Education for Uncertainty / Didacus Jules.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jules, Didacus, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Caribbean Area.

Education.

Educational change--Social aspects.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Jamaica : Ian Randle Publishers, [2024]

Summary:

Education for Uncertainty: Collected Speeches on Transforming Caribbean Education for Global is a compilation of twenty-five speeches by Dr. Didacus Jules, an educator and policy expert, focusing on the challenges and opportunities in Caribbean education. Through themes of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, Dr. Jules addresses how global realities shape the educational landscape in the Caribbean. He emphasizes the need for educational systems that promote resilience, inclusivity, and innovation to prepare learners for an uncertain future. Dr. Jules advocates for educational reform rooted in social justice, democracy, and cultural authenticity. His speeches draw on experiences from the Grenadian Revolution to his roles in various educational leadership positions. The book serves as a call to action for educators, policymakers, and citizens to adopt a holistic approach to education, equipping youth with skills to navigate contemporary challenges. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Foreword

Professor Hon. Errol Miller, OJ

Foreword

Hon. Dr David Moinina Sengeh

The Most Hon. Prof. Sir Kenneth Hall, ON, GCMG, COM(Spain), OJ, PhD

Preface

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Education for Uncertainty

Feature Address to the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (CAPSS), St Lucia, July 20, 2009

The Imperatives for Human Development Post-COVID-19 in The Caribbean

Presentation to the 25th Special (Virtual) Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human & Social Development, November 17, 2020

The Future of Education and the Education of the Future in the Caribbean

Feature Address to the Biennial Conference of The University of the West Indies Schools of Education – ‘Envisioning Future Education: Cross Disciplinary Synergy, Imperatives & Perspectives,’ June 17, 2017

Vision to Replace Volatility

Notions of Society and Democracy in Dewey’s Democracy and Education

Paper co-authored with Jim Ladwig for course submission,

University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 1, 1991

The CARICOM Citizen Worker: Pivotal to Regional Socio-Economic Development and Economic Competitiveness

Intervention as Permanent Secretary for Education and HRD

(St Lucia) at the Heart Trust Symposium, November 4, 2002

Globalisation and Education: Peril and Potential

Address to the Rotary Club of St Lucia, October 27, 2007

Youth Empowerment

Notes for Remarks to Youth Delegates at Consultation of Youth Policy Development, St Lucia, 1999

Replacing Uncertainty with Understanding

Rethinking the Vision: Folk Research Centre Programming in the Twenty-first Century

Paper presented at a Special Retreat of the Folk Research Centre Membership on New Strategic Directions (St Lucia),

November 21, 1992 Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9789768339362

9768339365

OCLC:

1466057689