Download or read book Teachers and Pressure Group Activity in Jamaica 1894 1967 written by Harold DeCosta Goulbourne and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers and Pressure Group Activity in Jamaica 1894 1967 written by Harold DeCosta Goulbourne and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis is a study of the political behaviour of teachers' associations in Jamaica where education has long been closely associated with occupation and status. One important result of this high social value of education is that it has been, for a considerable time, one of the most visible areas of public life. Moreover, for most of the period that this study covers - 1892-1967 - elementary school teaching provided one of the main channels of upward social mobility for ambitious sons of the upper echelons of the peasantry and lower middle-classes. (1) Any examination therefore which includes teachers, education and politics in Jamaica from the nineteenth century may begin from a number of viable approaches - this study represents only one. It is important to say what the study does not attempt to do. Although a number of papers and theses on education exist, there is still no general history of education and its role in Jamaica and a totally historical approach to the study of the role of teachers in Jamaican society would probably have partly met the need for a general history. The long history of the Jamaica Union of Teachers from 1894-1963/4 reinforced the case for adopting a straightforward historical approach, but this was not done because it would have detracted from the main concern. On the other hand, there was a strong temptation to concentrate on the period of the 1960s and see what role teachers' organizations, particularly the Jamaica Teachers' Association which was founded in 1963/1, played in the formation of public policy. This, undoubtedly, would have been a useful exercise and would most probably have enhanced our knowledge of the workings of post-colonial governments, but this approach would also have led to the exclusion of some questions which I considered important. The Jamaican elementary schoolteacher enjoyed, particularly during the colonial period, tremendous prestige in his locality.. (2) but was unable, largely because of the political order, to exercise the power he derived from this at the national level. It would have been useful therefore to have focused on "ova* the political role of the teacher in local politics. This would have probably added to the earlier studies (which were quickly abandoned) in the 1950s which stressed aspects of the social role of elementary school teachers in the village situation. 0? Yet another useful approach would have been to look at the development of a semi-professional body in a colonial context. This would have led to a rewarding comparison between teachers, who from early demonstrated their ability to organize themselves. The present study does not directly attempt any of these tasks; yet, there is a need for research along these lines with the view of establishing the role teachers and education played in the sociopolitical development of Jamaica since the mid-nineteenth century. This study attempts to see the political activities and the role of teachers, particularly the Jamaica Union of Teachers and the Jamaica Teachers' Association, within the limitations of the colonial and independent political systems, in the light of pressure group analysis. In the attempt to see what influence the JUT and the JTA had as pressure groups and how they were themselves influenced, the study concentrates on their origins and the effects those circumstances had on their subsequent developments. The issues they raised, the activities they engaged in and the results they achieved are also emphasized. The study begins with the debate around the Elementary and Secondary Education Laws of 1892 which stimulated the awareness of elementary schoolteachers and established formal targets which facilitated the existence of a teachers' pressure group. The examination ends with the establishment of the JTA as a group which has gained the desired continuous access to decision makers. While it is not denied that to fully understand the socio-economic and political role of teachers in Jamaica, a more comprehensive approach is required , it is submitted that an empirical work such as the present one, notwithstanding its limitations, adds to our knowledge of Jamaican politics. Although the pressure group framework is limited and limiting, it nevertheless highlights the functions of the JUT and the JTA which were supportive of the socio-economic system. A substantial part of the work for the thesis was done in Jamaica but only four months was actually spent there interviewing individuals and working on rare material, mainly at the West India Reference Library and the JTA's headquarters where I was given almost unlimitted access to the available records on teachers' organizations in the country. Because the records of the JUT were not very well preserved I was forced to depend largely on their formal reports, government publications and the frequent, and often verbatim, reports of the Daily Gleaner on the activities of the Union. It is hoped, however, that the resulting exercise is a fair reflection of the nature of the awareness of teachers in Jamaica since the 1890s.
Download or read book The Jamaican People 1880 1902 written by Patrick E. Bryan and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A description of the period in Jamaica's history that follows the abolition of slavery, up to the introduction of universal adult suffrage. The author analyzes the social, intellectual and political history of the era, including health, law, labour, and the ideas of the black intelligentsia.
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Download or read book Red Seas written by Gerald Horne and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most—if not the most—powerful black labor leaders in the United States. Smith’s active membership in the Communist Party, however, coupled with his bold labor radicalism and shaky immigration status, brought him under continual surveillance by U.S. authorities, especially during the Red Scare in the 1950s. Smith was eventually deported to his homeland of Jamaica, where he continued his radical labor and political organizing until his death in 1961. Gerald Horne draws on Smith’s life to make insightful connections between labor radicalism and the Civil Rights Movement—demonstrating that the gains of the latter were propelled by the former and undermined by anticommunism. Moreover, Red Seas uncovers the little-known experiences of black sailors and their contribution to the struggle for labor and civil rights, the history of the Communist Party and its black members, and the significant dimensions of Jamaican labor and political radicalism.
Download or read book Race Relations in Britain written by Tessa Blackstone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together distinguished experts in the field of race relations this book addresses questions which are increasingly relevant in the current socio-political context of Great Britain. The kind of visions of multicultural Britain which are currently being canvassed and the problems which ethnic minorities continue to face are addressed, together with an examination of the new policy initiatives which are needed to tackle these problems. Race Relations in Britain falls into three parts which: * analyse contemporary trends, articulating a vision of multicultural Britain and exploring important theoretical controversies * identify the obstacles that stand in the way of a racism-free Britain, looking at current policy in areas such as immigration, employment, education, the criminal justice system as well as the role of the media * offer a vision of a multi-cultural Britain, advancing new policies based on current research.
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Download or read book The Road to Sustained Growth in Jamaica written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite having a number of potential attributes (such as being English-speaking, having poverty levels below that of comparable countries and a reasonably well-educated labour force), Jamaicas economic history is marked by the paradoxes of low growth in GDP and high employment despite high investment and important achievements in poverty reduction. This publication seeks to examines these issues, and topics discussed include: poverty reduction and income inequality; whether Jamaicas GDP growth has been underestimated; policy options for reducing the fiscal and debt burden, revitalising the financial system; improving education outcomes, tackling the economic costs of crime, and improving international competitiveness.
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