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2. A Storm Called Erika: Lessons from a Service-Learning, Community-Based Psychosocial Support Post Disaster Response
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Shillingford, Aldene, Williams, Nicola, and Allen, Lita
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This paper examines students' experiences as a post disaster response in the Caribbean. The examination of reports of graduate Psychology and Social Work students, a Social Work Practitioner and programme staff of the Dominica Social Welfare Division who were involved in the University of the West Indies' (UWI) Service-Learning programme, the Caribbean Internship Programme (CIP), provides critical considerations for service-learning as a model to be utilised in the future. The study revealed the following: (1) the experience of severe hazardous events has redefined the types of support needs of the Dominica Social Welfare Division. This will impact the nature of the partnership between the Division and the UWI/CIP; (2) grassroots community-based agency prompts the propensity for mutual support and regional integration; (3) pre-disaster preparation dynamics must be understood for there to be effective post disaster recovery responses; and (4) the need for greater collaboration in revising the social work programme curriculum to meet the changing needs of organisations facilitating service-learning.
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- 2020
3. Assessing the Attitudes of Dominican Primary School Teachers toward the Integration of ICT in the Classroom
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Rolle-Greenidge, Gail and Walcott, Paul
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Many teachers in developed countries have integrated the use of computers into their classrooms; however, the digital divide has limited this integration in developing countries such as those in the Caribbean. Through a combination of questionnaires and interviews, Dominican primary school teachers' attitudes toward computers; their computer-based activities; and the challenges that reduced the frequency of computer use in their classrooms; were queried. Significant differences in computer enjoyment and computer anxiety between young and mature teachers were reported. Although teachers were willing to use computers in their classrooms, challenges such as a lack of resources, limited support and insufficient training prevented more extensive use. Nevertheless, teachers were able to create tests and presentations using word processing and presentation software. This research improves the understanding of teachers' attitudes toward technology in developing countries and recommends strategies to overcome barriers to classroom technology integration.
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- 2020
4. Mobilizing Resources for Education and Improving Spending Effectiveness: Establishing Realistic Benchmarks Based on Past Trends. Policy Research Working Paper 8773
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World Bank, Al-Samarrai, Samer, Cerdan-Infantes, Pedro, and Lehe, Jonathan
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This paper looks at how countries have mobilized additional resources for education and assesses their impact on access and learning outcomes, using the World Bank's new Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling measure. The paper shows that global spending on education has risen significantly over the past two decades, although spending as a share of gross domestic product has remained relatively unchanged, at about 4.5 percent. However, global trends mask large differences across regions and country income groups. For example, low-income countries recorded the largest increases in terms of the share of GDP spent on education, but the absolute amount they devoted to education remained low compared to other countries. Economic growth has been the main driver of increases in public education spending. Yet, countries that achieved the largest and most rapid spending increases did this through a combination of increases in overall government revenues, a greater prioritization of education in the government budget as well as healthy economic growth. Increases in public education spending did not generally result in major improvements in average education outcomes. Using the available data, the paper shows that a doubling of government spending per child led to an increase in learning-adjusted years of schooling of only half a year. Preliminary findings also show that countries with lower efficiency and spending are expected to get the most from increases in spending in improved education outcomes. The paper concludes by outlining an approach that allows countries to assess their potential for increasing education funding and the expected effects on their education outcomes, based on benchmarks drawing from the data of comparable countries. It also underscores the urgent need to improve data on public education spending and education outcomes, to extend this analysis to cover a wider set of countries and increase the robustness of country-level benchmarks. [This paper is a product of the Education Global Practice.]
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- 2019
5. Mapping the Contours of Caribbean Early Childhood Education
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Escayg, Kerry-Ann and Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah
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Regional scholars in the Caribbean context have long advocated for quality early childhood education. The majority of their contributions however, focus primarily on curriculum, policy, and to a lesser extent, teaching practices. In this article, we broaden the scope of extant literature by conceptualizing a model for Caribbean early childhood education, one which draws on and supports an anti-colonial and decolonizing perspective. Specifically, we interrogate the enduring legacy of colonialism on teaching and learning practices--and illustrate how these manifest in contemporary schooling processes. Equally significant, we examine and critique underlying epistemologies that frame current regional approaches, and offer an alternative framework that accents cultural knowledges in curriculum, pedagogy and teacher education. In response, we foreground childhood decolonization as integral to the development of positive racial and cultural identity, and in such vein, offer curricula, pedagogical and institutional (i.e., teacher education) suggestions consonant with an anti-colonial and decolonizing approach to early childhood education in the English-speaking Caribbean.
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- 2018
6. How GPE Supports Teaching and Learning. Policy Brief
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Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and de Chaisemartin, Talia
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An estimated 274 million primary school children in low and middle income countries are not learning the basic foundational skills necessary to lead productive and healthy lives. The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is committed to improved and more equitable student outcomes, and has framed this as goal 1 of its strategic plan for 2016-2020. Through the GPE results framework, the partnership gives strategic attention to teaching and learning. Indicators include the improvement of learning outcomes, the quality of learning assessment systems, and the availability and distribution of trained teachers. With support from GPE implementation grants, partner developing countries are making significant investments to improve the quality of teaching and learning. Of the 54 active grants in July 2016, 93 percent invested in teacher development, 76 percent in learning materials, 67 percent in learning assessment systems, 52 percent in teacher management, 50 percent in teaching in the early grades, and 28 percent in the increase of instructional time. This policy brief examines how GPE is dedicated to dramatically increasing the number of children who are in school and learning, with particular attention to the most vulnerable. It describes GPE's efforts in education sector planning, results-based financing, collecting and measuring learning data, and support to teacher development and improved instruction, especially in early grades.
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- 2017
7. Entrepreneurship Education in the Caribbean: Learning and Teaching Tools
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Pounder, Paul A.
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This article reports on research that took place over two academic years (September 2013-April 2015). It provides a rich understanding of entrepreneurship education based on experiential knowledge and best practices from five entrepreneurship educators who have all worked as consultants to entrepreneurs, advisors to the government on entrepreneurship, and have taught entrepreneurship at the tertiary level for several years in the Caribbean. The findings illustrate that experiences, sense of purpose, reflective practice, lecturer's passion, mentoring, simulation and practice are seen to collectively offer a significant contribution to learning. Further, the findings support the view that teachers of entrepreneurship should draw upon highly developed techniques in their range of teaching methods that demonstrate aptitude for the subject matter. The participants agreed that ideally, the ultimate course goal is to support students in remembering techniques learned in an entrepreneurship class that contribute to gaining confidence in setting up their own venture and that assist with avoiding pitfalls. The purpose of the research article is to provide methodical insight that will improve the entrepreneurial orientation of students in entrepreneurship classes.
