Bibliograph

Education for development or underdevelopment?, Guyana's educational system and its implications for the Third World, M.K. Bacchus

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Education for development or underdevelopment?, Guyana's educational system and its implications for the Third World, M.K. Bacchus

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Education for development or underdevelopment?

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

M.K. Bacchus

Series statement

The Colombo plan for cooperative economic & social development in Asia & the Pacific. Development perspectives : country issues papers submitted by member governments to the ... Consultative Committee Meeting, 2

Sub title

Guyana's educational system and its implications for the Third World

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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