About the Journal

Directions: Journal of Educational Studies was first published in 1978 by the Institute of Education, the University of the South Pacific. It stopped publications at the end of 2010. The Discipline of Education took over and housed the journal in 2016. It is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research articles, essays, critical comments and book reviews of Pacific Islands education.

The journal’s figurehead motif is based on a nineteenth century carving of a ship’s prow from Choiseul, Solomon Islands. It signifies forward movement.

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

• Associate Professor Jeremy Dorovolomo, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.

Associate Editors

• Dr Shikha Raturi and Dr Amton Mwaraksurmes, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific.

Editorial Advisors

• Professor Michael Crossley, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.
• Professor Simon McGrath, School of Education, The University of Nottingham, UK.
• Professor Hitendra Pillay, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
• Associate Professor Kabini Sanga, Faculty of Education, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
• Dr Greg Burnett, College of Education of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Australia.
• Dr Krishna Raghuwaiya, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
• Dr Sunil Singh, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
• Dr Narsamma Lingam, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
• Dr Kusum Prakash, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
• Dr Lavinia Tiko, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
• Dr Hem Dayal, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
• Dr Poonam Singh, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
• Dr Rosiana Lagi, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
• Dr Janine Simi, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
• Dr David Sade, Discipline of Education, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji.

Submitting a Manuscript

The journal publishes one or more issues per year depending on accepted submissions. Articles can vary in length from 5,000-8,000 words but not more than that. Editors will pre-screen incoming submissions for general suitability and standard. If it goes through pre-screening successfully, articles will be sent to two reviewers with “blinded” copies and their feedback will be relayed when they become available.

Submissions need to be in the APA referencing style. The articles should not have been published or under consideration at another journal. Submit electronically by emailing Associate Professor Jeremy Dorovolomo:

jeremy.dorovolomo@usp.ac.fj Phone: (679) 323 222 0

Directions: Journal of Educational Studies does not approve of academic dishonesty and submissions found to have plagiarized will be rejected and Directions will not accept any submissions from the individual (s) in the future. If the manuscript is found to have been plagiarized after Directions has published the paper, it will be removed. The university or organization of the person (s) plagiarizing will be informed about the academic dishonesty.

Journal

ISSN: 1011-5B46