Browsing by Author "Layne, Anthony"

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    A review of research on access to education and educational achievement in Barbados
    (Institute of Social and Economic Research, UWI, 1991) Layne, Anthony; Miller, Errol L.
    This paper reviews the research that has been carried out in Barbados on access to education and educational achievement
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    Academic achievement, pupil participation, and integration of group work skills in secondary school classrooms in the Caribbean
    (School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2006) Kutnick, Peter; Layne, Anthony; Jules, Vena; Layne, Bereneice Clarissa
    This study sought to implement and evaluate a group work pedagogic method intended to encourage classroom participation and learning. It was especially concerned with teachers initiating and implementing within-class activities to enhance the performance of the lowest attaining students among both sexes. The 12 teachers identified to participate in the study were selected from those undertaking the inservice training in the postgraduate Diploma in Education (Dip.Ed.) programme at the Cave Hill, Barbados and St. Augustine, Trinidad campuses of The University of the West Indies (UWI). Data were collected from nearly 300 students in January and July of the 2003-2004 academic year. It was found that: 1) virtually all students improved their academic performance through the two terms of group work in their classrooms. This was especially evident among the lowest achieving students (particularly boys); 2) students showed generally improving attitudes towards working in groups and achievement in school over the two terms (especially among low achievers); and 3) teachers' attitudes and understanding of a "good pupil" changed over the course of study--moving away from simple individual skills (good knowledge, good concentration, etc.) to the recognition of the importance of social inclusion and relational skills
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    Barbados: System of education
    (Pergamon Press, 1985) Layne, Anthony; Husen, Torsten
    This entry provides a brief introduction to the education system in Barbados
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    Barbados: System of education
    (Pergamon Press, 1994) Layne, Anthony; Husen, Torsten
    This entry provides a brief introduction to the education system in Barbados
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    Comment on M. K. Bacchus' Educational Reform Strategies: Review of Relevant Literature with Special Reference to the Commonwealth Caribbean
    (Faculty of Education, UWI, Nov. 1993) Layne, Anthony; The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. Faculty of Education
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    Educacion y desarrollo en la zona del Caribe
    (1980) Layne, Anthony;
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    Education as neocolonialism: A bibliography
    (Department of Educational Foundations, University of Calgary, 1975) Layne, Anthony;
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    Education for development
    (Canoe Press, 1993) Layne, Anthony; Marshall, Woodville K.
    This article briefly describes the historical context for an examination of social inequality in the secondary school system of Barbados. It is argued that the distribution of opportunities for secondary education in Barbados is influenced by factors of ascription. The paper provides some suggestions for the reshaping of the educational policy in Barbados
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    Education, inequality and development in the Commonwealth Caribbean
    (German Institute for International Educational Research, 1982) Layne, Anthony;
    This paper first examines the historical context within which the problem of education for development in the English-speaking Caribbean must be placed, with special emphasis on the change in relations between the major racial and economic groups. It then analyses prevailing development strategy and the extent to which it was helping to reduce economic inequality, followed by an examination of the structure of existing educational system and the functionality of that system for a reduction of economic inequality. Finally, the paper attempts to suggest the kind of education that may be appropriate for the region in the context of the existence of a political will to bring about significant positive changes in the distribution of economic power
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    Education: its role in Caribbean integration
    (Dec. 1993) Layne, Anthony;
    This article examines the role of The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in promoting regional cooperation and development. It also describes the major plans being formulated within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and by the CARICOM Secretariat to promote cooperation in education within the sub-region and the region, generally. Some of the questions which education will need to address if it is to increase its contribution to regional development are identified
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    Financing, management and planning of education
    (1989) Layne, Anthony;
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    Gender and School Achievement in the Caribbean
    (Department for International Development, 1997-11) Kutnick, Peter; Jules, Vena; Layne, Anthony
    This project explored the reasons why females stay-on in schools and gained comparatively better achievement scores in Trinidad, Barbados, and St. Vincent. The four research questions which underlay the studies related to: 1) the variance of within-class achievement scores by sex, especially between students of equal ability (as noted by results of the primary School Leaving examination and the Common Entrance Examination (CEE); 2) whether differential levels of achievement remained over time, especially over the years of secondary schooling; 3) whether there were differential learning strategies that characterised girls and boys in school, and whether these strategies were related to the status of their secondary school; and 4) whether the quantitative results obtained from an earlier Trinidad study could be substantiated elsewhere, especially in Barbados and St. Vincent. Data were collected through quantitative surveys to assess success and generalizability of results from one island to another, and qualitative case studies to provide insights into classroom process, interaction, and structure in the promotion of success at the level where it affected children. The quantitative surveys showed that the average within-class attainment and CEE scores attained by girls was consistently higher that those attained by boys across the three countries. The drop-off in male participation in schooling, especially during the transition to and during secondary schooling, was confirmed in Barbados and St. Vincent. Sex of the children was only one significant factor in the explanation of attainment in school. Factors such as occupation of parents, whether the child lived with both parents, attendance at preschool, and the type of school attended, each contributed more of the variance in attainment than the sex of the child. Within schools, the case studies showed practices that allowed for the inclusion or exclusion of certain children (especially low attainers, a number of whom were male). The culture found in prestige schools overcame sex.
