This article bemoans the indifference of many teachers in Trinidad and Tobago to the issue of teacher professionalism, and suggests that most teachers engage in professional development only for the purpose of certification ...

This article identifies the culture of certification that pervades the teaching profession in Trinidad and Tobago as a constraint on the professionalism of teachers. It makes suggestions on ways in which the stakeholders ...

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 identifies the need for professional development in order to enhance teaching practice and increase teachers' orientation to innovation. It outlines the role of the Ministry of Education in the professional ...

This paper reports on a segment of a research project that conducted an overall evaluation of the Diploma in Education (Dip.Ed.) programme provided by the School of Education of The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. ...

This article discusses the problem of teacher absenteeism in Trinidad and Tobago, drawing on the experiences of other developing countries. It suggests that programmes to cultivate a sense of patriotism, concern for national ...

Being a supervisor-researcher in a preservice EFL program is a critical role in that it enables student-teachers to complete their theses and learn how to conduct research. Through a trio ethnographic approach, this chapter ...

This action research project sought to capture how a professional development workshop could be used to improve teachers’ use of formative assessment in school-based assessments. The study involved a pre- post-test design ...