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The Language Conundrum for Adolescent Jamaican Boys Living in Inner-city Communities

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One of the defining markers of Jamaican students’ academic success (for teachers and students) is their ability to speak Standard Jamaican English (SJE) fluently. However, SJE fluency is challenging for many majority-speaking Jamaican Creole (JC) boys who experience language conflicts within their social and educational contexts.

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In-service Teachers' Response to a Constructivist Approach to Literacy Assessment

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The course Advanced Study of Assessment of Literacy Performance was designed and presented to in-service teachers at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, who work in early childhood, primary and secondary schools. This was done with a view to supporting the current Education Transformation Project, which seeks to address key issues affecting the realization of the vision for education. The methods used to deliver the course content were consistent with 'learner-centeredness'.

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Public Policy and Mental Health Research at the University of the West Indies, 1995–2005

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This article's objective was to test the public policy hypothesis that the introduction of high-output researchers into the mental health academic leadership at the University of the West Indies (UWI) did not alter the mental health research publication output at the UWI.

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Re-affirming the Role of Technical Vocational Education and Training in the Development of the Jamaican Economy

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The speed at which technical and vocational education was being implemented in Jamaica was in response to the advocacy of industry and business to provide a workforce capable of meeting the economic development needs of the country. This trend towards strengthening technical and vocational education was further intensified with the international movement to integrate technical vocational education in the formal education system. In the 1970s, for example, the World Bank instituted as one of its portfolio strategies the development of post secondary education for training technicians.

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Students' Use and Perception of Electronic Books: The University of the West Indies (Mona Campus) Perspective

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Given the limited response to the introduction of e-books at the UWI Mona Campus Library in 2005, a survey was done with a sample of students to ascertain their awareness and level of use of e-books as well as their perceptions of them. The results showed that more than 50 per cent of the respondents were aware of the service but that there was a cultural and generational resistance to the use of e-books. A greater awareness of the provision of training appears to be critical in order to increase usage of e-books.

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Gender and Geography: A Study of Selected Jamaican Schools

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This research undertook a cross-sectional evaluation of students' and teachers' views on how gender influences the teaching and learning of geography. The sample comprised secondary and post-secondary educational institutions in both rural and urban settings. The research found that the influence of teachers' gender on geography is quite distinct. When the teacher was male, the subject seemed more scientific and hence more difficult. When the teacher was female, the subject required more analysis and seemed easier to female students.

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The Analysis of Feedback as a Distinguishing Feature in the Accomplishments of a Teacher Training Project

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A distinctive feature of the Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training Project is its use of feedback to bring about improvements in various aspects of the work it undertakes and to guide decision making. The feedback is used both formatively and summatively in the assessment of planning and management operations, in the assessment of project inputs and in the assessment of student achievement.

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Editorial

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This issue, like our last, offers a range of papers in areas relevant to educational concerns in the Caribbean. The focus on education is self-evident, but in this introduction I want to underscore the other mandate of this publication evident in the title, that we interrogate educational issues to propel development in our region.

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Improving Reading Comprehension Across the Curriculum: Challenges and Response

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This article draws on a study designed to ascertain from students how they thought their teachers, parents and they themselves could improve their reading comprehension. The suggestions made by students were classified under classroom and out of classroom processes and these in turn were divided into cognitive and non-cognitive areas.

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AIDS and its causes in the Caribbean

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The Caribbean is now recording the 2nd highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in the world, after sub-Saharan Africa. This article examines the rising incidence and prevalence of AIDS by country in the Caribbean, pointing out that Haiti and the Dominican Republic are the leading countries in terms of both numbers and rates. The article points out further that many factors including cultural practices, attitudes, norms and values, promiscuity and multiple sexual partners work together to determine the increasing incidence of AIDS in the Caribbean.

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