Exterior view of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture building which is located in St. Augustine, Trinidad. Postcard numbered K-5146.

This article rejects the situation in Trinidad and Tobago whereby student athletes are not encouraged to combine academic achievement with their athletic pursuits. It commends the initiative of COSTAATT (College of Science, ...

This article reflects on the development of science education in Trinidad and Tobago, as demonstrated in the movement away from a traditional focus on the production of a small number of students destined to pursue higher ...

This article questions how far Trinidad and Tobago has moved towards achieving some of the goals enunicated in the "World Declaration on Higher Education." With reference to developments in countries such as Australia, New ...

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 ...

Lynne Beckles was secretary to Sir High Wooding from 1952 to 1963. Following on this she became executive secretary of the Nursing Council of Trinidad and Tobago, a post which she held for thirty years. In 1994 she was ...

This presentation explores the panel topic under three main headings: 1) The Private Sector Perspective, with particular attention to the development of an exmployable and engaged workforce; 2) The Win-Win Value Proposition, ...

Teacher efficacy is largely unexplored in Trinidad and Tobago, resulting in a deficit in understanding of teachers' beliefs about their ability to teach. This is important since teachers' beliefs influence how they feel ...

As recent as the early 1970s, the word consumerism was associated with goods and services but not used with respect to students. However, with the continuing change in higher education over the last 35 years, students are ...