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- 2016
8. Actualizing Children's Rights through Early Childhood Care and Education: A Focus on the Caribbean
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Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah, Burns, Sheron, and Abdul-Majied, Sabeerah
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The vast majority of the islands in the Anglophone Caribbean ratified the Convention of the Rights of the Child shortly after its adoption by the United Nations in 1989. In this piece, we examine how the articulation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean has shaped early childhood care and education. We note that though significant strides have been made, approximately 30 years after the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, many Anglo-Caribbean islands continue to struggle to fulsomely ensure children's access to all their fundamental rights. This conceptual article presents a historical overview of the implementation of specific Articles of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean. How these Articles have shaped the policies and practices guiding early education across the region is also explored. We conclude that though much has been achieved, as a region, more progress is needed to ensure that all children have equal opportunities to fulfil their rights.
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- 2020
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9. Human Capital and Technical Efficiency: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Caribbean Firms
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Mohan, Preeya
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Technical efficiency is the ability of a firm to produce its maximum output using a set of inputs or to minimise the use of its inputs to produce a certain level of output. When a firm is operating at its most efficient, operating costs can be minimised, profits maximised and competitiveness improved. This study investigates the role of a firm's human capital in impacting its technical efficiency. It uses the Productivity, Technology, Innovation survey (PROTEqIN) conducted for a sample of 13 Caribbean countries in 2014 and comprises 1,966 firms. To account for differences in efficiency of firms, a Stochastic Frontier Analysis is used to estimate the production function as well as technical efficiency scores. The efficiency scores are then regressed against workforce characteristics and other firm-specific control variables using a Tobit estimator with robust standard errors. The results suggest that workforce characteristics, in particular workforce composition in terms of the proportion of managers to total workforce and graduate and post-graduate education play an important role in influencing firm efficiency, perhaps more so than other firm-specific variables. Lastly, government technical assistance programmes in the Caribbean also act to improve firm technical efficiency.
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- 2020
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10. Losing the Elite: Caribbean Educational Policy Responses to the Emigration of Skilled Labor
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Brissett, Nigel O.M
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The Caribbean ranks second only to Africa as the region with the highest levels of skilled emigration, which is defined as the outward migration of people holding a bachelor's degree or extensive/equivalent experience in a given field. Based on the cost of educating their citizens, there are strong arguments supporting the view that skilled emigration comes at significant economic and social cost, especially to small island developing states of the Caribbean. This paper, therefore, explores how the emigration of skilled labor from the CARICOM Caribbean impacts education policy nationally and regionally. Drawing on data collected through questionnaires and document analysis, the research unearths four dominant educational policy responses to skilled emigration: "bonding and compulsory service at the national level; regional cooperation on the movement of skilled labor through CARICOM's Single Market and Economy (CSME); market based approaches to educating skilled professionals; and education funding policy." The paper also analyses the efficacy of each of these four policy responses and their implications. Ultimately, these policy responses coalesce to highlight the national and regional complexities of educational policy-making under globalization, and the limitations of Caribbean national and regional educational policies aimed at controlling skilled emigration in the context of globalization's market forces.
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- 2019
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11. Education in the Commonwealth: Towards and beyond the Internationally Agreed Goals
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Commonwealth Secretariat (England), Menefee, Trey, and Bray, Mark
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This report was produced for the 2012 Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers meeting in Mauritius. Its main purpose is to track the historical progress and likelihood of attainment of Education For All and education-specific Millennium Development Goals while also critically reviewing the methods used to track this progress. The analyses is presented by country, by region, and by development-level. (Contains 2 illustrations and 5 tables.) [This document was produced by the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC) at the University of Hong Kong. The report was commissioned for the 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM), held in Mauritius Aug 28-31, 2012, based around the theme "Education in the Commonwealth: Bridging the Gap As We Accelerate towards Achieving Internationally Agreed Goals."]
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- 2012
12. Setting the Table for Diversity. National Collegiate Honors Council Monograph Series
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National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC), Coleman, Lisa L., Kotinek, Jonathan D., Coleman, Lisa L., Kotinek, Jonathan D., and National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC)
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This monograph provides a cross section of policy and practice through the voices and experiences of honors faculty, staff, and students from across the nation. While far from comprehensive, this volume does pick up different strands of thinking on diversity to present a rich and complicated understanding of what diversity is, why it is important, and how it might be usefully engaged by various communities of learners. The essays provide the opportunity to explore the issues of misrepresentation and underrepresentation for African American, disabled, Latina/o, international, and first-generation college students in honors. The monograph opens with Acknowledgements, a Foreword by Jonathan D. Kotinek, and the Introduction: "Changing Our Selves, Changing the World: Setting the Table for Diversity" by Lisa L. Coleman. The monograph is then divided into five parts. Part I: Defining Diversity in Honors, contains the first essays as follows: (1) Setting the Table for Diversity (Ellen Riek and Kathryn Sheridan); (2) African American Males and Honors Programs: Why Are Enrollments So Low? What Can Be Done? (Bridal Pearson and Deborah Kohl); (3) Welcoming Einstein: Students with Disabilities in the Honors Program (Doreen Arcus); (4) Mira al Espejo: A Reflection on Serving Latina/o Honors Students in Texas (Michael R. DeLeon); and (5) International Students and the Challenges of Honors (Gergana Yaneva, John Zubizarreta, and Natalia Miteva). Part II: Diversity Challenges and Opportunities, contains the next essays: (6) African American Males in Honors Programs: Suggestions and Best Practices for Success (Esther Materón-Arum); (7) How Honors Programs Can Assist in the Transition of Gifted First-Generation and African American College Students (Lisa Brockenbrough Sanon-Jules); (8) The Dominican University Honors Program and Service Learning: Case Studies Focusing on Engaged Learning and Social Responsibility in Diverse Communities (Jayati Ghosh, Julia van der Ryn, Rizza Alcaria, Asta Haman-Dicko, Alma Delia Martinez Torres, and Peter Hoang); (9) A Place for Diversity: Experiential Projects in Honors Curricula (Marcella L. McCoy); (10) A Scientific Perspective on Diversity: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Discussions of Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Class (Bridget M. Newell and Bonnie K. Baxter); (11) Nonviolent Ways to Win the War on Terror: A Student's Reflection on Study Abroad Placed into the Institutional Context of the UNF Honors Program (Kelly Heber, Ronald A. Lukens-Bull, and Charles R. Paulson); and (12) Psyche as Text: Diversity Issues and First-Year Honors Composition (Lisa L. Coleman). Part III: The Call for Transformative Diversity, completes the essays as follows: (13) Passing for Black: White Privilege and Black Identity Formation (Jonathan D. Kotinek); and (14) The Problem with Diversity: Moving Past the Numbers (Finnie D. Coleman). Part IV contains the following appendices: (1) Collected Statements on Diversity from NCHC Member Institutions; and (2) Structural Diversity Survey of NCHC Member Institutions. Part V presents the Contributor List. (Individual chapters contain references and appendices.)
