The handbook on Caribbean education /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Blair, Eleanor (Editor), Williams, Kenneth A. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2021]
Subjects:	Education > Caribbean Area. Education > Aims and objectives > Caribbean Area. Education and state > Caribbean Area. Educational change > Caribbean Area. Education. Education > Aims and objectives. Education and state. Educational change. Caribbean Area. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Kofi Lomotey
Introduction. Caribbean Education as a Portal to the Future / Eleanor J. Blair
Section I . Teaching and Leading in the Caribbean
Emigration of Education : The Dominican Republic's Fleeting Education System / Jatnna Acosta
Comparing Teacher Professional Development Initiatives in Three Caribbean Countries : Implications for Leaders / Charmaine Bissessar
The Work and Professional Identity of Caribbean Teacher Educators / Carol Hordatt Gentles
Enacting Collaborative Teacher Action Research as Professional Development in the Bahamas / Gertrude Tinker Sachs
Accountability in Schools in Jamaica as a Mode of Colonization : Threats to Teachers' Autonomy and Students' Creativity / Shalene Chung Thomas, Carmel Roofe, Lovette Bailey, and Tian Bennett-O'Meally
Section II . Learners and Learning in Caribbean Education
Community of Learners : Using a Needs-Based Alternative Education Model to Support the Socioemotional and Academic Needs of Adolescents on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica / Minkie O. English and Rozanne Dioso-Lopez
Counterintuitive Gender Differences in Academic Achievement Across Socioecological Contexts Among Adolescents From Trinidad and Tobago / Nadia Jessop
Examining Early Childhood Development in the Caribbean : Working Toward Regional Improvement / Zoyah Kinkead-Clark
Bridging Cultures Between Jamaican Immigrants' Home and U.S
Schools : A Study on Jamaican Immigrants' Childrearing Values / Stephaney S. Morrison and Janee Steele
The Interface of Educational Systems and the Media : Framings of Male Underachievement in Jamaica Between 2002 and 2012 / Oral Robinson and Sheria Myrie
Section III . Culture and Caribbean Education
Parent Involvement in Schools : Barriers Parents Face Within the Bahamian Community / Anica Bowe and Chenson L. Johnson
Shifting Paradigms : Exploring Cultural Practices as Local Knowledge Systems Trinidad and Tobago / Isabel Dennis
School Counseling in Barbados : An Ethnographic Study of the Roles, Practices, Challenges, and Demands / Dominiqua M. Griffin and Julia Bryan
"Until You Too Have Journeyed" : Empowering Teachers Through a Cross-Cultural Online Collaborative Learning Space / Aisha Spencer and Jacqueline Darvin
Weak State, Strong Diaspora : A Case Study on Education in Jamaica / Giselle Thompson
Section IV . Stem and Caribbean Education
Small Island Sustainability Education : Engaging Youth in Research and Education Practices for Building Sustainable Futures / Jennifer D. Adams, Sophia Perdikaris, and Rebecca Boger
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy : An Exploration of "Bridge-Building" in the Science Classroom / Susan Herbert
Addressing the Stem Gender Gap in Trinidad and Tobago / Stella Jackman-Ryan
All Means All : An Inclusive Educational Model for Panama to Address the Need for STEM and Literacy / Beverly A. King Miller
Advancing STEM Education Reform in Jamaica : Recursive Approaches to Culturally- and Contextually-Relevant Curricula Design / Theila S. Smith, Christina Siry, Jennifer D. Adams, Saran Stewart, and Pauline Watson-Campbell
Section V . Twenty-First Century Issues in Caribbean Education
The Education Leader in the 21st Century Caribbean-Based Online Learning Environment / Aleshia V. A. Allert
Tertiary-Level Education in the Cayman Islands : Challenges and Opportunities / Byron Coon, Stacy R. McAfee, and William P. Schonberg
Dismantling Neoliberalism : Strategies Deployed by Educational Leaders in Haiti for Individual Success and Public Gain / Lucas Endicott
Constructing Regional Citizen/Ship in an Era of Mature Regionalism : A Vision of 21st-Century Caribbean Education / Tavis D. Jules and Richard Arnold
Toward a Caribbean Perspective of Global Citizenship Education : A Comparative Analysis of Education Students' Reflexive Perspectives of Global Citizenship / Gary W. J. Pluim and Saran Stewart
Core Language Implications in Caribbean Countries and the Global Dynamic / Keisha McIntyre-McCullough, Reishma A. Seupersad, and Nicole Warmington-Granston
Conclusion. Caribbean Education : A Future of Possibilities / Kenneth Williams.