Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles [Hardcover]

Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antillesprovides a contemporary survey of education development and key educational issues in the Caribbean with the contribution of academics working closely in the field. It offers a review of contemporary education policies and explores some of the problems these countries face during the process of development. The book also includes discussions of the impact of local, regional and global occurrences, including social, political and geographical events, on education systems and schooling in the region. The volume as a whole provides a comprehensive reference resource for education in the Caribbean, covering: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Saint Eustatius and Saint Maarteen), Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Series Editor's Preface,Colin Brock
Notes on Contributors
Introduction and Regional Overview: Priorities and Prospects for Education in the Caribbean,Emel Thomas (University of Northampton, UK)
1. Anguilla: The Challenges of Teacher Recruitment ,Ornette Edwards-Gumbs (Alwyn A. Richardson Primary School, Anguilla)
2. Antigua and Barbuda: The Mathematics Curriculum  A Compulsory Preparation Issue,Caron Weston (University of Nottingham, UK)
3. The Bahamas: Collaborative Alliances for Special Education Provision ,Samuel Taylor (Independent Education Consultant, USA) and Michelle Wildgoose (Bahamas Wisdom Academy, Bahamas)
4. Barbados: Modelling the Educational System,Pedro Welch (University of the West Indies, Barbados)
5. Barbados: Higher Education  Contributing to Development in the Caribbean,Sl3(