Education for Development or Underdevelopment?

Guyana’s Educational System and Its Implications for the Third World

Inbunden, Engelska, 1980

AvM.K. Bacchus

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How critical is education in the development struggle of a third world country? Responding to popular demands for more accessible education, the Guyanese government instituted numerous educational reforms, hoping to promote economic growth in both the modern and the traditional sectors of the economy. Many in the traditional sector, however, saw education as a means of economic advancement, and sought increasingly to move into higher social strata through employment in the modern sector. Consequently, the civil service and private firms gained an oversupply of personnel, while agriculture and small business suffered, and unemployment increased. The author examines Guyana's educational system from historical, political, social, and economic perspectives, and draws implications for other developing countries.

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Utgivningsdatum1980-12-30
Mått152 x 229 x 6 mm
Vikt605 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagWilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN9780889200845

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M. Kazim Bacchus was Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for International Education and Development at the University of Alberta. He helped as Director to establish the Institute for Educational Development at The Aga Khan University in Kartachi, Pakistan. He taught at the Universities of London, Guyana, West Indies, Alberta, and Chicago and was a consultant with CIDA, UNESCO, the Government of Papua New Guinea, and the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Table of Contents for Education for Development or Underdevelopment? Guyanaâs Educational System and Its Implications for the Third World by M.K. Bacchus List of Tables and Charts Preface 1. Historical Introduction to Guyanese Society 2. Post-1945 Developments in Guyana 3. Primary Education 4. Teacher Education 5. Secondary Education 6. Post-Secondary and Technical Education 7. Expenditure on Education 8. Conclusion Bibliography