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2. Gender in Caribbean Development: Papers Presented at the Inaugural Seminar of the University of the West Indies, Women and Development Studies Project
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- 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.
3. The Major Project in the Field of Education in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Intergovernmental Regional Committee for the Major Project in the Field of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Meeting (3rd : 1989 Guatemala, Guatemala) (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Edited
- Publication Date:
- December, 1988
- Published:
- Santiago, Chile: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Santiago (Chile). Regional Office for Education in Latin America and Caribbean.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- ERIC Number: ED348249, 82 p, Four articles comprise this issue of the bulletin. "The Situation of Teachers in the English-Speaking Caribbean" (A. B. Alleyne) examines the position of Caribbean teachers with respect to salaries, social security, the teacher shortage, the adequacy of educational objectives and policies, preparation for the profession, and further education. "The Illiteracy in the Group of the 8: Implementation of a Program of Experiences Exchange" (Ministry of Education, Peru) proposes areas of cooperation between the eight countries of the Acapulco Agreement (Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela) in their efforts to eradicate illiteracy by the year 2000. "The State and Education in Latin America" (J. Casassus) identifies and discusses some of the issues regarding the link between education and the state in Latin America. "Towards a Mathematics Education Thinking: Contributions of Chilean Research at the Basic and Middle Levels" (P. Montero; H. Gonzalez) presents an overview of Chilean mathematics education at its basic and middle levels, and urges the development of a national thinking in the field. The final part of the bulletin contains information about the activities that the Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean has carried out in the region. (JB)