Browsing by Author "Reid, L. H. E."

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    Child-rearing practices and the development of the Caribbean child
    (Bernard Van Leer Foundation, 1974) Reid, L. H. E.; Bernard Van Leer Foundation
    This paper analyses the conditions affecting child development and growth in the Caribbean region. In order to understand the behaviour of children, one must take into account the influence on child care of such factors as: alienation due to maldistribution of resources, social restiveness, lag of institutions behind social change, and population trends. The marital status, for example, "visiting relationship," common-law, or formal marriage, and the frequent changes of guardianship might impair child development. The biological system suffers from malnutrition and early weaning. Cognitive development is slowed down by authoritarianism and undue restrictions. Home and environmental variables have an observable effect on formal school achievement. Difficulties in mastering the "standard" language of the region are related to insufficient language development impaired by poor communication with the mother. The range of cultural background also has a negative effect
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    Reginald N. Murray and primary education
    (Sep. 1989) Reid, L. H. E.;
    This article pays tribute to the contribution of Reginald N. Murray to the development of primary education in the Caribbean
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    School and environmental factors in Jamaica
    (Oxford University Press, 1976) Reid, L. H. E.; Figueroa, Peter
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    The effects of family pattern, length of schooling and other environmental factors on English and basic arithmetic attainment of Jamaican primary school children
    (1964) Reid, L. H. E.;
    This study sought to investigate the effects of certain school, home, and general environmental factors on the achievement ratings of Jamaican junior school-children, and the interactions of these factors. Tests and questionnaires were used to collect data from all students completing the fourth year in a stratified sample of 10 percent of primary schools in the country. Averaged criterion scores in English and arithmetic were correlated with such school factors as size of enrolment, class size, regularity of attendance, teacher status, equipment, buildings, and accommodation. Amongst home and environmental factors considered against the criterion were nature and size of the family structure, parents' educational level, nature of the communal environment, and the economic level of the community. The results suggested that the most essential contributing factor was good home background, namely, the education of the parents' themselves and their interest in their children's education. Years of schooling and qualifications of staff did make a smaller, independent contribution, and the larger schools with good equipment provided a definite advantage