This paper reports on the first stage of a research project that analyses the changing social composition of Kingston during and after the period of constitutional decolonisation (1938-1962). Here, an overview of the city's development under colonialism is presented, before assessing in greater detail the residential pattern of Kingston during the early 1940s. An index of dissimilarity and an index of social isolation are used to quantify the social and spatial segregation of racial and ethnic groups in the capital city on the eve of adult suffrage, which was achieved in 1944. The conclusion assesses the impact of this segregation on the contemporary urban landscape. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT];
"Argues that the Caribbean needs education that is not over-specialized and aimed at specific skills, but rather education that is integrated with social and cultural characteristics and values of the Caribbean. Author expounds on the value of this broader, cultural view of education, and deplores the narrower work-related view on education predominant in the region. He also points out that in the present dynamic economic conditions learning throughout life, and dealing with change, have become more necessary to ensure varied employment, but stresses that this must be accompanied by attention for arts and cultural knowledge, as well as a strengthening of the bond between education and community." (University of the West Indies, Mona Online Research Database)
Discusses the importance of education for any nation and for Cuba in particular, examining its political, pedagogical and sociological foundations, and portraying its accomplishments over the last 50 years. The principles underlying the educational policy of the Cuban government are explained, as they underpin the mission of the National Education System (NES) to carry forward educational work in the country.
Mohammed,Patricia (Editor) and Shepherd,Catherine (Editor)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
1999
Published:
Kingston, Jamaica: Canoe Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
360 p, Contents: I. WOMEN'S STUDIES: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS -- II. GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT: MODELS AND THEORIES -- III. FEMINISM: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL -- IV. DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES -- V. IDEOLOGY AND CULTURE -- VI. WOMEN'S LITERATURE AND LITERARY CRITICISM -- VII. ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY -- VIII. WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS AND WOMEN WHO ORGANIZE.
Mohammed,Patricia (Editor) and Shepherd,Catherine (Editor)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies, Women and Development Studies Project
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Inagural Seminar of the University of the West Indies, Women and Development Studies Project (1986 : Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago), 372 p, A collection of papers presented at a 2-week conference at the University of the West Indies. The conference came at a crucial time in the development of Women's Studies at the University. An official program of Women's Studies was about to be launched on the University's 3 campuses. The conference was concerned to create a program relevant to the actual needs of the Caribbean region.
