Academic achievement, pupil participation and integration of group work skills in secondary school classrooms in Trinidad and Barbados

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-194

  Layne, Anthony ^a   Jules, Vena ^b   Kutnick, Peter ^c   Layne, Clarissa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d H Lavity Stoutt Community College   (Virgin Islands (British))

Author keywords

Relational approach; Social inclusion; Traditional pedagogy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; STUDENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BARBADOS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 37549025027     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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