University of Technology, Jamaica Press
Transformational Challenges in the 21st Century
Henry Lewis Jr.
Politics & Social Sciences
Transformational Challenges in the 21st Century
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Henry J Lewis Jr. has presented a collection of essays rooted in sociological, organizational, and the psycho-socio-cultural theories of complex networks of behavioural interactions. He addresses several transformational challenges that Jamaica, and to a large extent the entire Caribbean region, must grapple with in the 21st Century. In a unique style of writing, he gives his opinions on the challenges in education - issues of funding, STEM or STEAM and the need for more online delivery. The behavioural scientist has also shared his insights into the much-debated National Identification Systems (NIDS) for Jamaica; the plastic ban and the well-being economy; crime and national security, among other topics of national importance. This easy to read collection of essays will prove valuable to students, academics, and members of the general public.

Language
English
ISBN
978-976-96211-1-4
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS
EDUCATION: KEEPING PACE OR ARE WE STUCK?
"STEMisation" OR "STEAMisation" OF EDUCATION?
HAS THE STEM TRAIN LOST STEAM?
THE BUSINESS OF FUNDING TERTIARY EDUCATION
RESTRUCTURING TERTIARY EDUCATION: ONLINE DELIVERY “TO DI WORL”!
ECONOMICS AND SOCIETAL WELL-BEING
IN PURSUIT OF A FAIR WAGE
THE WELL-BEING OF A NATION
GOVERNMENT SHOULD USE NIDS SPEND TO CLOSE PUBLIC SECTOR WAGE DEAL
JAMAICA MOVES . . . SLOWLY
TOO TIRED TO SERVE: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
A ROBUST CIRCULAR ECONOMY: SOLUTION TO THE PLASTIC PROBLEM?
REVISITING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: A NEW BUSINESS MODEL
THE MORAL AND EMOTIONAL SPACES IN ORGANISATION
CRIME AND ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY
ZOSO# 1: CLEAR, HOLD AND BUILD COMMUNITIES
SO WHAT REALLY IS THE CRIME STRATEGY, MINISTER?
JCF NEEDS BOLD REFORM: IS COMMISSIONER QUALLO BOLD ENOUGH?
BRING DOWN THE CRIME MONSTER . . . BY WHATEVER NAME
THE PNP “10-BULLET” CRIME PLAN VS. THE 3-PILLAR CRIME PLAN
THE NEW COMMISSIONER MUST BAT OUT HIS INNINGS DESPITE WHO IS BOWLING
WISDOM, POLITICAL UNITY AND THE MESSAGE TO CRIMINALS
POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
THE FUTURE OF MY TOE PRINT IS AT STAKE
ALGORITHMIC GOVERNANCE: LET’S START WITH THE CABINET RESHUFFLE
A LONG WALK TO A MORAL REVOLUTION
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE AND FIGHTING CORRUPTION
MOSES, RAMESES AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
AUTOPILOT, ETHICAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
CRAWFORD NEEDS EXTRA LESSONS
THE MESSY MIDDLE OF DEMOCRACY AND THE NEED FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
THE STATE OF THE JAMAICAN NATION: NEW HORIZONS FOR THE GEN ZERS?
TAKING JUSTICE REFORM TO THE NEXT LEVEL
WANTED: AGENTS FOR JUSTICE
UNPACKING THE LAPOP DATA: DEMOCRACY IN RECESSION?
AIR QUALITY AND POLITICAL TOXICITY
URBAN RESILIENCE: CAN OUR CITIES PASS THE STRESS TEST
TACKLING CHILDHOOD OBESITY WITH NUDGE INTERVENTION
NUDGE CAN SAVE JAMAICA BILLIONS
YOUNG LIVES MATTER
CONCLUSION
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