Browsing by Author "Williams, Gwendoline"

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    A study of the management and supervision of a vocational job-oriented adult education programme in a rural district of Trinidad and Tobago: The approach of the University of the West Indies School of Continuing Studies
    (1992) Williams, Gwendoline
    This report documents the approach and style of supervision of a university adult educator who, in seeking to meet the adult education needs of a rural community, created a model for adult education that is being disseminated to other parts of the country. It also analyses the elements of the supervisory style that contributed to its success, and identifies those aspects of the style that can be applied to other university education programmes.
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    Higher education in Trinidad and Tobago: A focus on organizational development and change
    (CREALC-UNESCO, 1985) Williams, Gwendoline; Harvey, Claudia
    This is a compendium of descriptive data on the role, structure, and functions of the major agencies of higher education in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1980s. The major focus is on The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, and the National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST).
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    Report on Conference on Educational Research in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
    (The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 1981) Gift, Edrick; Harvey, Claudia; Mark, Paula; Williams, Gwendoline
    The report contains all but two of the papers presented at the conference, and notes of the discussion following delivery of the papers. The report is organized into sections covering; 1) Research needs and problems; 2) Perspectives relevant to educational planning; 3) Approaches to research; and 4) The training of researchers, and capacity and facilities to support research. It also includes a comprehensive research agenda.
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    A survey of adult education in the Caribbean: Policy, practice, impacts and projections
    (Caribbean Regional Council for Adult Education (CARCAE), 1990-04) Harvey, Claudia; Williams, Gwendoline
    This survey analysed adult education activities in 7 member countries of the Caribbean Regional Council for Adult Education (CARCAE). This report is presented in two parts: Part 1 contains an introduction and regional analysis. The introduction provides the background, definitions and methods used in the study, while the regional analysis presents an overview of adult education in all the territories, with a discussion of the significance and implications of the study. This section also outlines some possible roles that various agencies might play in the delivery of adult education programmes in the region in light of the findings with particular reference to CARCAE. Part 2 contains the country analyses. Each country analysis presents a detailed study of adult education in the territory, providing information on the following: 1) background, 2) considerations, 3) policy; 4) analysis by sector, sub-sector and type of activity; 5) organization, management, and administration; 6) funding; 7) constraints; 8) impacts; 9) projections as outlined by adult educators in the territory; and 10) concluding comments.
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    The case method: An approach to teaching and learning in educational administration
    Williams, Gwendoline;
    This paper examines the viability of the case method as a teaching and learning strategy in instructional systems geared towards the training of personnel for the administration of various aspects of educational systems. The core argument in the presentation is that the case method (introducing problematic real world cases for mutual examination and resolution by teachers and students) provides the trainer with a real opportunity to help the learner become self-directed during the instructional process. The curricular goal of turning theory into practice is also achieved. The paper defines the case method, discusses the curricular justification for using the method in the context of educational administration, notes the method's values for the learner, considers some practical concerns from the teacher's perspective, and offers some instructional hints and examples of practice. The paper concludes that while using the method requires training, skill, and preparation by both teachers and students, it can prove very valuable under the right conditions. Appendixes compare conceptions of the curriculum, list key issues in organizational behaviour in educational settings, and present a case cited as an example in the text
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    The instructional process: The case method approach
    (Jan-Apr., 1985) Williams, Gwendoline;
    This paper examines the viability of the case method as a teaching and learning strategy in instructional systems geared towards the training of personnel for the administration of various aspects of educational systems. The core argument in the presentation is that the case method (introducing problematic real world cases for mutual examination and resolution by teachers and students) provides the trainer with a real opportunity to help the learner become self-directed during the instructional process. The curricular goal of turning theory into practice is also achieved. The paper (a) defines the case method, (b) discusses the curricular justification for using the method in the context of educational administration, (c) notes the method's values for the learner, (d) considers some practical concerns from the teacher's perspective, and (e) offers some instructional hints and examples of practice. The paper concludes that while using the method requires training, skill, and preparation by both teachers and students, it can prove very valuable under the right conditions. Appendixes compare conceptions of the curriculum, list key issues in organizational behaviour in educational settings, and present a case cited as an example in the text