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Item Contemporary issues in Jamaican education(Routledge, 1990) Miller, Errol L.; Brock, ColinAgainst the background of the history of Jamaican education, this article examines several contemporary issues from two perspectives: those regarding the external relations of education to the economy, social stratification, policies, and culture; and those related to internal efficiency of the educational systemItem Education in Central America and the Caribbean(Routledge, 1990) ; Brock, ColinThis volume of essays assembles studies from various cultural and political traditions and networks of the Caribbean with the hope that a more comprehensive Caribbean perspective will be encouraged in the field of international educationItem Factors affecting female participation in education in seven developing countries (Second Edition)(Jamaica Association for Persons with Mental Retardation, 1998) Brock, Colin; Cammish, N. K.Factors affecting female participation in education in seven developing countries were examined through field visits to the following countries: Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, Jamaica, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, and Vanuatu. In each country, researchers interviewed key personnel, consulted local documentation, and conducted two empirical surveys designed to ascertain the views of gender and education held by primary school students and women training to become primary teachers. Nine groups of factors potentially affecting female participation in education were considered: geographical, sociocultural, health, economic, religious, legal, political/administrative, educational and initiatives. Several factors including residence in a rural area and the health effects of poverty and malnutrition, proved to affect female participation in education in developing countries. Religious and legal factors had only indirect effects. Significant initiatives aiming to address aspects of the problem of female participation in education were noted in all seven countries; however the political will to implement those initiatives were largely lacking.Item Gender, education and development: A partially annotated and selective bibliography(Department for International Development (DFID), 1997-01) Brock, ColinThis bibliography is arranged by regional groupings of nation states in the developing world, preceded by a section comprising selected publications that seek to address one or more of the interconnected issues of gender, education, and development on a globe scale. Within each regional grouping, entries that operate on a global scale are listed first, followed by the component nation states in alphabetical order. The vast majority of the items selected are in English and, in general, only items published since 1975 were selected.Item Scale, Isolation and Dependence: Educational Development in Island Developing and Other Specially Disadvantaged States(Commonwealth Secretariat, 1984) Brock, ColinThis analysis concentrates upon a sample of 12 countries from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific. It aims to relate information on educational development provided by these countries to considerations of national scale, isolation, and dependency.