This article supports the view that an important aspect of science education is to help young people to recognize their roles and responsibilities as members of both a local and a global community. As such, it endorses the ...

This article examines the role of communication in building communities, and argues that there is need for teachers to begin to listen more closely and openly to what is being said [and not being said] by those with whom ...

This article discusses the ideas advanced by Raymond E. Callahan in his 1962 book "Education and the Cult of Efficiency." The book presents an in-depth social-historical analysis of the personalities and sociocultural ...

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 ...

This article identifies some of the characteristics of effective teachers, as well as some of the factors that constrain teacher effectiveness in Trinidad and Tobago