Full Description
The change process is immensely complex. It is a journey, not a blueprint. How we make that journey in the present should be informed by our experiences in the past. This book takes the reader through that journey, traversing the stages of initiation, design, development, implementation, institutionalization of curriculum innovations in schools in several Commonwealth Caribbean countries. Through an analysis of the problems experienced at the various stages the author distils broader insights into the dynamics of curriculum change which bears significance not just for the Commonwealth Caribbean but for all developing countries with similar characteristics. The author proposes ten drivers for change to guide future action and eight challenges for 'doing change differently'. As a source of information for teachers, principals, education planners and other stakeholders involved in curriculum change, this book is invaluable.
Contents
List of Tables / viii
List of Figures / ix
Acknowledgements / xi
Abbreviations and Acronyms / xiii
Introduction / 1
1. Context, Change and the Curriculum: Background to the Case Studies / 5
2. How Do We Introduce Change into Our School Systems? Contrasting Models of Change / 28
3. Implementing Curriculum Change at the Secondary Level: What Measure of Success? / 47
4. Implementing Innovations in Literacy in Caribbean Primary Schools / 68
5. Innovations in ICT: Can Technology Revolutionize Teaching and Learning? / 90
6. Using Technology in Training to Teach: Case Studies from Jamaica and Guyana / 116
7. Teachers as Agents of Change: The Ideal and the Real / 137
8. When Fidelity Implementation Fails: A Case Study in Early Childhood Education / 161
9. Lessons Learned: Drivers for Change / 176
10. "Doing Change" Differently / 205
Notes / 217
References / 223
Index 239
