International Journal of Bahamian Studies
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No full textThe speeches contained in this issue of Forum were delivered at the College of The Bahamas as part of its "Distinguished Lectureship Series", March 5, 1982-May 27, 1983
El Niño: A Destructive Oceanographic Phenomenon
No full textThe Peru Current System, one of the most productive marine systems known, is characterized by abundant upwelling, enrichment of surface waters with nutrients, diverse plankton communities, and vast commercial resources. Nevertheless, from time to time, the dynamic patterns of the Peruvian Current are drastically altered by changes in the atmospheric and hydrospheric conditions, such alterations are known by the name "El Niño".
Recent meterological and oceanographic conditions existing along the Peru-Ecuadorian coastline indicate the presence of El Niño. This phenomenon portends massive destruction of property and loss of important marine biological resources which form the economic base of the coastal peoples
The Church and the Sub-Culture
Get PDFThe link between the Church and culture is inevitable. By defining "culture" I will then apply this definition to the sub-culture, since this difference is merely one of emphasis not fact. I will describe the matter of the Afro-centric sub-culture and the Church in the Commonwealth Caribbean by looking at the various forms of Christianity in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago
Race and Politics in The Bahamas by Colin A. Hughes (St. Martin's Press, 1981)
No full textReview of Colin Hughes' Race and Politics in the Bahamas
Follow-up of the College of The Bahamas Associate of Arts Degree Nursing Graduates, 1987-May 1989
Get PDFThe aim of this descriptive study, May 1990 to November 1991, via postal questionnaires was to follow the career path of two (2) groups of The College of The Bahamas Associate of Arts degree nursing graduates.
The study population was made up of all graduates who had completed a minimum of one year post-registration. The findings of the study are limited due to a small size population (15 graduates). However, they do indicate that, so far, the graduates remained in the field of nursing as all were employed as full-time staff nurses with the Ministry of Health.
The majority had entered The College with College Preparatory status, were between the ages of 18-20 years, were funded by the Ministry of Health, and lived in the New Providence geographical area. All graduates reported that the programme, in general, prepared them well for their positions as Registered Nurses
School Effectiveness in The Bahamas
Get PDFOver the past two decades interest in student achievement and school improvement has resulted in an enhanced number of studies concerned with school effectiveness. These investigations have focussed largely on developed countries and have thrown into relief a set of characteristics deemed to be associated with high academic achievement, net of background factors; the most potent of which seems to be school climate.
This article utilizes data drawn from an investigation carried out in an emerging society to examine the extent to which findings from highly industrialized countries are applicable in other countries with different social and economic characteristics. In particular, it explores the relationship between school climate and school effectiveness and concludes that prevailing effectiveness ideas may be extrapolated to The Bahamas
Faculty Workload: Towards a More Equitable Assignment and Evaluation
Get PDFThis paper reviews selected literature on workload, noting critical issues and efforts directed at a more equitable estimation, assignment and evaluation of faculty workload. It underlines the need to consider all factors and aspects of faculty work in assigning and evaluating workload.
A flexible approach to evaluation is advocated since faculty have different strengths and interests and departments have different demands and requirements. It is also suggested that flexible formulas may be applied in evaluating faculty at the College of The Bahamas and that they need not be measured in an identical or uniform manner
Examination Development for Educational Reform: Bahamas New Secondary Examination (BGCSE)
Get PDFThe Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) is the most recent initiative on the part of Bahamian educational policymakers to ensure the utilization of a means of assessment which is comprehensive and fair and generally does not discriminate against sections of the student population.
Introduced in 1993, in nature and structure the BGCSE is designed to recognize positive achievement, taking into account varying and different abilities, rather than relative levels of failure.
This paper outlines the evolution of the BGCSE and draws attention to its characteristics which set it apart from all previous instruments and facilitate the equalization of educational opportunity
Teaching Style and the College Writing Class
Get PDFThis review questions the efficiency of the lecture method with particular reference to the teaching of English at the College of The Bahamas. Research studies and articles about current practice in college writing suggest that while the lecture method remains useful in subject areas dominated by transfer of large amounts of factual information, teaching methods in the English language arts have moved from product to process pedagogy, with a corresponding change from didactic to cooperative styles of teaching and learning. The writer recommends that college English classes utilize cooperative strategies
A Collection of Abstracts of Recent Doctoral Research on The Bahamas
Get PDFAbstracts from doctoral dissertations written by College of The Bahamas faculty and Bahamian academicians for the period 1995-2000