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    1. Querying Top-Down, Bottom-Up Implementation Guidelines: Education Policy Implementation in Jamaica

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Chunnu-Brayda,Winsome (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Jun 2012
    Published:
    Bridgetown, Barbados: Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    37(2) : 24-46
    Notes:
    This study was conducted in two Jamaican parishes: Kingston and St. Thomas. Designed as a case study, the research explores top-down and bottom-up implementation approaches, as well as political model theory. What efforts make programs succeed, and what problems make them fail? The study concludes by highlighting five major findings and suggestions for policy implementation.

    2. Universal Access to Secondary Education in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Marks,Veronica (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Jun 2009
    Published:
    Bridgetown, Barbados: Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    34(2) : 56-70
    Notes:
    In St. Vincent and the Grenadines universal secondary education, instituted by 2005, was one of the major pillars of the education revolution intended to propel social and economic advancement. A phased model of implementation was adopted. However, policy implementation required extensive support in critical areas such as physical infrastructural development, curriculum review and development, pedagogy, teacher training and the provision of resources. Implementation was fraught with challenges and the impact necessitated alternative interventions. At the same time, the process underscored the need for a holistic approach to unprecedented reform efforts if quality education is the desired goal.