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- 2010
13. Achieving Quality in Early Childhood Education in the Eastern Caribbean Depends on Teacher Preparation
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Burns, Sheron C.
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Teachers' knowledge and use of developmentally appropriate strategies are vital for creating the enabling early learning environments that foster the development of the ideal Caribbean Community (CARICOM) citizen who is ready to face the challenges of living in the twenty-first century. Early childhood education in the Eastern Caribbean refers to pre-primary education [EDMU-OECS. (2012). The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Education Sector Strategy 2012-2021, Retrieved July 5, 2015, from http://www.oecs.org/edmu-resources/oecs-education-strategy; EDMU-OECS. (2014). "OECS education statistical digest" 2012/2013]. Thus five to seven year old children, during the first three years at the primary education level, are being denied their rights to developmentally appropriate learning since their teachers are seldom trained in early childhood philosophy. Teacher competence is needed to 'get things to happen on the ground level' [Fullan, M. (1996). Professional culture and educational change. "School Psychology Review," 25(4), 496-500, p. 496]. Thus, Quality Early Childhood Education in the Eastern Caribbean can be achieved if teachers of young children have knowledge of early childhood pedagogy.
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- 2018
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14. Early Childhood in the Caribbean. Working Papers in Early Childhood Development, No. 47
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Bernard Van Leer Foundation (Netherlands) and Barrow, Christine
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This report looks at the development and socialisation of children under 5 years of age in two Caribbean countries, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica. It involved fieldwork in four very different communities as well as extensive discussion with academics and professionals. Too little is known about child socialisation in the Caribbean, and this research, the authors believe, breaks new ground. It shows that although most children are loved and cared for, the lives of many are scarred by poverty. The two countries the authors worked in are by no means the poorest in the developing world. But they both have substantial poor populations. Poor families are offered only the most basic help by the state. Child-rearing in the communities they studied remains highly traditional. Corporal punishment is common and children are often ignored, shouted at or belittled. Both countries have signed up to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and their laws and policies pay attention to it. But the day-to-day lives of children have changed little. This applies particularly to children living in poverty, with a disability or with some other form of disadvantage. But the picture is not one of unrelieved gloom. Child-rearing in the region does seem to be getting less regimented and more caring, and there is a growing realisation that the first few years of a child's life are vital to his or her social as well as intellectual and physical development. However, many of the people they met said that Caribbean communities are less supportive than in the past. This means that children are cared for increasingly by their mothers. Despite stereotypes of extended Caribbean families, many mothers are not involved in a wide network of female support. The feeling is that families are drawing in on themselves because of cultural change, including more television watching, and the fear of crime, especially from gangs of drug-fuelled young men. A bibliography is included. (Contains 1 footnote.) [This paper was written with Martin Ince.
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- 2008
15. Influences on Employment Discrimination in the Caribbean: The Case of the Marginalized Men and Wasted Women of Dominica.
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Bastick, Tony
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A study considered the global problem of employment discrimination as it is reenacted in the Caribbean. It takes Dominica as a micro-example of how factors of differential education and cultural expectation interact within the influences of changing global economic policies to disadvantage men and women across the spectrum of employment opportunities. What is important about the study is that it brings together the varied influences that construct the specific context to offer a wider perspective on how gender discrimination in employment can emerge in such a context. Using evidence from reports and statistical data, the study explored gender discrimination in employment in Dominica such as why males overwhelmingly fill the lowest status jobs, and the anomaly that Dominican females outperform males in Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) passes; yet, 4 years later, mainly males occupy the few highest status jobs. Sociocultural, legal, financial, educational, and biological evidence is considered. In particular, differential gender influences in the Dominican educational system are reported that may influence the continued underachievement of males at CXC. Government funded and nongovernmental organizations "school-to-work" initiatives are noted that could help to move successful females into high status occupations. The relevance of recent government policy statements, legal amendments, and financial measures are also considered and statistical findings on Dominican gender disparities in achievement and occupational standings are compared with similar findings for African-Americans. Evidence is also presented pointing to biases in previous reporting and evaluation of these regional and international gender issues. (Contains 5 figures, 14 tables, and 35 references.) (Author/BT)
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- 2001
16. Language Socialization in a Multilingual Creole Setting: Changing Practices and Ideologies in Dominica, W.I.
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Paugh, Amy L.
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A study examined language socialization in Dominica (West Indies), focusing on the use of a French-based creole, Patwa, in a situation of linguistic and social change. Despite claims that Patwa is integral to Dominican identity, rural caregivers choose to speak English to language-learning children, contributing to rapid attrition of Patwa. However, Patwa is still valued for intimate conversation among family and friends. Within this context are examined patterns of children's use of one Patwa affective marker within English speech, the imperative "ga," a short form of the Patwa verb "gade,""to look at." The ethnographic study of six children, aged 2-4 years, was carried out over 12 months in a rural village. Results indicate that while adults use "ga" almost strictly within Patwa utterances as an imperative or interjection to direct the attention of others to something in particular, children's use of "ga" is pervasively, although not randomly, used. Its use follows the same syntactic constraints as that of adults, but is used for impact and rhetorical force, to introduce new information, indicate a topic shift, or call attention to something or someone. It is used more often in play with peers and siblings than with adults. (MSE)
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- 1999
17. Lessons from CXC for Caribbean Higher Education Institutions
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Griffith, Stafford Alexander
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show how higher education institutions in the Caribbean may benefit from the quality assurance measures implemented by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses an outcomes model of quality assurance to analyse the measures implemented by the CXC to assure quality in its examinations. It considers how higher education institutions in the Caribbean can benefit from the approach to quality assurance used by that organization. Findings: The paper suggests that there are several ways in which the quality assurance in higher education institutions may be improved by using an outcomes model which focuses on the centrality of the student experience by learning from the experiences of the CXC. Research limitations/implications: The research uses a methodology of theoretical analysis, that is the selection and discussion of theoretical material and descriptive material, in a particular context, and considers their applicability for improving practice, in this case, in higher education institutions in the Caribbean. It therefore does not engage the collection and analysis of quantitative or qualitative data. Practical implications: The paper suggests that quality assurance practices of higher education institutions in the Caribbean should take into account the lessons that may be learned from the quality assurance measures implemented by the CXC. Originality/value: The paper calls attention to the need for higher education institutions to make the shift away from a purely institutional approach to quality assurance by adopting a more student-centred approach.
