Browsing by Author "Glasgow, Joyce"

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    Environmental Education in the Commonwealth
    (The Commonwealth of Learning - Printed in Great Britain, 1993) Filho, Walter Leal; Murphy, Zena; Agbola, Tunde; Safiullah, Syed; Haider, S. Z.; Glasgow, Joyce; Wanaswa, E.A.; Basnayake, V.; Claveau, Guy; Hale, Monica; Leo-Rhynie, Elsa; Mtetwa, T. L.
    An Overview of Environmental Education in the Commonwealth
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    Environmental education: Curriculum guide for pre-service teacher education in the Caribbean: Primary and lower secondary grades
    (UNESCO, 1994) Glasgow, Joyce; King, Ruby; Morris, Pam
    This document is intended primarily for use by teacher educators in teachers’ colleges in the English speaking Caribbean. In preparation for the development of this module, the existing science and social studies curricula for teacher education in some Caribbean territories were analysed. The analysis showed that there is some coverage of environmental education related topics. This module provides up-to-date content as well as ideas for teaching about a variety of environmental education (EE) related issues at the teachers’ college level. The modules divided into seven chapters: Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the material, Chapter 2 describes and provides rationalization or the suggested approach to implementing EE ideas and concepts in teacher education, Chapter 3 outlines the integrating units and provides an overview of content to support the units/activities developed in the following chapter, Chapter 4 presents 25 units covering a range of topics related to environmental issues, Chapter 5 contains a description of activities suitable for use with student teachers, Chapter 6 describes some learning resources for EE, and Chapter 7 suggests a variety of strategies for evaluating learning. A glossary of terms related to environmental education is provided, as well as a bibliography of resources. An analysis of science and social studies syllabuses in use in teachers’ colleges in the region, which highlights the environment-related topics, is also appended.
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    The boundaries between Caribbean beliefs and pracices and conventional science
    (Office of the UNESCO Representative in the Caribbean, 1999) George, June M.; Glasgow, Joyce
    This monograph presents a summary and analysis of the research in the Caribbean on cultural practices and beliefs and their possible impact/influence on science education, especially in schools. Section 1 provides information on the history and evolution of this research, while Section 2 provides a worldview analysis of traditional beliefs and practices. In Section 3, some of the implications of the research findings and recommendations for future research are suggested. These include: 1) study, documentation, and categorization of the beliefs/sayings on an ongoing basis; 2) analysis of the similarities/differences/congruence between the traditional and scientific understandings/explanations/worldview as it pertains to the various content areas of the belief/sayings; 3) design of pedagogical strategies to allow students to understand, and therefore, be able to make choices between the two worldviews, which are both ‘blueprints’ for life; 4) examination of possible teacher education procedures to facilitate the implementation of such pedagogical strategies; and 5) extrapolation of the findings in science-related sayings to research in other disciplines with the aim of obtaining a more holistic societal picture.