This paper explores teachers’ experiences in implementing the Language Arts Alternative Pathway to Secondary Education (APSE) curriculum in a rural high school and the factors which influenced its implementation. The study employed a qualitative case study research design. Semi-structured interviews, observations of participants, and document analysis were used to gather data from six purposefully selected members of the Language and Literacy Department. The collected data were analysed using content analysis.

This doctoral thesis examines the levels of use and concerns of Grade one teachers through the use of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. The Concerns Based Adoption Model was used as the basis for the analysis of the Levels of Use and Concerns. The quantitative dimension took the form of a survey of 94 teachers through the use of a questionnaire. The qualitative dimension of the thesis took the form of four case studies of teachers selected from the survey sample.

The National Standards Curriculum (NSC) has been the cornerstone of our Jamaican education system at the primary and lower secondary levels since September 2016. However, there are many controversies surrounding its implementation. This research sought to explore teachers’ experiences with the implementation of the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) in an inner-city primary school in Kingston, Jamaica. A generic qualitative research was conducted to explore the topic. The sample consisted of five teachers who were purposively selected.

The Task Force on Educational Reform and reviews of the Primary and Reform of Secondary Education (ROSE) curriculums uncovered the need for a new national curriculum to cater to the needs of the Jamaican education system. Therefore, the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) was implemented in September 2016 with the aim of enhancing the quality of education offered to learners (Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information [MOEYI], 2016). This paper explores teachers’ experiences implementing the National Standards Curriculum at a secondary school in Jamaica.