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Information and communications technology initiatives in secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
The education system of Trinidad and Tobago must keep step with international advancements in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The knowledge-based, technology-driven global environment demands that our ...
School improvement in Trinidad and Tobago: A predictor for the success of educational reform
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
This paper focuses on school improvement initiatives undertaken by B.Ed. final year students of the School of Education at The University of the West Indies (UWI). St. Augustine, over the period 1999-2007. Against the ...
Perceptions of school health: A study of selected primary schools in the St. George East Education District of Trinidad and Tobago
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
This study investigated teachers' perceptions of school health in 18 primary government and government-assisted schools in the St. George East Education District of Trinidad and Tobago. School health issues have emerged ...
Principal professional preparation at the secondary school sector in Trinidad and Tobago
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
Effective principals administer effective schools. Yet, while considerable time and financial and other resources have traditionally been devoted the development of teachers, professional preparation of principals has not ...
When choosing might mean losing: The construction of secondary school choice in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
Trinidad and Tobago has historically operated a system of open enrolment for all schools. This open access to schools by families is a feature rooted in the historical conflict between Church and State over schooling. Open ...
In the context of Trinidad and Tobago, How do we identify schools that are succeeding or failing amidst exceptionally challenging circumstances?
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
The understanding that some schools face uniquely challenging circumstances represents a groundswell of new research in school improvement and education reform policy. Traditional school improvement theory does not account ...
An error analysis of written Spanish language in secondary school students in Trinidad
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
With the new thrust towards learning the Spanish language in Trinidad and Tobago, the need for well-equipped Spanish teachers who are aware and capable of dealing with the problems faced by the student becomes evident. ...
An Alternative Language Experience approach for selected Creole-influenced students
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
This paper explores the notion that to assist problem/struggling readers in Trinidad and Tobago, it is necessary for teachers to have a knowledge of how language is used in the community and how communication events occur ...
The importance of learning foreign languages in Trinidad and Tobago
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
By learning a foreign language, students are exposed to a new and exciting world and get close to other people and to cultures that possess different systems for explaining and understanding world phenomena. This experience ...
Collaborating to reform science education in context: Issues, challenges, and benefits
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
Within recent times, the call for collaboration among stakeholders in education is made with increasing frequency. In current thinking, community building and collaboration are posited as critical elements in school reform. ...