Browsing by Author "Newton, Earle H."

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    A study in the administrative technique of an effective headmaster: Combermere School under Cecil Noott, 1946-61
    (1988) Newton, Earle H.;
    When the headship of Combermere School became vacant in 1946 on the retirement of the Rev. A. E. Armstrong, the Director of Education, Howard Hayden, wrote the West India Committee in London indicating that he was looking for a "man of strong character and personality who can pull together a school ... which has rather got out of hand because the present headmaster is weak and the staff young and inexperienced." This article presents an analysis of the approach used by the succeeding headmaster, Major C. Noott, to "pull the school together" and develop it. Scholars in the field of educational administration have begun to recognize the value of a practice-oriented approach that studies and analyses what head teachers do and how. Due consideration is also being given to the role head teachers play in school effectiveness, and research on effective schools and effective principals as a source of information and practice for school and administrator improvement is now accepted. This study is a contribution to these developments. Against a background from the literature on school effectiveness, the leadership of Noott, generally acclaimed a highly successful head, is assessed
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    Coeducation in secondary schools in Barbados: The perceptions of heads, teachers and students
    (Faculty of Education, UWI, Nov. 1988) Newton, Earle H.;
    This study investigated the climate of co-educational schooling in Barbados, focusing on the secondary stage. Its major objectives were to: 1) establish a good literature and local research base on co-education, 2) identify major perceived advantages and likely problems associated with co-education, and 3) articulate possible strategies for alleviating some short-term and long-term problems perceived to be associated with co-education
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    Critical issues in the preparation of Third World educational administrators
    (Jan-Apr., 1985) Newton, Earle H.;
    This paper attempts to draw attention to some of the major areas for decision making in the preparation of educational administrators in developing countries. In addition to issues such as content, theories, and timing of training, it identifies methodology and delivery of such programmes as may be devised as important. It is suggested that developing countries must be prepared to move away from traditional models and explore non-traditional approaches such as the various forms of distance teaching
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    Critical issues in the professional preparation and development of educational administrators in developing areas
    Newton, Earle H.;
    The importation into developing countries of theories and models of educational administration used in developed nations appears untenable for several reasons, according to a review of the literature in light of issues raised by T. Greenfield. The field of educational administration in developing countries remains incompletely defined, making it difficult to assess the applicability of any theories or models. To finalize a definition, developing countries must identify their national goals, determine how education can play a role in achieving those goals, and then create administrative structures and administrator training programmes that are suited to these educational ends. The qualifications for administrators must be established and programmes devised to provide appropriate training in technical, human relations, and conceptual and analytic areas. Elementary research will be required to determine the current status of programmes so that appropriate plans for change can be made
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    New directions in education in Trinidad and Tobago: Challenge and response
    (1975) Newton, Earle H.;
    The forces at work in the relatively brief history of Trinidad and Tobago are sketched in order to provide a background for the current situation. The paper then describes and analyses the new directions taken or proposed in education in light of new political, social, and economic circumstances
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    Priorities and program effectiveness in teacher education: A study of the perceptions of teachers in training and their tutors
    (1987) Newton, Earle H.;
    This study solicited the opinions of teachers in a postgraduate teacher education programme and teacher educators at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, on programme effectiveness and the importance of specific teaching skills. Eighty-two teachers and 20 faculty members participated
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    Quality in teacher education and training: The case of Barbados
    (1995) Newton, Earle H.;
    This paper analyses developments in teacher education and training in Barbados, providing a historical perspective and discussing conceptions of, and steps towards ensuring, quality. The collegial work of The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Erdiston Teachers' Training College is examined
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    School organization in a changing society
    (1975) Newton, Earle H.;
    This paper discusses the formal organization of the school in order to arrive at ways in which schools might be organized for the fuller development of children. Accepting that the key figure in school organization is the principal, who must therefore provide proper leadership, it examines some leadership styles and indicates that the participative principal is generally to be preferred. School children's perception of various aspects of school organization--rules, discipline and punishment, staff-pupil relationships--is then discussed. A humanistic organization is put forward with suggestions on its implementation
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    The secondary school headship: Perceptions, conceptions, performance and reactions of headteachers in Barbados
    (1993) Newton, Earle H.;
    This article reports on a 1984 study of seven head teachers in Barbados, which revealed that they saw their role of creating good interpersonal relationships as very important. They experienced feelings of powerlessness and ambiguity, resulting from being controlled by centralized policies and rules. These policies caused some frustration but little alienation or despair
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    Trinidadian students' perceptions of their schools
    (Jan-Apr., 1986) Newton, Earle H.;
    This article reports on the views and suggestions of Trinidadian students regarding various aspects of the administration and organization of their schools, and their suggestions for change within schools. The views expressed by these students indicate that school administrators are failing to avail themselves of a valuable asset in problem solving in school administration and organization. The paper also discusses the implications of the children's views for school administration