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- 2017
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18. Plan To Reduce the Vulnerability of School Buildings to Natural Disasters: Dominica.
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Organization of American States, Washington, DC. and Agency for International Development (IDCA), Washington, DC.
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A workshop report provides the structure and content of a school building vulnerability reduction plan for schools in Dominica, determines roles and interactions between school stakeholders, and designs a natural hazard vulnerability reduction program. It provides a profile of the current stock of school buildings in Dominica while also addressing the issues of design, construction, reconstruction after destruction, retrofitting, rehabilitation, and other school building concerns. It also outlines the process involved in school construction to identify responsibilities at various levels of the process and examines issues of design and construction criteria, site selection, financing, and level of community involvement. Issues are highlighted pertaining to levels of preparedness at the national level and the participation of key stakeholders in disaster management activities. Existing plans and strategies and the roles of teachers and students in disaster management are also addressed. The plan concludes with recommendations. An appendix includes an overview of government schools in Dominica. (GR)
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- 1998
19. Vulnerability Assessment of Selected Buildings Designated as Shelters: Dominica.
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Agency for International Development (IDCA), Washington, DC., Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd., and Organization of American States, Washington, DC.
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Educational facilities in the Caribbean often serve roles as shelters during natural hazards, but they often sustain as much damage as other buildings. This study investigated the physical vulnerability of schools located on Dominica to wind forces, torrential rain, and seismic forces in order to provide relevant local agencies with some of the input required for selection of properties for Caribbean Development Bank funding. Information tables list each school, its description and vulnerable areas, and its vulnerability ratings for wind, torrential rains, and seismic forces. Additional tables list each school followed by recommendations for improvements in order to upgrade the structure against natural hazards. Appendices provide commentary on the vulnerability of buildings to water ingress from torrential rain; and a summary of wind, rain, and seismic vulnerabilities of roof and wall envelopes. A sample of the survey instrument concludes the report. (Contains eight references.) (GR)
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- 1998
20. Dominica.
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Barrie, Francois
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Dominica is the largest and least densely populated of the islands of the Organization of Easter Caribbean States. This paper provides a socioeconomic overview of Dominica and highlights the nation's efforts to comply with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The paper provides data on population, sex ratio, migration patterns, population density, ethnic groups, agriculture, informal employment, and poverty. The paper goes on to highlight activities being undertaken to support the CRC, which Dominica ratified in March, 1991, including the World Bank-sponsored Basic Education Reform Project. This project will construct new secondary schools and rehabilitate many primary schools. The paper also notes that the new Dominica Education Act being considered by parliament addresses the rights of children. (MDM)
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- 1996
21. Your School Library: How It Works and How To Keep It Working. Series of Caribbean Volunteer Publications, No. 15.
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Voluntary Services Overseas, Castries (St. Lucia).
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The school library exists to support the educational work of a school in three main ways: by providing the opportunity for children to be taught and learn for themselves research and independent learning skills; by exposing children to a broad range of literature in order to promote reading for pleasure and to produce children who want to read; and by encouraging the idea that libraries are positive, useful, and interesting places, thus developing a habit of using libraries that will remain into adulthood. The school library must be recognized as an essential part of the school and play a central role in the teaching program and daily life of the school. The importance placed on the school library will be reflected in the way that it is organized and maintained on a day to day basis. This guide helps school librarians to carry out the necessary tasks essential for maintaining an organized, and thus effective, library in the school. The guide is divided in three sections: (1) "Book Stock"--fiction, non-fiction, and stock selection; (2) "Management and Administration"--controlling borrowing, supervision of the library, delegating tasks, and routine jobs checklist; and (3) "Keeping up Appearances"--20 ideas for keeping the library working as effectively as possible and keeping it looking attractive, interesting, and exciting. (SWC)
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- 1994
22. Promoting Reading and Library Use in Your School: A Resource Pack. Series of Caribbean Volunteer Publications, No. 13.
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Voluntary Services Overseas, Castries (St. Lucia).
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This resource guide contains worksheets and ideas that can be used to promote reading and library use in a school library setting. The pack provides a framework around which a program of library and information skills training can be built, and suggests activities for reinforcing the lessons learned at each stage of the process. Many of the activities are designed to build confidence, familiarity, and enthusiasm in the use of the library and its resources. The guide is divided into three sections: (1) "Learning To Use the Library: Library Skills"--what is a library, what is the difference between fiction and non-fiction, how are books arranged on shelves, and how to take care of books; (2) "Making the Most of Books: Information Skills"--how to extract the right information from books once they have been located in the library; and (3) "Enjoying Reading"--suggestions for encouraging children to enjoy books and reading. (SWC)
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- 1994
23. State of the Modern Information Professional, 1992-1993. An International View of the State of the Information Professional and the Information Profession in 1992-1993. FID Occasional Paper 4.
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International Federation for Information and Documentation, The Hague (Netherlands). and International Federation for Information and Documentation, The Hague (Netherlands).
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The following 14 papers are provided: (1) "Perfil del profesional de la informacion en Venezuela" with a synopsis in English: "Profile of the Information Professional in Venezuela" (A. D. Anton and M. S. de Arenas); (2) "The Modern Information Professional in the Caribbean Setting" (D. Douglas); (3) "Development of Information Professionals and Paraprofessionals in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, with Special Reference to the Commonwealth of Dominica" (S. Evan-Wong); (4) "To Experience a Connection; In Search of a New Information Professional for Latin America" (I. Paez-Urdaneta); (5) "Information Intrapreneuring and Entrepreneuring" (A. S. Warner); (6) "The Information Professional in Denmark" (J. Christensen); (7) "The Great Variety of Roles and Careers for Modern Information Professionals in Finland: A Review of the Current Situation and Signs of Change" (M. Karivalo and R. Launo); (8) "Information Policy in New Circumstances in the Region of Central and Eastern Europe, with Special Regard to Hungary" (G. Rozsa); (9) "Education and Training as a Key to Professional Success" (E. Simon); (10) "Darwinism Extremis: Evolution for Survival: A New Breed of Information Professionals for the 21st Century" (L. R. Baker); (11) "Information Professionals in Malaysia: Roles, Careers, and Development" (R. A. Yaacob and L. bin Hashim); (12) "Information Professional: Agent of Cultural Preservation and Promotion in Africa" (M. N. Lelo); (13) "Roles, Careers and Prospects for Tomorrow's Information Professional in French Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa" synopsis of"Roles, Carrieres et Perspectives du Professionnel de l'Information de Demain en Afrique Subsaharienne Francophone" (O. Sagna); and (14) "The Changing Information Society: Changing the Information Professional" (M. Hill). Author biographical sketches are included. (Contains 153 references.) (SLD)
