
The Revised Primary Curriculum in Jamaican Classrooms:Use and Concerns
Carmel Roofe(Author)
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published on 13. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-3-659-42669-8 (ISBN)
Description
Through the use of data collected from case studies, this book presents data on the Revised Primary Curriculum utilized in the Grade One Classrooms of two schools in Jamaica. The purpose of the study was to examine the Use and Concerns about the RPC by grade one teachers. The study was conducted through the use of the dimensions of the Concerns Based Adoption Model. The data presented in this book represents findings from an aspect of the author's PhD dissertation. Findings from 13 weeks of classroom observations of two teachers and interviews with the principals of each school are presented to provide the reader with a description of how the teachers utilized the RPC to provide experiences for their learners.
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Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-659-42669-8 (9783659426698)
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Person
Carmel Roofe is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies at the University of Technology, Jamaica. She lectures in courses such as Curriculum Development, Foundations of Education and Instructional Methods. Her research interests lie in the areas of curriculum itegration teacher preparation,and use of ICTs in teaching