THE DR. VIBE SHOW™ - GRACE-CAMILLE MUNROE - BLACK PARENTS INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS - AUGUST 24 - 2020

Dr. Grace-Camille Munroe holds a doctorate in Adult Education and Community Development, with a focus on Transformative Learning, from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. She has acquired the knowledge, experience, and skills required to make interventions as a competent project manager, program evaluator, research analyst, and adult facilitator. In this regard, she has employed her skills successfully in designing and evaluating projects, conducting quantitative and qualitative research, data and policy analyses and preparing research briefs, reports, Cabinet Submissions, and presentations for clients across the public and private sectors. Dr Munroe has significant experience in the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for educational programs, as well as, in conducting needs assessments to inform the improvement of school administration and management. She is committed to employing her expanding knowledge and skills to projects and programs that will result in an improved quality of life for stakeholders in education. Dr. Munroe has worked at various levels of the education system in Jamaica, including the Ministry of Education as Senior Policy Analyst and Researcher in the Office of the Minister, to appreciate the complex nature of teaching and learning in the classroom, and to allow her to better address the challenges of developing and implementing system-wide change.

She currently works as the Manager for Research, Projects and Operations for the Leadership By Design Program, the signature program for the Lifelong Leadership Institute. The Lifelong Leadership Institute (LLI) is an educational organization that provides innovative leadership development to Canadian youth of Jamaican, African-Caribbean and Black heritage, so that they may fulfill their personal and professional ambitions, provide inspiring leadership to their communities and country, and make this world a better place for all.

Selected Publications and Research Projects

2019 Research Consultant, Curriculum and Training Development Specialist
Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health & Reducing Adolescent Pregnancies in Jamaica

2018 Researcher and Writer
Situational Analysis on Children and Youth in Jamaica
UNICEF/Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI)

2017 Research Consultant, Curriculum & Training Development Specialist
Curriculum and Training Development, National Family Planning Board

2013 Lead Researcher
An Analysis of Students’ Academic Progress and Attainment for Selected Cohorts (2006-2010) and Projections for Student Matriculation 2014-2018:
The Case of Jamaica College

2013 Researcher and Co-Author
Jamaica Transformation of Education Since Independence: Handbook on Education Development in Commonwealth. Bloomsbury Comparative International
Education Series

Recently, Ms. Munroe was on our show talking about Black Parents Involvement In Their Children’s Academic Success. During the conversation, Ms. Munroe was joined by Anton James.

– Both of them share some of their background including being the father of two boys
– Did education find them or did they find education and how did they meet
– some truths, stereotypes, barriers that many Black parents face when dealing with the education system including the myth that Black fathers are interested in their child(ren) education
– Anton’s dedication to his children and some of the barriers that he faces with his children and the education system
– Some of what Black parents need to do when it comes to education
– Some of the barriers preventing Black parents being more involved in their child(ren) education
– The impact that 2020 has on this subject and what do Black parents need to do in regards to their child(ren) education

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