Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Author
| Barrett, Shermaine Ann Marie | 1 |
| Colletta, Nat, Ed. | 1 |
| Gerig, Zenas E. | 1 |
| Gordon, Hopeton L. A. | 1 |
| Kidd, Ross, Ed. | 1 |
| Morrison, Kenneth | 1 |
| Williams, David C. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Jamaica | 7 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Africa | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1 |
| Botswana | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Kenya | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkBarrett, Shermaine Ann Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to demonstrate how adult education enabled the process of economic and social change, and national development in Jamaica through a critical review of two cases of adult education provisions in Jamaica since the country gained independence in 1962. Content analysis of various documents from primary…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Social Change, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
Williams, David C. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1979
Following a description of the misfortunes Jamaican agriculture has faced in the past decade, this article focuses on the nonformal adult education program and its relationship to long-range stabilization of agricultural production. (LRA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Community Programs, Developing Nations
Download full textMorrison, Kenneth – 1996
Inplant training has begun to be used as a strategy to improve access and the relevance of training by the Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) Trust/National Training Agency (NTA) in Jamaica. Inplant training is presented as a viable, efficient, and relevant method of providing induction and upgrading training for industry. In this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship
Kidd, Ross, Ed.; Colletta, Nat, Ed. – 1980
Case studies and seminar reports are provided that were presented at an international seminar to examine field experiences in using a culture-based approach to nonformal education. Part I, containing an introductory paper and nine case studies, focuses on indigenous institutions and processes in health, family planning, agriculture, basic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Programs, Cultural Context
Gerig, Zenas E. – 1967
This study has analyzed selected aspects of Jamaican culture--education, religion, and family relations--in order to present suggestions for the church's adult education programs. The family is basically maternally oriented and marked by a predominance of early nonmarital sex relations and a lack of consistent intimacy and faithfulness in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Church Programs, Churches
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. – 1976
Five studies focus on the cultural components of population issues in Thailand, Jamaica, Korea, Kenya, and Indonesia. The reports explore the influence of cultural factors on contraceptive practice, family planning, abortion, and education. Recommendations are made for policymakers in areas that impinge on population growth. "Birth Control…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Birth Rate
Gordon, Hopeton L. A. – 1985
There are more than 70 different organizations in Jamaica engaged in some form of adult education, from university extension and professional career and skills training to social education and basic literacy. Programming for adults is currently available in the following forms: training for out-of-school youth, basic adult education and literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Change Strategies, Church Programs
