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Blackman, Stacey N. J. – Prospects, 2022
The outbreak of COVID-19 worldwide has presented an unprecedented challenge for the equity-in-education agenda, especially in developing countries of the Global South (e.g., the English-speaking Caribbean). This article examines the impact school closures have had in Jamaica and Barbados, and highlights the emerging disparities the global pandemic…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, School Closing
Jules, Didacus – Prospects, 1988
Examines the question of illiteracy in the Caribbean relative to international trends in adult education. Identifies Jamaica's JAMAL literacy program and Grenada's Centre for Popular Education as the dominant influences on the development of adult education programs. Views strategic planning, as found in these programs, as a necessity for success.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Developing Nations