Browsing by Author "Nicholson, R. M."

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    A survey of inservice training programmes for educational administrators in the Caribbean
    (CARNEID, 1985) Nicholson, R. M.;
    This survey sought to trace and assess the development of inservice programmes for educational administrators in the Caribbean during the decades of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Particular attention was paid to the objectives, methods and techniques, materials, and evaluations of the programmes, and possible emphases and methodologies were indicated
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    Report on Commonwealth/University of the West Indies Associateship Scheme of Fellowships for Teachers' College Personnel
    (School of Education, UWI, Cave Hill, 1974-09) Nicholson, R. M.
    The Commonwealth/UWI Associateship Scheme of Fellowships was introduced in 1974 in order to enable the School of Education, The University of the West Indies (UWI) to maintain and intensify its programme of professional development of teachers’ college tutors. Five tutors from teachers’ colleges in the Eastern Caribbean were attached to the School of Education for the period June 23 – September 21, 1974. They worked on specific planned professional experiences, activities, and tasks designed to develop their competencies as teacher trainers. This report of the programmes include 17 appendices, which provide details of all the activities undertaken.
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    Report on the team-teaching project in Barbados 1965-1969
    (Institute of Education, UWI, Jun. 1970) ; Nicholson, R. M.
    This is a report on the Team Teaching Project in Barbados, a four-year experimental project, financed by the Ford Foundation. The report is divided into eight chapters: In Chapter 1, Dr. Robert H. Anderson provides the rationale for the project. In Chapter 2, Dr. Bryce Perkins identifies those changes he observed taking place in the team teaching schools, and offers recommendations on the pitfalls to be avoided in any future planning for extension of the team teaching project in Barbados. Chapter 3 is a summary of the descriptive report by Mr. V. E. Matthews, which comprises an account of the activities in the spheres of inservice training, curriculum development projects, identification of changes in the instructional programme in team teaching schools, and suggested models for the expansion of team teaching in Barbados. Chapter 4 is a tabulated comparative summary of the reports of surveys made by teams of experienced observers. Chapter 5 presents a summary of the report on evaluation activities of the project by Dr. James Maraj. Chapter 6 is a paper on the costs of team teaching in Barbados, while Chapters 7 and 8 represent an effort to provide an evaluative summary of reports on the project