An Analysis of Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago: The MUSTER Project (CIE, 2002, 156 p.): List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

An Analysis of Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago: The MUSTER Project (CIE, 2002, 156 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project (MUSTER)
		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		List of MUSTER Researchers in Trinidad and Tobago
		List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
		Executive Summary
		Chapter 1. Background to the Study
		Chapter 2. Overview of the Education System
		Chapter 3. Trainees and the Training Environment
		Chapter 4. The Curriculum - Documented and Espoused
		Chapter 5. Trainees' In-College Learning Experiences
		Chapter 6. Trainees' Views of Themselves and the Teaching Profession
		Chapter 7. Learning to Teach - Experiences of Teacher Trainees and Newly Qualified Teachers
		Chapter 8. Costs and Financing, and Demand for Primary Teacher Education
		Chapter 9. Recommendations from the Muster Project
		Bibliography
		Appendix A. MUSTER Symposium: Critical Issues in Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago - Programme
		Appendix B. Critical Issues in Primary Teacher Education in Trinidad and Tobago: Symposium Report
		Appendix C. Letter to the Minister of Education

APC	Assessment Programme Coordinator
CAP	Continuous Assessment Programme
CEE	Common Entrance Examination
CEO	Chief Education Officer
CXC	Caribbean Examinations Council
DC	District Coordinator
DES	Director of Educational Services
DFID	Department for International Development
ECCE	Early Childhood Care and Education
GCE	General Certificate of Education
IAE	Internationally Acceptable English
IDB	Inter-American Development Bank
ILO	International Labour Organization
MUSTER	Multi-Site Teacher Education Research
NCSE	National Certificate of Secondary Education
NEC	National Examinations Council
OJT	On-the-Job Pre-Service Teacher Training Programme
PET	Preparation for Effective Teaching
SEA	Secondary Entrance Assessment
SLC	School Leaving Certificate
UWI	The University of the West Indies