Freddy Consulting

Freddy James

Leadership and Educational Consultant

Who am I?

As a Lecturer in Educational Administration, I have published and co-authored a number of research studies and publications. My general area of academic specialization is in Educational Leadership and Innovation, School Improvement, and Teacher Education. I have a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Educational Change, Leadership and School Improvement and a Masters in Education Leadership and Innovation (Distinction) attained from The University of Warwick. In addition, I’ve received a Postgraduate Diploma in Education in the teaching of Social Studies (Distinction) and a Bachelor of Science in Government and Public Administration from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.

My Work

I serve as a member of the School’s Graduate Studies Pillar Liaising with schools, giving career advice. I liaise with secondary schools to provide professional development for school leaders, middle managers and teachers through workshops, symposia, seminars and conferences as part of the School of Education’s Outreach and as my personal outreach. I also provide professional development and career advice through my teaching as a lecturer in educational leadership, my service as a member of the Holy Faith Convents’ School Board and the Catholic Board of Education and Management in Trinidad and Tobago. I serve as a non-professorial member of the Academic Board.

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Educational Action Research

Improving teachers’ pedagogical and instructional practice through action research: potential and problems

MOBILE LEARNING IN THE 21ST CENTURY HIGHER EDUCATION CLASSROOM

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has signaled its intention to use ICTs to fuel growth in its competitiveness and improvement in the quality and effectiveness of its delivery of higher education services to a wider audience.

Supporting the preparation of teachers for distance education and reopening of schools.

Caribbean Curriculum

Caribbean Curriculum is an annual peer-reviewed journal of the School of Education, The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. It provides a forum for the publication of scholarly articles on the education systems of the English-speaking Caribbean written by scholars both within and outside the region.

School Effectiveness and School Improvement

The school improvement policy context in Trinidad and Tobago

The Impact of School Violence on Secondary Victims in Selected Secondary Schools in Trinidad and Tobago

These local studies neither purposely focus on the unmet needs of the secondary victims of school violence nor
devise programmes to address the needs of this group of victims