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- 1992
24. OCOD-CTTP Test Evaluation Report.
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Organization for Cooperation in Overseas Development, (St. Lucia). and Shorey, Leonard
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Tests in social studies and integrated science given in Saint Vincent, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica were analyzed by the Organization for Co-operation in Overseas Development (OCOD) Comprehensive Teacher Training Program (CTTP) for discrimination, difficulty, and reliability, as well as other characteristics. There were 767 examinees for the Social Studies test. Scores were placed in descending order, and high (top 27%) and low (bottom 27%) were separated to extract 414 selectees. Difficulty indices and indices of discrimination were calculated, and reliability was evaluated. Analysis indicated that although the test had some good qualities, it also had a number of weaknesses that should be improved. Four modules of the Integrated Science Test were studied by splitting the test group into halves and comparing the performance of the halves. Samples of 48, 18, 8, and 18 students were used (samples rounded to an even number). Findings indicated that three of the modules were not satisfactory in their present forms, but that, although Module 4, with a reliability coefficient of 0.60, could be improved, it performed well above the other tests of the series. Five appendixes are detailed tables of results. (Contains 17 text tables and 3 references.) (SLD)
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- 1991
25. A Method for Measuring Fishing Effort by Small-Scale Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Fishers from the Commonwealth of Dominica
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Alvard, Michael, McGaffey, Ethan, and Carlson, David
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We used global positioning system (GPS) technology and tracking analysis to measure fishing effort by marine, small-scale, fish aggregating device (FAD) fishers of the Commonwealth of Dominica. FADs are human-made structures designed to float on the surface of the water and attract fish. They are also prone to common pool resource problems. To identify free riders with respect to specific FADs, we need to compare the cost expended for FAD construction versus the benefit fishers extract from their use of the FADs. From August to December 2012, we placed GPS devices on a sample of fishing trips to track movement and measure variation in fishers' fishing efforts at a set of seven FADs off the Atlantic east coast of central Dominica. The method produces high-resolution data to determine how much time different fishers use different FADs.
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- 2015
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26. Governance, Management and Accountability: The Experience of the School System in the English-Speaking Caribbean Countries
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Hutton, Disraeli M.
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This paper seeks to explore the implementation of three of the critical elements required to improve performance in the education system: governance, accountability and management. The paper examines the education reform processes conducted by five Caribbean countries: Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Belize, Trinidad and Tobago, along with those represented by the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. The individual countries along with the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States have all embraced and implemented at some level the elements of governance, accountability and management as a part of their strategic planning arrangements between 1990 and 2010. The review shows that clear efforts were made by these countries to address the issue of governance, accountability and management although with varying levels of success. The most notable achievement was that the democratization and decentralization of the education process in these countries seemed to be a central strategy being used to strengthen governance, management and accountability. However, the implementation needs to be deepened so that stakeholders, especially at the school level, can have a greater say and make a more worthwhile and meaningful contribution to the process.
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- 2015
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27. Children, Learning and Chronic Natural Disasters: How Does the Government of Dominica Address Education during Low-Intensity Hurricanes?
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Serrant, Ted Donaldson
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By the time today's Grade K students graduate high school in the Commonwealth of Dominica, they will have experienced five major and many low-intensity hurricanes (LIH). Between August and November each year, each hurricane, major or low-intensity, represents a major threat to their safety and schooling. This mixed-method case study investigated how the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GOCD) addressed education during low-intensity hurricanes. I identified and discussed government's assertions, actions and consequences associated with education and LIH. I reviewed ten official documents to identify government's policies and assertions about education and LIH. I interviewed nine key senior or elite officers in the Ministries of Finance, Public Works and Education responsible for handling low-intensity hurricanes to identify their perspectives and actions. I also interviewed ten school principals who experienced Hurricane Dean in 2007 and Hurricane Ophelia in 2011 on their experiences and perspectives. Finally, I inspected ten school buildings to assess the extent to which repairs adhered to building codes and standards as mitigation strategy for LIH. Theoretically, this study proposed an adaptive developmental approach as an anticipatory approach that sustainably incorporates LIH into educational development, planning and operations. Results of this study indicated that government and its agencies adopted a response-recovery approach based on the perception of disasters as "Acts of God" and insufficient local funds to address them. This resulted in proposed externally-based funding strategies that have not been implemented since announced in 2006. There appears to be the desire to shift to anticipatory mitigation-risk reduction approaches rather than the present response-recovery approach. This would have to be articulated in language that is binding. Institutional and administrative frameworks for addressing low-intensity hurricanes and education were described as not meeting their mission and objectives. The result was a set of administrative failures that cascaded from the national to the ministerial level and onto schools putting children at risk as LIH events unfolded. Principals were left mostly on their own without the appropriate training, support and working communication links to address LIH; unable to safely evacuate students in the case of Hurricane Ophelia. The Ministry of education must become a lead agency in LIH management. The Ministry of Education needs to put in place policies, institutional and financial frameworks for managing education during LIH. This should include LIH professional development for teachers, principals and elite officers; development of school disaster plans; the conduct of regular disaster drills and exercises at schools, and rescheduling lost instruction days. Finally, LIH as chronic events must be incorporated into the plans, budget and operations of the Ministry of Education using the adaptive developmental approach. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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- 2013
28. Distance Learner Ecologies of the University of the West Indies Open Campus Program
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Beaubrun, Elizabeth
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This research project examined the learner ecologies of University of the West Indies (UWI) distance learning program participants in two countries within the regional university's network: Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda. The descriptive study focused on a period of transition from dual-mode delivery (teleconference and in-person tutorial sessions, alongside print material for independent study) to online course delivery. The purpose of the study was to understand the factors impacting the learner ecologies of a particular distance learning program, and extrapolate from these findings to develop an understanding of distance learner ecologies in the Eastern Caribbean, or economically developing countries in general. Based on factors that the respondents identified as most challenging within their ecologies, the study explored different manifestations of time (in terms of life cycle, the concept of time as a social construct, and in relation to the way time is experienced in the learning environment); space (physical space, social constructs of space, and the concept of social distance); and resources (academic resources, funding, and "human resources" within the learning community). [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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- 2012
29. The Lived Experience of Nursing Students Who Study Abroad: A Qualitative Inquiry
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Edmonds, Michelle Lynn
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Nurse Researchers need to explore study abroad programs and identify their impact on the development of cultural competence and global perspectives in nursing students. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of nursing students who study abroad and to identify benefits and impediments that may be used to spawn future research and shape existing and future study abroad programs. The research question for this phenomenological study was "What is the lived experience of nursing students who study abroad?" A purposive sample of nursing students was obtained and included participants who completed an elective study abroad nursing course to either England or Dominica between 2006 and 2008. Data collection was obtained from two sources: semi-structured interviews and written reflective travel journals. Four themes became evident as a result of becoming immersed in students' written and spoken words. Those themes were "recognizing, encountering, adapting, and mastering." Findings from this study suggest that there are vast benefits of study abroad programs for nursing students including, but not limited to, increased personal growth, awareness of diverse cultures, adapting despite an unfamiliar environment, and increased self-efficacy. These findings have strong implications for nursing education, practice, and research.
