In 1970, 60.2% of all ‘A’ level Caribbean candidates who wrote the Cambridge Special Paper in History - “Emancipation And Its Results In The British West Indies, 1833-1860” - passed. The percentages of passes for 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1976 were 65.7, 60.8, 32.0, 33.3 and 39.5 respectively. These figures show a decline when the two three-year periods 1970 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976, are compared. This paper proposes to examine the factors which might have been associated with the decline in performance for the period 1974 to 1976.

This fairly extensive monograph provides both a descriptive and, in parts, an analytical account of the provisions for adult and non-formal education in Jamaica. In preparing this book the author drew upon his wide experience as an adult educator and researcher. The author is a Jamaican educator and the presentation reflects his understanding of the philosophy of adult education, the psyche of the Jamaican people and the influence of his torical factors, such as slavery and colonialism, on the local response to educational provisions.