Modern developing multi-cultural countries claim their status as progressive democracies by promulgating policies of civic cohesion engendering ethnic equity within a national unity. However, what is promulgated through government mission statements, public speeches and the sentiments of national anthems might not successfully align with realities of citizen concern. This book introduces a Culturometric application for evaluating these claims to progressive democracy within multi-cultural developing countries.

'Research: New and Practical Approaches' has been written primarily as a guide for Education, Psychology and Social Science students who "have to complete a research project or thesis" in order to graduate but we also believe that those who are already carrying out research will find this text a useful companion. Research procedures have four main parts - how to collect your data, how to analyse it, how to interpret the results of your analysis, and how to write it. This text offers guidelines on how to choose a project or research topic that fits your circumstances and then how to choose the most suitable research design for it. The text is an amalgam of information that is usually found in a variety of different texts - an introduction to research, statistical analyses, and research writing. We believe that this text will remove some of the mystery that surrounds the research process and thesis writing. We think that you, as the researcher and thesis writer, do not have to reinvent the wheel. There are standard procedures for basic research and you should not have to do a lot of extra research to find out how to carry out these procedures and then do even more research to be able to write them up for your final paper. In a way, this text can be considered a "cook book" approach to the research process We provide the essential ingredients and give you some basic recipes - show you what is available and offer advice as to what is required when you have made your choice.

"The foresights of the editors, and the rigorous research of the authors, have come together to provide us with this invaluable publication.Interwoven in the issues and findings of the research essays in this collection are two recurring themes; the identification of challenges posed in preparing Caribbean students to be positive actors in the new global network and the isolation of challenges posed in developing these global relations. Over recent years, many of our teachers in the Caribbean have been recruited to work in metropolitan centres in North America and Europe. In many instances they have been placed in the centres with Caribbean communities. These teachers can, therefore, benefit from the findings of these research papers and better deal with the patterns of language use, crises identification and other unique situations faced by our students abroad.The content of this publication should therefore be a "must read" for all our teachers - to give them new insights and direct information on what they are confronting and what approaches they need to take."Maxine Henry-Wilson, MPMinister for Education, Youth and Culture, Jamaica.

"Although this book is expected to be of greatest value to teachers, principals and teacher educators, it contains valuable insights derived from research within the Caribbean which will be of value to policy makers as well. Minister for Education & Culture, Jamaica."

"In this work Tony Bastick suggests several radical changes to traditional perspectives on intuition and creativity. By building a more sophisticated picture of creativity and intuition, Bastick raises critical challenges for existing theory. In addition, Bastick's trans-disciplinary proposals contribute to addressing a variety of disciplinary paradoxes and problems that have eluded resolution by discipline-specific approaches. More specifically, it offers considerable conceptual utility for those that depend on bringing together a coherent and well-justified picture of intuition and creativity to support their professional practice. It is a valuable insight-providing book." Dr. Terence Love, Research Fellow, Curtin University, Western Australia

The Hon. Maxine Henry Wilson is Minister of Education, Youth and Culture for Jamaica and holds the firm belief that education is the tool for effective change..."To teachers in the classroom: We have to equip ourselves with the most up-to-date methodologies and the latest thinking. The issues raised in these essays all speak to the diversity of challenges you face. To the authors: You have identified many of the significant issues which will guide us at all levels, but which policymakers especially need in order to make informed and rational decisions.To the editors: Thank you for compiling such a coherent volume, which in its limited number of pages has covered such a wide space of issues.The potential for education is the richer for the collaborative effort reflected in this publication."Maxine Henry-Wilson. MPMinister for Education, Youth and Culture, Jamaica