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Item From educational research to educational policy: A curriculum evaluation study of the primary school system in Jamaica(Department of Educational and Psychological Research, School of Education, Malmo University College, 1998-07) Bailey, Barbara; Brown, Monica; Lofgren, HorstIn order to improve the quality of primary education in Jamaica and reduce inequalities in its provision. The Government of Jamaica decided to carry through a second Primary Education Improvement Project (PEIP-2). Before making any suggestions for changes in the primary school system, it was necessary to have a full picture of the existing situation. In order to get such baseline data, it was decide to conduct an island-wide evaluation study. The methodology used was a combination of both quantitative and qualitative approaches: relevant documents were studied; teaching and learning processes were observed in a select sample of schools; and questionnaires and interviews were administered to students, teachers, principals, school administrators, education officers, and parents. The major findings are analysed under three main themes: capacity of the system to deliver, review of the curriculum, and the overall performance of the system. Suggestions are made on how to develop the primary school system, and recommendations are made for improving the curriculum.Item Gender perspectives in a teacher education distance programme(Women's Studies Centre, 1993) Bailey, Barbara; Women's Studies CentreAn examination of registration data for programmes offered via the distance education mode at The University of the West Indies (UWI) showed that, as with the face-to-face programme, a higher proportion of women than men were using this route as a means of obtaining accreditation. The article identifies factors that could have a differential impact on female and male participants in the teacher education programme offered via the distance teaching network (UWIDEC), and presents the findings of a surveyItem Innovation and change strategies: The case of CXC(Institute of Social and Economic Research, UWI, 1996) Bailey, Barbara; Craig, Dennis R.This article presents an overview of paradigms that conceptualize how new ideas are invented and how prototypes are developed, disseminated, and utilized in various fields. It then examines the strategies used to introduce the Caribbean Examinations Council's (CXC) examinations against this backgroundItem Issues of gender and education in Jamaica: What about the boys?(Office of UNESCO Representative in the Caribbean, 2000) Bailey, BarbaraIn Jamaica as in other Anglophone Caribbean countries, there is growing awareness of, and concern about, the apparent apathy on the part of males towards formal education and the resultant lower numbers, compared to females, participating in the educational process at the higher grades of the secondary level and at the tertiary level. In this monograph, data have been synthesised and presented in an effort to focus on a range of issues related to boys’ education in the Jamaican context. Quantitative data are analysed in relation to issues of access, curriculum participation, and performance and, where applicable, the Z test of population difference was applied to establish whether the observed sex differences were statistically significant. Qualitative data, related to factors contributing to school dropout by boys, as well as the nature of gender relations in a mixed-sex secondary level classroom, are included.Item Perceptions on the effectiveness of textbook supply in Jamaican all-age and primary schools: Preliminary report(Ministry of Education, 1988) Bailey, Barbara;Item Strategies utilised to introduce a Caribbean Examinations Council(Apr.1990) Bailey, Barbara;The decision to establish a Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) was taken at the 1964 Conference of Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth Caribbean. This Council was to be charged with the responsibility of developing and introducing a system of examination for candidates who had completed five years of secondary education. This paper discusses the strategies adopted in the establishment of the CXCItem Teaching of English noun-verb concord in primary schools in Jamaica(1963) Bailey, Barbara;Item The Jamaica Primary Textbook Project: A retrospective(Canadian Organization for Development Through Education (CODE), 1993) Bailey, Barbara;