Education : Montserrat

This is a listing of Portals and Websites that provide links to resources relating to education for Montserrat. Extensive lists of colleges and universities are available through such portales such as BRAINTRACK which links to Latin American universities (http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=13&level=2). The University of Oulu, in Finland, provides an listing of the "Best Indices of Colleges and Universities World-wide" (http://www.oulu.fi/other/universities.html). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Montserrat is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Higher Education is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/highered/); for Distance education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/distance/); and for primary and secondary education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12.). While focusing on the United States, The National Library of Education is the federal government's main resource center for education information. However, one should note that at that site, the ERIC database provides a wide range of documents and articles for the international audience. The database contains more than one million abstracts of education-related documents and journal articles. One may access the ERIC database on the Internet (See AskERIC below) or through commercial vendors and public networks. The ERIC abstracts are avalable in print publications such as Resources in Education and Current Index to Journals in Education.

ASKERIC VIRTUAL LIBRARY  (ftp://ericir.syr.edu)
"Internet-based question-answering service for teachers, library media specialists, administrators, and others involved in education ... contents include lessons plans, ERIC digests ... archives of education-related listservs," electronic books, and other reference tools.

THE CARIBBEAN HOME PAGE  (http://www.caribinfo.com)
Described as an "Internet directory of webpages for residents of, and visitors to the Caribbean", this site provides links to more than 150,000 Caribbean or Caribbean-related web sites.

CARIBBEAN JOBFAIR  (http://www.caribbeanjobfair.com)
Caribbean Jobfair is a database driven interactive site. Maintained by the agency Qualitivity, this website is updated on a daily basis. Employers can post their vacancies and job seekers can leave a resume. Also features regular news updates on: the labour market, working environment, housing situation, economy and education.

ISLAND INFORMATION  (http://www.caribisles.org/caribbean/count-05.htm)
Education is compulsory. There are 9 Government Primary Schools, with 4 currently in operation in the designated safe zone, accommodating children from the non-evacuated as well as the evacuated areas. There are 2 Private Primary Schools, 1 Private Secondary School and 1 amalgamated Government Secondary School with three campuses. There is an automatic admission to secondary school from primary schools, as there are no Common Entrance Examinations. A Technical College and the University of the West Indies School provide higher education for Continuing Studies.

WELCOME TO THE CARIBBEAN: CARIBBEAN EDUCATION SYSTEM  (http://www.welcometothecaribbean.com/edsystem.htm)
Provides an overview and information about the education system in the Caribbean. Geographically, the Caribbean is comprised of those islands that are situated in the Caribbean Sea. Specific groups of countries within and close to the geographical boundaries of the Caribbean are featured.