Dr Sharmila Harry

Selected Publications

De Lisle, J. & Harry, S. (2024). Folding Imperfections: Mixed Methods Insight into the Limits of Curriculum Change for the Trinidad and Tobago Primary School Curriculum Rewrite Caribbean Journal of Education and Development, 1(1), 111-143.

Nazir, J., & Harry, S. (2023). Uncovering environmental and sustainability education themes in Caribbean secondary education certificate (CSEC) English literature. Environmental Education Research, DOI:10.1080/13504622.2022.2044455.

Harry, S. & Mitchell, B. (2016). The eConnect and learn curriculum change in three secondary schools in the St Patrick District in Trinidad: The voice of the teacher. Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean.

Harry, S. & Mitchell, B. (2015). An investigation into teachers’ perspectives of the factors that facilitate the implementation of the e-CAL curriculum change initiative in Trinidad and Tobago. International Journal of Digital Society, 6(3), 1071-1078.

Harry, S. & Smith, T. L. (2015). Criss-crossing “straight up” subjects: Using literary excerpts from West Indian novels to teach educational philosophy. International Journal of Digital Society, 6(2), 1047-1054.

Harry, S. & Smith, T. L. (2013). What de teacher say? Talk as a mode of inquiry in curriculum enactment in a technical-vocational classroom. Caribbean Curriculum, 21, 19-45

Selected Presentations

Harry, S. (2024, July 8-10). Understanding implementation gaps: The case of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Communication Studies syllabus in Trinidad and Tobago. The UWI Schools of Education Biennial Conference, Mona Campus.

Nazir, J., & Harry, S. (2024, July 8-10). Teaching ecoliteracy in lower secondary schools using selected novels of Michael Anthony. The UWI Schools of Education Biennial Conference, Mona Campus.

Harry, S. (2024, February 29-March 1). Deconstructing the interconnectedness between a qualitative pilot study and trustworthy research in the field of implementation and change. The Qualitative Report's 15th Annual Conference (TQR 2024).

Harry, S., & team. (2023, July 10-12). Using joint displays for integration to explore trust in Caribbean public examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fourth Regional Mixed Methods Research Conference, School of Education, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine.

Harry, S. (2023, June 26-28). From curriculum intentions to classroom reality: The barriers of implementing a large-scale curriculum change in Trinidad and Tobago. The Canada International Conference on Education.

Suepaul, N., & Harry, S. (2022, July 13-15, virtual). Teachers’ concerns about the implementation of computer technology in the delivery of the Early Childhood Care and Education curriculum in Trinidad and Tobago. Twenty-ninth International Conference on Learning, Spain.

Glasgow, D., & Harry, S. (2022, June 21-23, virtual). English language teachers’ experiences of implementing online teaching and learning: The case of Trinidad and Tobago. The Canada International Conference on Education.

Nazir, J., & Harry, S. (2022, June 15-16). Illustrating the teaching of sustainability education in CSEC English Literature through an ecocritical analysis of Breath, Eyes, Memory. The Schools of Education Biennial Conference: Reimagining Education for Global Sustainability, University of the West Indies, St Augustine.

Harry, S. & Smith, T. (2019, February). Blurring ‘straight’ subject disciplines: Using Caribbean indigenous resources to teach triadic dialogue. Paper presented at The Schools of Education Biennial conference, “Education Beyond Boarders: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges”.

De Lisle, J. Harry, S. & Ramsawak-Jodha, N. (2018). Explaining and addressing implementation deficits in the global south: the case of Trinidad and Tobago. Paper presented at the International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Singapore.

Harry, S. & Mitchell, B. (2015, June). Confronting? Conquering the technology implementation challenge: Experiences from the field. Paper presented at the Canada International Conference on Education (CICE), University of Toronto, Canada.

Harry, S. & Smith, T. (2015, June). Blurring ‘straight’ subject lines: Using the West Indian novel as a pedagogical tool for the teaching of educational philosophy. Paper presented at the Canada International Conference on Education (CICE), University of Toronto, Canada.

Harry, S. & Mitchell, B. (2014, June). An investigation into teachers’ perspectives of the factors that facilitate the implementation of the e-Cal curriculum change initiative in Trinidad and Tobago. Virtual presentation at the Canada International Conference on Education (CICE), University of Toronto, Canada.

Harry, S. (2013, June). Unsilenced: English language teachers’ perspectives on the implementation of a post-secondary curriculum change in Trinidad and Tobago. Paper presented at the Canada International Conference on Education (CICE), University of Toronto, Canada.

Dr Harry's publications and conference presentations can be viewed at this link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sharmila_Harry

Dr Sharmila Harry (left) with fellow conference presenters