Dysfunctionality in Jamaican Education. Gordon C. Ruscoe

Jamaica has acknowledged that the digital age calls for an education sys tem that takes into consideration the development of critical thinking skills within students as a means of resolving immediate and lifelong challenges. To this extent, the Ministry of Education advocates that Ja maica needs a “well resourced, internationally recognized, valuesbased system that develops critical thinking, lifelong learners who are pro ductive and successful and can effectively contribute to an improved quality of life at the personal, national and global levels (PIOJ, 2010, p. 45). In order to achieve this; at the tertiary level, the Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS), UWI, Mona, plays a criti cal role as a regional school in embracing and advocating Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) initiatives. Both students and staff recognize the importance of their role in UNESCO’s multidisciplinary approach to media and information lit eracy for all.

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A Proposed Certification Process For Business Teachers In Jamaica

College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal (CTMS) ◽

10.19030/ctms.v3i1.5272 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 23

Author(s):

Gareth Phillips

Keyword(s):

Education System ◽

Business Students ◽

Subject Area ◽

Workplace Skills ◽

Certification Process ◽

Business Educators ◽

Business Teachers ◽

Jamaican Education ◽

Certification Requirement

This paper proposes subject area certification requirement for business educators within the Jamaican education system and identifies the workplace skills and competencies for business educators and business students in Jamaica.

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