Curriculum Implementation Leadership and Equity in Education
Curriculum Struggles and Hopes in Jamaica During the Post-Independence Era
1st Edition
Published on 21. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
130 pages
978-1-032-74278-6 (ISBN)
Description
Curriculum Implementation Leadership and Equity in Education: Curriculum Struggles and Hopes in Jamaica During the Post-Independence Era takes a critical historical perspective on how curriculum is understood, tracing major national curriculum implementation efforts within primary and secondary schools in Jamaica from the 1970s to 2000s. Providing first-hand accounts of teachers implementing national curricula and supported by empirical data throughout, this volume offers a unique analysis and synthesis of curriculum implementation and showcases how curriculum implementation leadership is linked to the achievement of equity in education. A valuable resource for students, educators, and policymakers, this fascinating historical account provides a new framework and key considerations for effective curriculum implementation leadership aiming at reducing educational inequality.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
11 s/w Tabellen, 2 s/w Zeichnungen, 2 s/w Abbildungen
11 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-74278-6 (9781032742786)
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Carmel Roofe
Curriculum Implementation Leadership and Equity in Education
Curriculum Struggles and Hopes in Jamaica During the Post-Independence Era
E-Book
12/2024
1st Edition
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Carmel Roofe
Curriculum Implementation Leadership and Equity in Education
Curriculum Struggles and Hopes in Jamaica During the Post-Independence Era
E-Book
12/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
€60.99
Available for download
Carmel Roofe
Curriculum Implementation Leadership and Equity in Education
Curriculum Struggles and Hopes in Jamaica During the Post-Independence Era
Book
12/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
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Person
Carmel Roofe is a Professor of Curriculum Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Education at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
Content
1. Introduction: The education equity challenge and the role of curriculum 2. Curriculum implementation and its role in the education equity challenge in Jamaica 3. Curriculum implementation leadership and Caribbean orality 4. Curriculum change in Jamaica and the necessity for curriculum implementation leadership 5. Implementing curriculum integration and constructivism: The case of the Revised Primary Curriculum 6. Implementing curriculum integration and constructivism: The case of the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) 7. Curriculum implementation leadership to reduce education inequities References Appendices Appendix A: Teachers' questionnaire Appendix B: Interview questions Appendix C: Rank order of concerns about the RPC according to mean scores of concerns Appendix D: Functions being carried out by teachers at each Level of Use Appendix E: Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) for Curriculum Implementation Leadership