Curriculum Implementation Leadership and Equity in Education : Curriculum Struggles and Hopes in Jamaica During the Post-independence Era

Curriculum Implementation Leadership and Equity in Education: Curriculum Struggles and Hopes in Jamaica During the Post-Independence Era takes a critical historical perspective on how curriculum is understood, tracing major national curriculum implementation efforts within primary and secondary schools in Jamaica from the 1970s to 2000s. Providing first-hand accounts of teachers implementing national curricula and supported by empirical data throughout, this volume offers a unique analysis and synthesis of curriculum implementation and showcases how curriculum implementation leadership is linked to the achievement of equity in education. A valuable resource for students, educators, and policymakers, this fascinating historical account provides a new framework and key considerations for effective curriculum implementation leadership aiming at reducing educational inequality.

Carmel Roofe is a Professor of Curriculum Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Education at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica.