THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, WEST INDIES

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LIBRARY

Government Documents – APA 7th ed.

PRINT:

Format:
Department. (Year). Title. Country, Ministry.

Reference:
Curriculum Planning and Development Division. (2008). Secondary education modernization
programme: Secondary school curriculum Forms 1-3 Health and Physical Education.
Trinidad and Tobago, Ministry of Education.

In-text citation formats:

For corporate authors e.g., Government departments, spell out.
(Curriculum Planning and Development Division, 2008)

If used >3 times, in the first instance:

(Curriculum Planning and Development Division [CPDD], 2008)
Curriculum Planning and Development Division (CPDD, 2008)

In subsequent instances
(CPDD, 2008)
CPDD (2008)

ELECTRONIC:

Format:
Department. (Year). Title. Country, Ministry/Department. URL

Reference:
Ministry of Education. (n.d.). Draft education policy paper 2017-2022. Trinidad and Tobago.
https://www.moe.gov.tt/education-policy-paper-2017-2022

In-text citation formats:

For corporate authors e.g., Government departments, spell out.
(Ministry of Education, n.d.)

If used >3 times, in the first instance:

(Ministry of Education [MoH], n.d.)
Ministry of Education (MoH, n.d.)

Dr. S. Renwick Feb 2021

In subsequent instances
(MoH, n.d.)
MoH (n.d.)

NOTE:

If the website could change and the information is very important to your paper/thesis then
include a retrieved date.

Format:
Department. (Year). Title. Country, Ministry/Department. Retrieved date, from URL

Reference:
Ministry of Education. (n.d.). Draft education policy paper 2017-2022. Trinidad and Tobago.
Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://www.moe.gov.tt/education-policy-paper-
2017-2022

In-text citation formats:

For corporate authors e.g., Government departments, spell out.
(Ministry of Education, n.d.)

If used >3 times, in the first instance:

(Ministry of Education [MoH], n.d.)
Ministry of Education (MoH, n.d.)

In subsequent instances
(MoH, n.d.)
MoH (n.d.)

Dr. S. Renwick Feb 2021