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    Higher education in Barbados
    Layne, Anthony
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    Higher education in Barbados
    (UNESCO-CRESALC, 1989) Layne, Anthony;
    This study examined higher education in Barbados in terms of historical development, contemporary situation, and future prospects. It is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 traces the historical development of higher education in Barbados during the colonial period (1627-1966). Chapter 2 focuses on the structure and types of degree programmes at the Cave Hill Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI), the government and internal organization of UWI, and access to higher education. Chapter 3 contains a detailed analysis of enrolment, educational personnel, student services, material and physical resources, and financing of higher education. Chapter 4 deals with research, important innovations, and inter-institutional cooperation. Chapter 5 deals with the future of higher education in Barbados
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    National systems of higher education: Barbados
    (Pergamon Press, 1992) Layne, Anthony; Clarke, Burlon
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    Research on Access to Education and Educational Achievement in Barbados: A Review
    (Institute of Social Economic Research, The University of the West Indies,, Mona Campus, 1989-04) Layne, Anthony
    This paper reviews the research that has been carried out in Barbados on access to education and educational achievement.
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    Sociological issues in the preparation of Caribbean educational administrators
    (Jan-Apr., 1985) Layne, Anthony;
    This paper examines two fundamental and related issues in the preparation of educational administrators in the developing countries of the Commonwealth, especially the countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean: Educational administration and regional development, and Educational administration and the unequal distribution of power. The first section of the paper covers conventional definitions of development, including the widely held notion that only the non-industrialized countries should be classified as "developing." The second section describes regional training programmes for educational administrators, which have been carried out in the Commonwealth Caribbean by international organizations, with the backing of the regional governments. The third section provides an insight into the socio-political environment in which educational administrators in the countries under study have had to operate. It is concluded that educational administrators in these countries need to come to an explicit recognition of the fact that education and politics do mix, and must strive to build up their political skills if they are serious about increasing the contribution of education to development
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    Sociological issues in the preparation of educational administrators in developing areas with special reference to the Caribbean
    Layne, Anthony;
    This paper examines two fundamental and related issues in the preparation of educational administrators in developing nations, and particularly in the Commonwealth Caribbean, namely, educational administration's relationship to regional development and its relationship to the unequal distribution of power. The first section of the paper questions conventional definitions of development, including the notion that only non-industrialized countries should be classified as "developing." The second section describes regional training programmes for educational administrators that have been carried out in the Caribbean by international organizations. These organizations include the Commonwealth Secretariat, UNESCO's Caribbean Network for Education Innovation for Development, and the United States Agency for International Development (the latter two working in collaboration with each other and The University of the West Indies (UWI)). The third section of the paper discusses the socio-political environment in which educational administrators in the Caribbean have had to operate. It is concluded that these administrators need to recognize clearly that education and politics do mix, and that they must strive to build up their political skills if they are serious about increasing the contribution of education to development