The Beginnings of the International Teacher Education Program (ITEP) in the Church Schools of the South Pacific

Authors

Dennis A. Wright, Brigham Young University

Keywords

international teacher education program, ITEP, South Pacific

Abstract

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints1 sponsors elementary and secondary schools for students in Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and Kiribati. As a support for the teachers and administrators in these schools, the Church provides in-service and professional development opportunities through the International Teacher Education Program (ITEP). This service is currently provided through Church service missionaries appointed because of their professional credentials in teacher education.2 As adjunct faculty in the School of Education at Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYUH)3, ITEP missionaries teach accredited classes from the BYUH teacher education curriculum. As a result, faculty members in the Church schools have the opportunity to earn teacher certification, qualify for increased salaries and improve their professional service to the students they teach.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Wright, Dennis A. (2012) "The Beginnings of the International Teacher Education Program (ITEP) in the Church Schools of the South Pacific," Mormon Pacific Historical Society: Vol. 33, Article 13.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mphs/vol33/iss1/13