Strategy for Development
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Total Pages | : 16 |
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Author | : Livingstone Thompson |
Publisher | : UPA |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2016-11-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 076186752X |
When we forget, we run the risk if reinventing the wheel. Jamaica in the 21st Century: Revisiting the First Decade is a challenge and a reminder, lest we forget what ground has been covered in Jamaica’s social, political and religious life, particularly at the onset of the 21st century. Trawling through public discourse and debates in Jamaica, the book distils and surfaces the main issues that captured the attention of the public: gambling, homosexuality and human sexuality, education, crime, violence, the church and politics, to name a few. Many of the issues that preoccupy us at this time are issues that have been addressed before. It might be of use to familiarise ourselves with the earlier discussion. This book then is a sort of archaeological and socio-historical enterprise, designed to aid memory and, if possible, to help us see the progress we have made and avoid reinvention of the wheel.
Author | : Michael Manley |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Jamaica |
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Author | : People's National Party (Jamaica). Conference |
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Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Jamaica |
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Author | : Michael Norman Manley |
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Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 1985 |
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Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 1989 |
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Author | : Eleanor J. Blair |
Publisher | : IAP |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2023-01-01 |
Genre | : Education |
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Nowhere is teachers’ lives and work more challenging than in Jamaican schools. Teachers in Jamaica are regularly faced with limited resources and challenging students. Teacher pay has been historically low and current conditions continue a long tradition of providing minimal compensation for teachers’ work. Recent school reform efforts has been successful in producing a teaching force that is better educated than ever before, and yet, teachers are seldom given the autonomy in decision-making and/or respect that accompanies the work of comparable professions. Coupled with these issues, teachers regularly face hunger, poverty, behavioral issues and a lack of parental support as part and parcel of their experience in 21st century schools. If teachers are perceived as having low professional status, it is not surprising that they are often blamed for the shortcomings of Jamaican schools. The citizens of Jamaica are firmly committed to the notion that “every child can learn, every child must learn;” however, the reality is that while all children can learn, many children do not learn in this country where the allocation of resources favors the rich and disowns the poor. Public schools in Jamaica vary tremendously across the fourteen parishes. Geography and social class regularly determine both the context and circumstances of teachers’ work, and yet, discussions of teachers seldom acknowledge the differences. There is a place for a more in-depth examination of teachers’ work and teachers’ lives in Jamaica where a consideration of the emergence of teacher leadership and higher professional status can intersect with a vision of new roles and responsibilities for teachers. While many of the reports on Jamaican education consider the role of administrative leaders, there is an absence of any discussion of the role of teacher leaders is school reform. It is interesting that a country can advocate for higher levels of teacher preparation and an upgrading of the professional status of teachers, and yet, ignore the potential power of teachers as major actors directing efforts to reform the schools. Teachers acting as leaders, in a profession dominated by women, would challenge the status quo and usurp preconceived notions regarding the work of teachers. In this book, 21st century descriptions of teachers’ lives and work will accompany a consideration of how the transformation of the teaching profession could positively impact both schools and classrooms across the island.
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2008-02-20 |
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ISBN | : 9264040919 |
This publication presents some of the most comprehensive information currently available on the origin and structural characteristics of the immigrant population in OECD countries.
Author | : Marlon James |
Publisher | : Riverhead Books |
Total Pages | : 706 |
Release | : 2015-09-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1594633940 |
A tale inspired by the 1976 attempted assassination of Bob Marley spans decades and continents to explore the experiences of journalists, drug dealers, killers, and ghosts against a backdrop of social and political turmoil.
Author | : Denis Benn |
Publisher | : Ian Randle Publishers |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Arts |
ISBN | : 9766370095 |
"At the beginning of the 21st Century, the Caribbean faces a number of fundamental challenges which will require creative responses from the countries in the region. Contending with Destiny: The Caribbean in the 21st Century reflects the views of some of the leading minds in the region on possible approaches for responding to these challenges. The book captures the rich array of ideas practical proposals presented by three Caribbean prime ministers, scholars, policymakers in both the public and private sectors, the NGO community and representatives of regional institutions. All but one of the papers featured in this publication were presented at the Conference on the Caribbean in the 21st Century organised by the University of the West Indies in cooperation with the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Development Bank in September 1999. "