Browsing by Author "Jules, Didacus"
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Item A Caribbean education strategyJules, DidacusItem A preliminary review on community based literacy initiatives in the Caribbean in the 1980s(1990) Jules, Didacus;This article reports on a survey of community-based literacy activities conducted in 1987 to identify existing projects, their strengths, and needs. Points of investigation were the project history; description; the mobilization of learners; and mechanisms for sustaining participation, training, instructional materials, and so onItem A review of community based literacy initiatives in the Caribbean in the 1980s(National Research and Development Foundation, 1990) Jules, Didacus;This paper reports on a survey of community-based literacy initiatives that was conducted in 1987 on the initiative of CUSO and with the collaboration of the National Research and Development Foundation (NRDF) and the Caribbean Regional Council for Adult Education (CARCAE). The results of the survey were updated at a workshop of the Regional Literacy Network held in Dominica in September 1989. The survey identified 46 literacy projects in the six countries covered that were either established or in the process of being set up: Belize - 6 projects; Dominica - 14 projects; St. Lucia - 10 projects, and St. Vincent - 16 projectsItem An analysis of the literacy surveys of TI Rocher and La Guerre (St. Lucia)(National Research and Development Foundation, 1984-10) Jules, DidacusThis report analyses the responses to questions posed to the entire adult population of the two communities in St. Lucia in which the Literacy Pilot Project was sited. The survey was intended to determine the extent of illiteracy and the community needs and priorities.Item Building a national movement: The Caribbean experience(International Council for Adult Education, 1987) Jules, Didacus; Gayfer, MargaretA very short overview of Caribbean experiences in literacy action featuring national movements in Grenada and Jamaica and an example of community-based programmes in St. VincentItem Caribbean Gender Differentials FrameworkJules, DidacusItem Enumerators guidelines in using the literacy survey questionnaire(Ministry of Education, 1985-06) Jules, Didacus; St. Lucia Department of Adult EducationThis document is an orientation of enumerators of the literacy survey, intended to assist in the recording of as accurate information as possible.Item Literacy in St. Lucia. The status of Kweyol in St. Lucia(1988) Jules, Didacus;This paper examines adult literacy and second language learning in St. Lucia--a bilingual society (English and Kweyol)--where illiteracy is predominant in monolingual speakers and literacy campaigns in Kweyol do not exist. Bilingual pilot projects respond to the high demand for literacy lessons in both languagesItem Literacy in St. Lucia: Theoretical and practical parameters of the language experience(1988) Jules, Didacus;This article identifies and discusses several of the linguistic, socio-political and methodological problems confronting policy makers in St. Lucia when they have attempted to choose the language or medium through which literacy should be attained by the significant Kweyol-speaking segment of the society. The methods and findings of various researchers and projects are reported, and finally, "imperatives for action" in the immediate future are suggestedItem Pillars for partnership and progress: The OECS education reform strategy: 2010(OECS Education Reform Unit, 2001) Miller, Errol L.; Thomas, Leton; Jules, DidacusThis document follows on from the earlier “Foundations for the Future”. It tries to envisage the education systems that must be established in the sub-region in order for member countries to cope constructively, creatively and competitively with local, regional, and global imperatives. It therefore continues the reform process begun by “Foundations” and goes on beyond it in terms of the new challenges and circumstances.Item Report of the CARCEC (Caribbean Community Education Centre) Training Workshops for adult educators in Dominica, June 11-22, 1984(Caribbean Community Education Centre, 1984-07) Jules, DidacusItem Strategies and mechanisms for planning and implementing functional literacy programmes in the Caribbean(Mar/Apr. 1987) Jules, Didacus;This paper discusses some of the structural conditions giving rise to illiteracy in the Third World before outlining the planning and implementation processes necessary for its eradication. It insists that the eradication of this social malaise must be a political act and further emphasizes that the key to any successful literacy campaign is the extent of participation it is likely to invoke. The article makes reference to the literacy programmes of Jamaica and the former People's Revolutionary Government (PRG) of Grenada