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Item A note on American doctoral dissertations on aspects of education in the Commonwealth Caribbean territories(1983) Morrissey, Mike;In an attempt to improve the teaching of geography at the sixth form level in Jamaica, a curriculum development project was launched. Its goal was the production, by practising teachers, of a range of instructional units in which topics in the Advanced Level syllabus were to be explored through the use of local case studies. This project was modelled off the British "Geography 16-19" project, and gave emphasis to the role of classroom teachers. The participants helped define the project's objectives but failed to complete the tasks agreed upon. The coordinator persevered with efforts to goad the participants into action, but eventually accepted that the project had failed to "take off." The analysis of the circumstances in which the project failed allows some pointers to be offered to educators considering similar strategies in other developing countries. These include: 1) arrange time-off for teacher participants, 2) offer tangible rewards, 3) select suitable teachers who are committed to their subject, 4) offer training in group interaction skills, and 5) limit participants to a manageable numberItem A note on InterGeo II and test results for Jamaica(1993) Morrissey, Mike;Item A survey of sixth form geography in Jamaica(School of Education, UWI, 1979) Morrissey, Mike;Item Campus trail(Department of Educational Studies, UWI, 1987) Morrissey, Mike;Item Caribbean farming game(Sep.-Oct 1983) Morrissey, Mike;This article describes a game to be used with high school seniors or college freshmen studying the geography of underdeveloped nations. The game involves role playing, decision making, computations, and analysis. It should provide a platform for discussion of the prospects and problems of farming in a developing regionItem Country preferences of school children in seven Caribbean territories(1983) Morrissey, Mike;Item Developing social studies textbooks in the smaller Caribbean territories(1987) Morrissey, Mike;Item Education statistics for Jamaica: Sources and problems(Mar. 1977) Morrissey, Mike;This article deals with problems of data collection, validity, and organization with respect to education statistics in JamaicaItem Fieldwork techniques for teachers of geography and social studies(Ministry of Education, 1975) Morrissey, Mike;Item Individual field studies in geography: A guide for teachers (1st ed.)(CXC-USAID Secondary Curriculum Development Project, 1980) Morrissey, Mike;Item Individual field studies in geography: A guide for teachers (2nd ed.)(CXC-USAID Secondary Curriculum Development Project, 1981) Morrissey, Mike;Item International preferences of a Jamaican sample(International Geographical Union Geography in Education Commission, 1980) Morrissey, Mike; Slater, FrancisItem Mapping educational disparities in the Caribbean(Jan. 1985) Morrissey, Mike;This exercise introduces students to the political entities of the Caribbean archipelago, and the spatial disparities that exist in the region in terms of access to education, an aspect of social geography. It involves the completion of four steps: 1) constructing a cartogram to represent the region; 2) computing a measure to compare access to education among countries of the region; 3) compiling a choropleth map using the cartogram as the base; and 4) analysing the differences which are portrayedItem Place recognition by Jamaican children(Padagogische Hochschule, 1984) Morrissey, Mike; Haubrich, HartwigItem Report on the implementation of the USAID-Partners of the Americas Drug Abuse Prevention and Education Pilot Project(USAID RDO/C, 1993) Morrissey, Mike;Item Report on the Phase 1A Teacher Training Programme(Ministry of Education, [198?]) Morrissey, Mike;Item Social studies and life skills curriculum(Jamaica Association for Mentally Handicapped Children, 1985) Morrissey, Mike;