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- 2010
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30. Lessons from the Commonwealth of Dominica
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Ashwin, Joy
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As part of a Teachers' International Professional Development (TIPD) group, ten primary science teachers, including Advanced Skills Teachers (ASTs), local authority consultants and science coordinators, representing seven schools in Islington, London, were invited to visit the island of Dominica in the Caribbean. The aim of the trip was to: (1) develop expertise about the rainforest in order to improve resources and lesson plans for colleagues; (2) understand the place in the wider community and the world through developing links with host schools; (3) understand how teachers challenged the pupils to consider their role in protecting and developing their environment; and (4) discover how "learning outside the classroom" impacted on the children's learning. In this article, the author shares some of the inspirational ideas gained in a unique environment and considers how these ideas could be applied with an inner-city primary science class. (Contains 4 figures.)
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- 2010
31. Developing Food-Based Dietary Guidelines to Promote Healthy Diets and Lifestyles in the Eastern Caribbean
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Albert, Janice L., Samuda, Pauline M., Molina, Veronika, Regis, Theresa Marietta, Severin, Merlyn, Finlay, Betty, and Prevost, Jacqueline Lancaster
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Obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes are becoming leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the Eastern Caribbean countries of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica. To promote healthful diets and lifestyles and encourage behavioral changes, Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG) were developed for the general population in each of these countries. This paper reports on the comprehensive process of developing the guidelines through consensus building among stakeholders, technical assessments and priority setting, and use of qualitative methods to field test messages to ensure public understanding and motivation. Nutritionists in each country received training and support from the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Pan American Health Organization's nutritionists.
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- 2007
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32. Evolution and Ontogeny of Stress Response to Social Challenges in the Human Child
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Flinn, Mark V.
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The stress response systems of the human child are highly sensitive to social challenges. Because stress hormones can have negative developmental and health consequences, this presents an evolutionary paradox: Why would natural selection have favored mechanisms that elevate stress hormone levels in response to psychosocial stimuli? Two complementary hypotheses are considered: (a) maladaptation to the novelty of chronic stress in social environments, and (b) adaptive neural reorganization that facilitates the ontogeny of social competencies. Data on salivary cortisol, morbidity, and social environment from an 18 year study of child health in a rural community on the island of Dominica are examined from the perspective of these alternative hypotheses. Results indicate that difficult family environments and traumatic events are associated with elevated cortisol levels and higher morbidity. The long-term effects of traumatic early experiences on cortisol profiles are complex and indicate domain-specific effects, with normal recovery from physical stressors, but heightened response to negative-affect social challenges.
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- 2006
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33. Development and Strengthening of Agricultural Education in Commonwealth of Dominica. A Report.
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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. and Meaders, O. Donald
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A study examined existing agricultural education programs in Dominica and made recommendations for needed improvements. Data for the evaluation were obtained from numerous documents and publications, field trips, and discussions with key officials in various ministries and institutions, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Clifton Dupigny Community College and various secondary schools throughout the country, a farm, a market, and the La Plaine French Technical Cooperation Project. The existing agricultural education programs in the Commonwealth of Dominica should be strengthened inasmuch as they are needed as part of the country's human resource development to achieve improved agricultural productivity and improved rural living. The Ministry of Education should continue to bear the primary responsibility for administration of agricultural education in the country; moreover, the Ministry of Education should strengthen the supportive services and cooperation that it provides in the delivery and supervision of agricultural education. Included among the areas in which improvements are particularly needed are the following: staff development, curriculum and instructional development, improvement of facilities and equipment, establishment and assistance of pilot school programs, and establishment of a network for communication and exchange among educators within Dominica and from other Caribbean islands. (Appendixes to this report include a listing of documents reviewed by the researcher, data on present staffing and conclusions based on a previous study of agricultural colleges in the country.) (MN)
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- 1985
34. The Emergence of Community, State, and National Colleges in the OECS Member Countries: An Institutional Analysis. ISER (EC) Monograph Series No. 2
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University of the West Indies, Cave Hill (Barbados). Inst. of Social and Economic Research., Peters, Bevis F., Peters, Bevis F., and University of the West Indies, Cave Hill (Barbados). Inst. of Social and Economic Research.
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This monograph describes and analyzes recent developments in national tertiary education institutions in the seven countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS): Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Monserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Following prefatory materials, chapter 1 asks if tertiary education in the OECS sub-region will reach its full potential, and how can it help human resource development in the area. Chapter 2 provides background information on OECS countries and systems of education. Chapter 3 describes the development of tertiary education in the OECS since the late 1970s. Chapter 4 discusses the movement towards political independence by OECS countries in the 1970s and 1980s. Chapter 5 reviews the distinguishing features of community colleges throughout the world, while chapter 6 describes the essential characteristics of OECS tertiary education institutions. Chapter 7 examines the supporting conditions for the development of these institutions. Chapter 8 describes a policy and planning framework for future development. Chapter 9 discusses leadership, staffing, community relations, curriculum, and inter-institutional planning concerns. Finally, chapter 10 concludes with a review of future prospects. (YKH)
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- 1993
35. Banana Gold: Problem or Solution?
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Joseph, Garnet
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Since 1955, the British banana industry has dominated the lives of the Caribs and other peoples in Dominica. Banana growing supplants other economic activities, including local food production; toxic chemicals and fertilizers pollute the land; community is dwindling; suicide is common; and child labor diminishes school attendance. (SV)
