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Shaping of tertiary education in the anglophone caribbean: forces, forms and functions

By: Roberts, Vivienne

Series: Commonwealth Case Studies in EducationPublisher: Commonwealth Secretariat ; London ; 2003Description: vi, 95 p; illISBN: 0-85092-732-3Subject(s): EDUCATION | HIGHER EDUCATION | UNIVERSITIES | CARIBBEAN | EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS | EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTSummary: Examines the development of tertiary education in the English-Speaking Caribbean with focus on: it's relationship with higher and post secondary education; as a level of education; forces that impinge on and shape tertiary education such as nationalism, regionalism and globalism; the changing environment; demand; policy options and societal expectations. Provides background information about the Caribbean context and describes development of early specialist institutions and new entities. Addresses planning programmes of tertiary education, access, international trends, quality assurance and explores issues to provide optimum learning and teaching environment. Identifies new approaches necessary for adoption in tertiary education and argues for insightful policy, strategic design and adaptive leadership to provide an accessible, relevant and responsive education system.

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Examines the development of tertiary education in the English-Speaking Caribbean with focus on: it's relationship with higher and post secondary education; as a level of education; forces that impinge on and shape tertiary education such as nationalism, regionalism and globalism; the changing environment; demand; policy options and societal expectations. Provides background information about the Caribbean context and describes development of early specialist institutions and new entities. Addresses planning programmes of tertiary education, access, international trends, quality assurance and explores issues to provide optimum learning and teaching environment. Identifies new approaches necessary for adoption in tertiary education and argues for insightful policy, strategic design and adaptive leadership to provide an accessible, relevant and responsive education system.

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