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Dr.
Sharline
Cole

Job title: 
Lecturer in Educational Psychology and Applied Research
Email: 
sharline.cole@uwi.edu

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Profile: 

Dr. Sharline Cole is a Lecturer in Educational Psychology and Applied Research in the School of Education at The University of the West Indies, Mona. She has over 30 years’ experience as an educator. Dr Cole coordinates the masters’ programme in Educational Psychology, Applied Research and the programme on Dealing with Conflict and Aggression in Schools.  She is also the Manager of INSIGHTS Plus. Her research activities focus on parenting, parental involvement, family engagement, children with special needs, psychosocial, academic and emotional wellbeing of students and educators, aggression and violence and teacher effectiveness. Dr Cole believes in motivating students to use creative techniques that accommodate the different learners, to continually improve teaching skills, and the holistic development of students.

Publications: 

  • Cole, S., Haynes-Brown, T., & Samuels-Lee, L. (2025). Exploring Jamaican students’ readiness using the grade one cognitive skills assessment: A psychometric analysis. Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, 193, 170–182. https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1006658

  • Cole, S., McCarthy-Curvin, A., Bailey, D., Samuels-Lee, L., Thompson, C., Ison, M., Moore, S. (2024). Towards a broader understanding of Jamaican teachers’ migration. Journal of Thought, 54 (3/4), 2-19. https://www.proquest.com/openview/fd232682555e0d5f9362eb2222dbaa17/1?cbl...
  • Cole, S., McCarthy-Curvin, A., Thompson, C., Knight, V., Ferguson, T., & Montgomery, A. (2023). Investigating guidance counselors’ perceived sense of preparedness and support in carrying out their job. Global Journal of Guidance and Counseling in Schools: Current Perspectives, 13(2), 65–80. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjgc.v13i2.909.
  • Stewart, S., Cole, S., & Lewis-Fokum, Y. (Eds.). (2022). Each one teach one: Parental involvement and family engagement in Jamaica’s education system. The University of the West Indies Press.
  • Anderson, S., & Cole, S. (2022). Exploring the impact of parental involvement on the education of students: The case of students with two types of disabilities. In S. Stewart, S. Cole, & Y. Lewis-Fokum (Eds.). Each one teach one: Parental involvement and family engagement in Jamaica’s education system. UWI Press.
  • Cole, S. M. (2020). An explanation of students’ cognitive and social skills at the early childhood level: The influence of family involvement. Caribbean Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1(1), 77-104.
  • Cole, S. M. (2019). Stakeholders’ perspectives of the leadership practices in an inner city school. Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean, 18(2), 56-87.
  • Anderson, S. R., & Cole, S. M. (2017). The relationship between adolescent aggression, parenting style, and family structure in urban inner city Jamaica. Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean, 16(2), 1-17.
  • Cole, S. M., & Anderson, S. R. (2016). Family interaction and the development of aggression in adolescents: The experiences of students and administrators.  American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 6(4), 12-21.
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