About the Programme

The Diploma in Education is an in-service programme for secondary teachers who possess a first degree but have not been exposed to any professional training in teaching. It is designed to ensure that teachers, through exposure to a range of relevant experiences and processes, function with a high degree of effectiveness in the classroom in the context of rapidly changing global, regional and school environments. 

What Will I Study?

This programme is designed to help teachers:

• Demonstrate an understanding of critical philosophical, sociological and psychological factors which affect the learning and development of children and adolescents
• Analyse the values and implications associated with current educational practices and, on the basis of this analysis, develop a philosophical platform for action in the classroom, school and educational system
• Improve their understanding of Caribbean educational systems and their organisation, as well as their implications for teacher functioning at the secondary level
• Develop the basic skills necessary for reading and interpreting research data and for conducting Action Research
• Appropriately diagnose the instructional needs of individuals within a class setting 
• Develop a critical and inquiring attitude to teaching and to their own learning as evidenced by a predisposition to constructive self analysis and reflection, as well as openness to feedback from peers and supervisors.

Research

Action Research Project

A critical component of the portfolio will be the Action Research Project. The planning and execution of the Action Research Project will begin early in Term II. Data collected will inform unit planning, lesson planning and evaluation.

Participants would have already completed relevant modules pertaining to the conduct of Action Research. The exposure to these modules would equip them with skills to conduct an Action Research Project with a clearly delimited scope.
 

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