Zoyah Kinkead‐Clark
Biographic Data
| ID | 5806913 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zoyah Kinkead‐Clark |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zoyah |
| FAMILY NAME | Kinkead‐Clark |
| SIGNATURE | CLARK Z K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West Indies System |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9812-464X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
System quality in early childhood care and education in Jamaica: Implications for policy
Despite steady investment to improve early childhood progammes in recent years, many Jamaican early childhood institutions are ill‐prepared or unable to adequately meet the developmental needs of children for a number of reasons. Such schools are often labelled as failing or low quality. While teachers and schools are often blamed for this, an overlooked consideration in all this however is the preparedness of the existing systems, structures and…
Exploring children’s play in early years learning environments; what are the factors that shape children’s play in the classroom
In the Caribbean, as with many other contexts, though learning through play serves as the impetus behind recommended early years classroom practices, very little is known about children’s play, what it looks like and the factors that shape it. To explore this issue, traditional qualitative methodology including interviews, documentation of field notes, and observations of three early years classrooms for children aged 4 years was done. Thematic a…
Actualizing children’s rights through early childhood care and education: A focus on the Caribbean
The vast majority of the islands in the Anglophone Caribbean ratified the Convention of the Rights of the Child shortly after its adoption by the United Nations in 1989. In this piece, we examine how the articulation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean has shaped early childhood care and education. We note that though significant strides have been made, approximately 30 years after the ratification of the Convention on t…
‘ … Pass the ball … and score the goal man!’ An ethnographic perspective of play in the lives of three children
Using ethnographic methodology, the following study examined the role of play in the lives of three children (two boys and one girl) at home and in the community. Two questions guided this study: (1) what does children’s play look like, and (2) how do children use play in their lives. In order to answer these questions, observations, semi-structured interviews, collection of field notes and collection of artefacts were used. Three dominant themes…
Bridging the Gap Between Home and School—Perceptions of Classroom Teachers and Principals: Case Studies of Two Jamaican Inner-City Schools
Within the past 5 years, the island of Jamaica has aimed to address social issues through the development of a National Parenting Program. Schools too have taken on this task and have sought to bridge the gap between home and school by working with parents in meaningful and sustainable ways. This small-scale study highlights how two inner-city schools have worked to do this. The data for this study were collected over 4 years during visits to the…
Bridging the Gap Between Home and School—Perceptions of Classroom Teachers and Principals: Case Studies of Two Jamaican Inner-City Schools
Within the past 5 years, the island of Jamaica has aimed to address social issues through the development of a National Parenting Program. Schools too have taken on this task and have sought to bridge the gap between home and school by working with parents in meaningful and sustainable ways. This small-scale study highlights how two inner-city schools have worked to do this. The data for this study were collected over 4 years during visits to the…
‘ … Pass the ball … and score the goal man!’ An ethnographic perspective of play in the lives of three children
Using ethnographic methodology, the following study examined the role of play in the lives of three children (two boys and one girl) at home and in the community. Two questions guided this study: (1) what does children’s play look like, and (2) how do children use play in their lives. In order to answer these questions, observations, semi-structured interviews, collection of field notes and collection of artefacts were used. Three dominant themes…
Bridging the Gap Between Home and School—Perceptions of Classroom Teachers and Principals: Case Studies of Two Jamaican Inner-City Schools
Within the past 5 years, the island of Jamaica has aimed to address social issues through the development of a National Parenting Program. Schools too have taken on this task and have sought to bridge the gap between home and school by working with parents in meaningful and sustainable ways. This small-scale study highlights how two inner-city schools have worked to do this. The data for this study were collected over 4 years during visits to the…
Exploring children’s play in early years learning environments; what are the factors that shape children’s play in the classroom
In the Caribbean, as with many other contexts, though learning through play serves as the impetus behind recommended early years classroom practices, very little is known about children’s play, what it looks like and the factors that shape it. To explore this issue, traditional qualitative methodology including interviews, documentation of field notes, and observations of three early years classrooms for children aged 4 years was done. Thematic a…
Actualizing children’s rights through early childhood care and education: A focus on the Caribbean
The vast majority of the islands in the Anglophone Caribbean ratified the Convention of the Rights of the Child shortly after its adoption by the United Nations in 1989. In this piece, we examine how the articulation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean has shaped early childhood care and education. We note that though significant strides have been made, approximately 30 years after the ratification of the Convention on t…
System quality in early childhood care and education in Jamaica: Implications for policy
Despite steady investment to improve early childhood progammes in recent years, many Jamaican early childhood institutions are ill‐prepared or unable to adequately meet the developmental needs of children for a number of reasons. Such schools are often labelled as failing or low quality. While teachers and schools are often blamed for this, an overlooked consideration in all this however is the preparedness of the existing systems, structures and…
Children's Rights and Participation (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Early childhood education (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Early childhood (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)