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The promotion of thinking in selected lower secondary science classrooms in Trinidad and Tobago: Implications for teachers' education
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2007)
This article reports on a study into the levels of thinking promoted in selected lower secondary science classrooms in Trinidad and Tobago. Twenty-seven teachers, 10 of whom were professionally certified, were observed ...
Revisiting the SEMP Curriculum
(Daily Express, 2004-02)
This article reflects on the author's hopes and expectations for the new phase of curriculum reform in the Secondary Education Modernisation Programme (SEMP) in Trinidad and Tobago
The Secondary School Experience
(Daily Express, 2007)
This article offers insights on the secondary school experience that awaits students entering secondary school for the first time. It identifies some of the ways in which these students can maximize the benefits of this experience
Delivering TVET at the secondary level: A practical approach
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2013)
Secondary education can be regarded as the watershed of the education continuum, as it is positioned between compulsory primary education and the world of higher education, training, and work. Hence, curricular content at ...
Workforce Development in Schools
(Daily Express, 2003)
This article argues for the implementation of a programme of workforce development in primary and secondary schools to induct students into the culture of work
A qualitative evaluation of the lower secondary SEMP science curriculum of Trinidad and Tobago
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2009)
Timely and systemic evaluations of educational innovations continue to be two challenges faced by education reforms in Trinidad and Tobago (TandT). This paper is, therefore, an attempt to counter this pattern by placing ...
The school improvement policy context in Trinidad and Tobago
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2013-05-28)
There have been numerous appeals to explore more non-westernized and developing country contexts, (Dimmock, 2000; Harris and Chrispeels, 2006; Mc Mahon, 2006 and Harris, 2009). This paper is a response to those appeals. ...
Learning school improvement through collaboration: An evidence-based model
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2014)
This paper reports on a study that explored educational reform in the secondary sector in Trinidad and Tobago (TandT) by analysing the Ministry of Education's policy documents and examining perspectives on the impact of ...
The impact of school violence on secondary victims in selected secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago
(School of Education Publications, UWI, Mona, 2014)
Although a wide body of research on school violence exists, much of the work is concentrated within westernized contexts, particularly within the American context, and is focused on the types of violent behaviours exhibited, ...
Secondary science teachers' metaphors: A case study, Part 2
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2009)
Part 2 of this paper reports on a group of five science teachers' metaphors, their responses to the concepts presented on the Diploma in Education (Dip.Ed.) programme, and the changes in their selected metaphors at the end ...