Description
An introductory volume in a series of publications which focus on the impact of scale on the development of national education systems in the small states of the Commonwealth.
Experienced educators and administrators from the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Africa, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific examine curriculum, training, post-secondary education, technical education, distance education, regional co-operation and aid for education in the context of the problems and challenges set by smallness of scale.
Contents
Preface to New Edition
Editorial Introduction
1. The Educational Context Colin Brock
2. Problems of Policy and Development John Rodhouse
3. The Professional Development of Educational Personnel Charles Farrugia
4. The Development of Curriculum and Materials Howard Fergus
5. Curriculum Development in Pacific Island Countries: with special reference to Tonga Konai Thaman
6. The Provision of Post-Secondary Education Kazim Bacchus
7. Technical Education Needs Suresh Munbodh
8. Distance Education Hilary Perraton and Kenneth Tsekoa
9. Educational Provision and Operation: Regional Dimensions in the South Pacific 'Ana Taufe'ulangaki
10. Regional Co-operation: a view from the University of South Pacific Prem Udagama
11. Education in the Indian Ocean and the Regional Dimension Ranjit Goordyal and Zotique Pragassen
12. Caribbean Regionalism, Education and Marginality Errol Miller
13. Multilateral Assistance to Education in the Pacific Island States: a view from UNSECO/SOPAC Peter Higginson
14. Aid for Education Rudolph Goodridge and Bevis Peters
Appendices