilemma and challenges of educational leadership in Papua New Guinea
      Alphonse Aime

Stigmatisation of and discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea
      Zenon Szablowinski

Towards holistic HIV/AIDS awareness in Papua New Guinea- A Catholic pastoral perspective
      Donatus Onyeke

Purgatory and the mire tree: an exploration of responsibilities between the living and the dead in the Amaki and Roman Catholic traditions
      Rose Kuias, Donatus Onyeke & Daniel J. Stollenwerk