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- 1992
36. Initiative in Support of the International Year of Peace through the Associated School Project.
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Furger, Beat
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This section describes the special activities undertaken by seven countries to commemorate the International Year of Peace. (JDH)
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- 1986
37. Food and Nutrition: The Most Basic Need of All.
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United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. and Black, Maggie
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Food and nutrition are the theme topics of this issue of UNICEF News. Giving special attention to Haiti and Zimbabwe, the first article inquires into reasons why agricultural, health, and nutrition programs have not eradicated malnutrition. Subsequent articles center on (1) facts concerning food and nutrition; (2) the diet of people living in a mountainous part of Swaziland; (3) agricultural, social, and dietary characteristics of a family residing in Thor, a village in Senegal; (4) what one nutrition surveillance program in Uganda could and could not accomplish; (5) aspects of life in Chil Won Li village in South Korea; (6) fish farming by farmers in the Central African Republic; (7) the Ilaw ng Buhay, a movement in the Philippines to counter child malnutrition; (8) the effectiveness of nutrition rehabilitation units and family life training centers in Kenya; (9) the role of Islamic religious leaders in Indonesia in promoting good nutrition; (10) the role of village health workers in combating child malnutrition in rural Thailand; (11) a drive to promote good nutrition on the Caribbean island of Dominica; (12) impressions of the war in Lebanon; (13) development education in Australia; and (14) an update of UNICEF activities. (RH)
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- 1982
38. Educational Deficits in the Caribbean. Atlas Series No. 2. Collection of Monographs and Studies of Education.
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Organization of American States, Washington, DC. Dept. of Educational Affairs.
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This atlas supplies data on the educational situation of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Santa Lucia, Dominican Republic, Surinam, and Trinidad and Tobago. Chapter 1 shows a global panorama consolidated at the regional level of the illiteracy problem for the population from ten years of age and over and of the groups without instruction from five to fourteen years of age. The second chapter provides information on the same problems by country. Content consists of (1) maps of geographic location representing the magnitude of the illiteracy problem and the groups without instruction for each country in the Caribbean and for each country at the geographic unit level, (2) statistical tables with absolute and relative figures of the two large problems--illiteracy and groups without instruction--shown at the regional and country levels and by country with distribution by departments, provinces, areas, or districts. An annex recapitulates the first atlas which included information on the rest of the member nations of the Organization of American States regarding both problems of illiteracy and of groups without instruction. (The introductory narrative and most other materials are in both English and Spanish.) (YLB)
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- 1979
39. Dominican English Creole Phonology: An Initial Sketch.
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Amastae, Jon
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Presents an initial sketch of the phonology of the English spoken on Dominica, West Indies, and argues that this English is not merely an "interference phenomenon" but a true Creole. (AM)
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- 1979
40. Syndicates and Stowaways.
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Poleon, Stephen
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STOWAWAYS , *HYPOTHERMIA , *MARITIME law - Published
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41. Magmatic and rare Eocene to Precambrian xenocrystic zircons in Dominica reveal discrete crystallization episodes and multiple sediment sources.
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Frey, Holli M., Manon, Matthew R. F., Kittross, Sarah, Pope, Mollie D., and Brehm, Sarah K.
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ZIRCON , *EOCENE Epoch , *PRECAMBRIAN , *TERRIGENOUS sediments , *ISLAND arcs , *PROVENANCE (Geology) - Abstract
The effects of sediment contribution to the Lesser Antilles island arc have been well explored with whole-rock trace-element chemistry and isotopic studies. To better understand the source of these sediments, we analyzed >400 zircons for U-Pb ages and trace-element chemistry in eight andesiticdacitic ignimbrites and lavas younger than 100 ka from the island of Dominica in the central Lesser Antilles arc. The overwhelming majority of the zircons analyzed were magmatic in origin, with U-Pb ages younger than 10 Ma, but predominantly younger than 300 ka. Zircon trace-element chemistry is consistent with derivation from an oceanicisland arc, and positive eHf(t) values (+5 to +15) support a juvenile depleted mantle source. Rare Precambrian to Eocene xenocrystic zircons (36) were also found in the Dominican volcanics and record sediment dispersal from several different terranes as the Caribbean plate migrated eastward along the northern margin of South America. Although some previous detrital zircon studies in the region suggested zircons younger than 100 Ma were derived from the Great Arc of the Caribbean, the younger Dominican zircon xenocrysts (300-50 Ma) have elevated Th/Yb and U/Yb, as well as variable positive/negative eHf(t) values, inconsistent with an oceanic arc origin. These zircons in Dominica were most likely derived from the Eastern and Central Cordillera of the Andes, which experienced a flare-up in magmatism ca. 65-45 Ma. As the Great Arc of the Caribbean traversed along the South American margin, terrigenous sediments transported via river systems and turbidites accumulated in the forearc basin. Older zircons (1800-300 Ma) have a slightly different chemistry and equivocal source(s), including the Andes, northern Venezuelan coastal ranges, and/or the Guyana Shield. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. The lived experiences and perceptions of middle-aged adults in Dominica who have survived severe storms--a qualitative exploration.
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LeBlanc, Josie-Ann, Jones, Waneisha, and Harewood, Heather
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SEVERE storms ,MIDDLE-aged persons ,EMERGENCY management ,STORMS ,COMMUNITY involvement ,THYROID crisis ,SOCIAL anxiety ,SELF-help techniques - Abstract
Introduction: The Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has experienced diverse negative effects from the North Atlantic hurricane season, including deadly storms like Hurricane Maria in 2017. Vulnerability is increased by geographic location, small island developing state (SIDS) status, and ecosystem characteristics. A variety of negative health effects including stress and anxiety are caused by powerful storms. The perspectives of middle-aged (the "sandwich generation") survivors in this post-storm milieu are understudied. Methods: This phenomenological qualitative study describes the perceptions of middle-aged (35-55 years) Dominicans, purposively recruited with gatekeeper assistance from communities stratified according to four natural hazard vulnerability categories designated by the Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD), regarding their lived experiences in the context of severe storms. Data was collected between June and August 2022, using primarily Zoom-based semi-structured, individual interviews (12 of 13), guided by the principles of saturation and maximum variation. Verbatim interview transcripts were thematically analyzed with constant comparison using an ATLAS.ti-supported hybrid deductive-inductive coding frame. Reflexivity and contact summary sheets were used to minimize bias. Results: Ten women and three men from diverse CREAD vulnerability and sociodemographic backgrounds were recruited. Data condensation yielded three organizing themes: (i) "The diverse health effects of severe storms", (ii) "Response to and recovery from severe storms", and (iii) "Preparedness and precaution for severe storms". These themes encapsulated the health impacts of severe storms on Dominicans and elucidated the role of facilitating and barricading resilience factors. Discussion: Severe storms produced direct and indirect mental, social, and physical health impacts on middle-aged Dominicans, including anxiety and burnout. Participants used faith-based, tangible community-based support, and emotional mechanisms to cope with and demonstrate resilience. Better risk communication and early warning systems would improve population readiness. Persistent dispirited attitudes toward storm preparedness among some participants suggest the need for targeted methods to enhance community involvement in disaster planning, including traditional approaches like "coup-de-main" (self-help). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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43. The Kalinago: African Cultural Exchange in Dominica’s Kwéyòl Language and Material Culture
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Honychurch, Lennox, Dalphinis, Morgan, editor, Edwards, Duane, editor, Kretzer, Michael M., editor, and Cuffy, Violet, editor
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- 2024
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44. Celebrate the Holidays at Sea with Explora Journeys
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Transportation industry ,Travel industry - Abstract
As the holiday season approaches, it's never too early to start planning your travel, especially if you're considering a festive getaway at sea. Explora Journeys, a subsidiary of the MSC [...]
