Teaching

TEACHING ITS MANAGEMENT AND FUNCTION REVISED EDITION TEACHING: Its Management and Function: This new edition is a response to the widely acclaimed first edition which was published in 1983. A new feature is the introduction of a wider Caribbean context with the inclusion of the educational systems of various territories such as Barbados The Bahams Belize Dominica St. Lucia Trinidad and Tobago as well as the author''s home territory Jamaica. The basic assumption throughout this book is that educators at all stages will achieve their educational objectives by being aware of their role and applying the appropriate management skills and techniques in their day-to-day professional activities in the classroom and the school. At the time of the first edition author Dr. Reid was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at Mico Teachers'' College Jamaica. She is at present a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education University of the West Indies Mona Jamaica. Teaching: Its Management and Function reflects the wide teaching experience Dr. Ried has had at every level-primary secondary tertiary and higher-of the Jamaican educational system. In addition she has undertaken extensive studies in educational administration and has several publications in the area. A graduate of Columbia University''s Teachers'' College the University of the West Indies and Shortwood Teachers'' College she holds the Doctor of Education Master of Education Master of Arts in Educational Administration the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration degrees and the Teachers'' Diploma.