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Zusatztext This book, edited by Emel Thomas, is a timely compendium of resources on Caribbean education. Twenty-two valuable research essays by experts from a wide range of countries discuss how the societies of the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles made significant gains, after colonialism, in modernizing education. Some essays also critique current barriers to progress as well as recommend reform, providing a welcome stimulus to debate and further research. Informationen zum Autor Emel Thomas is Lecturer in Education, Children and Young People, University of Northampton, UK. Klappentext Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles provides a contemporary survey of education development and key educational issues in the region. The chapters cover: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Saint Eustatius and Saint Maarteen), Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The book includes discussions of the impact of local, regional and global occurrences, including social, political and geographical events, on education systems and schooling in the region. As a whole, the book provides a comprehensive reference resource for contemporary education policies in the Caribbean, and explores some of the problems these countries face during the process of development. It is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels. Vorwort Explores the contemporary development of education in the countries of the Commonwealth and Netherlands Antilles Caribbean, including key issues and debates. Zusammenfassung Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles provides a contemporary survey of education development and key educational issues in the region. The chapters cover: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Saint Eustatius and Saint Maarteen), Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The book includes discussions of the impact of local, regional and global occurrences, including social, political and geographical events, on education systems and schooling in the region. As a whole, the book provides a comprehensive reference resource for contemporary education policies in the Caribbean, and explores some of the problems these countries face during the process of development. It is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor’s Preface, Colin Brock (University of Durham, UK) Notes on the ContributorsIntroduction and Regional Overview: Priorities and Prospects for Education in the Caribbean, Emel Thomas (University of Northampton, UK) 1. Anguilla: The Challenges of Teacher Recruitment, Ornette Edwards-Gumbs (Alwyn A. Richardson Primary School, Anguilla) 2. Antigua and Barbuda: The Mathematics Curriculum – A Compulsory Preparation Issue, Caron O. Weston (University of Nottingham, UK) 3. The Bahamas: Collaborative Alliances for Special Education Provision, Samuel Taylor (Independent Education Consultant, USA) and Michelle L. Wildgoose (Bahamas Wisdom Academy, Bahamas) 4. Barbados: Modelling the Educational System - A Socioeconomic and Historical Investigation, Pedro Welch (University of the West Indies, Barbados) 5. Barbados: Higher Education – Contributing to Development in the Cari...