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- 2024
45. Outlook for 2024-25: OECS countries are likely to strengthen CIPs
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- Dominica, Lesser Antilles
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The European Commission has periodically urged Caribbean countries to repeal existing CIPs and to ensure that robust checks are in place to mitigate the fiduciary and fraud risks inherent in [...]
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- 2024
46. Females and offspring only: Meet the ‘gam’
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- Dominica
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IN THIS ISSUE / NATURE SPERM WHALES Females and offspring only: Meet the ‘gam’ Sperm whale groups – sometimes called ‘gams’ – include only females and offspring in a communal [...]
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- 2024
47. Whale talk
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Cetacea - Abstract
FEATURES Whale talk The ocean's unique soundscape includes a vast array of distinctive whale vocalisations. Drew Rooke wonders whether we can ever truly decode the secret language of these majestic [...]
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- 2024
48. Dominica Ranks No. 1 Island in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas and No. 5 Island in the World in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2024
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Travel industry ,Health - Abstract
2024 AUG 3 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Travel + Leisure readers have once again voted Dominica (pronounced Dom-in-EEK-a) as [...]
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49. Readiness of primary care centres for a community-based intervention to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases in the Caribbean: A participatory, mixed-methods study.
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Gobin, Reeta, Thomas, Troy, Goberdhan, Sharlene, Sharma, Manoj, Nasiiro, Robert, Emmanuel, Rosana, Rambaran, Madan, McFarlane, Shelly, Elia, Christelle, Van-Veen, Davon, Govia, Ishtar, Palmer, Tiffany, Read, Ursula, Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Samuels, T. Alafia, Wilks, Rainford, and Harding, Seeromanie
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CONCEPT mapping , *ACCESS to primary care , *PRIMARY care , *NON-communicable diseases , *EPIDEMIOLOGICAL transition , *PREPAREDNESS , *PREVENTIVE medicine - Abstract
Introduction: Epidemiological transition to NCDs is a challenge for fragile health systems in the Caribbean. The Congregations Taking Action against NCDs (CONTACT) Study intervention proposes that trained health advocates (HAs) from places of worship (PoWs), supervised by nurses at nearby primary healthcare centres (PHCs), could facilitate access to primary care among vulnerable communities. Drawing on participatory and systems thinking, we explored the capacity of local PHCs in three Caribbean countries to support this intervention. Methods: Communities in Jamaica (rural, urban), Guyana (rural) and Dominica (Indigenous Kalinago Territory) were selected for CONTACT because of their differing socio-economic, cultural, religious and health system contexts. Through mixed-method concept mapping, we co-developed a list of perceived actionable priorities (possible intervention points ranked highly for feasibility and importance) with 48 policy actors, healthcare practitioners and civic society representatives. Guided in part by the concept mapping findings, we assessed the readiness of 12 purposefully selected PHCs for the intervention, using a staff questionnaire and an observation checklist to identify enablers and constrainers. Results: Concept mapping illustrated stakeholder optimism for the intervention, but revealed perceptions of inadequate primary healthcare service capacity, resources and staff training to support implementation. Readiness assessments of PHCs identified potential enablers and constrainers that were consistent with concept mapping results. Staff support was evident. Constraints included under-staffing, which could hinder supervision of HAs; and inadequate essential NCD medicines, training in NCDs and financial and policy support for embedding community interventions. Despite a history of socio-political disadvantage, the most enabling context was found in the Kalinago Territory, where ongoing community engagement activities could support joint development of programmes between churches and PHCs. Conclusion: Multi-sectoral stakeholder consultation and direct PHC assessments revealed viability of the proposed POW-PHC partnership for NCD prevention and control. However, structural and policy support will be key for implementing change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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50. The Business of Race-making in the Torrid Zone: Dr Jonathan Troup's Illustrated Diary of Dominica, 1789–90.
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Coltman, Viccy
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MEDICAL humanities , *GENEALOGY , *WOMEN'S writings , *DIARY (Literary form) , *NATURAL history , *RACE , *ETHICS , *PHILOSOPHY of history ,BRITISH West Indies - Abstract
This article focuses on the manuscript diary of a Scottish doctor, Jonathan Troup, who during a truncated fifteen-month period, from 1789 to 1790, practised medicine on the island of Dominica, part of the climatic 'torrid zone' in the British West Indies. While the relevant textual contents of his diary are already familiar to scholars of medical humanities, the analysis seeks to complement and extend these existing discussions by addressing an aspect of the illustrated and inscribed pages of Troup's diary that has not been previously discussed, namely his diurnal account of race-making. The article argues that Troup was a product of Scottish enlightenment medical training, with its blended curricula of medicine, natural history and moral philosophy. The diary in turn, is shown to be a product of the diagnostic tools of that education, which equipped practitioners with the skills to classify human diversity through careful observation in the 'colonial field'. In his diurnal sketches, Troup employs a tiered racial system or calculus of colour to differentiate between peoples of different races, based on the visual proximity of their skin to either European whiteness or shades of blackness associated with African descent. In the textual descriptions that variously accompany, envelope, elucidate and ignore the drawings, Troup's race-making schema is shown to be informed by factors other than the gradations of skin complexion, including social temper and moral temperament. Such factors are given particular prominence in his discussion of multi-racial women, making gender an innate constituent of his race-making schema. The article is framed by the concept of business, which for most professionals in the Caribbean involved more than one economic occupation. It offers a prognosis as to the significance of Troup's diary for a range of academic disciplines, historical, literary and visual, and their discreet historiographies which pertain to his imperial careering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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