Richardson, Arthur G.2022-01-182022-01-18Mar/Apr. 1527https://hdl.handle.net/2139/52629Also published in D. C. Clarke, ed. Report of the Sixth Biennial Eastern Caribbean Standing Conference on Teacher Education, Pp. 19-36. Cave Hill: Faculty of Education, UWI, 1987This study compared the perceived teaching problems of Eastern Caribbean (EC) teachers (100 males and 232 females) randomly selected from five of the seven teacher training colleges in the Eastern Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda - 50, Grenada - 69, St. Kitts-Nevis - 45, St. Lucia - 58, St. Vincent and the Grenadines -110) with those of beginning teachers in developed countries (Veeman, 1984). The results indicated that the rank order of teaching problems of Caribbean student teachers and beginning teachers were dissimilar. Beginning teachers stressed problems with classroom discipline, assessing student work, and relationships with parents, while Caribbean student teachers stressed task-related problems--inadequate school equipment, insufficient materials and supplies, and oversized classes. Significant sex differences also emerged on the ratings of 3 of the 24 problem areas. Caribbean females perceived two of the problems as being more serious than their male counterparts. The implications of these problems for teacher education in the EC are discussedTeacher education