Rethinking Education for the Caribbean: A Radical Approach

Autor/in	Jules, Didacus
Titel	Rethinking Education for the Caribbean: A Radical Approach
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 44 (2008) 2, S.203-214 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
Schlagwörter	Educational Quality; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; Technological Advancement; Information Technology; Foreign Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Globales Denken; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Informationstechnologie; Außenpolitik
Abstract	The article reflects critically on the experience of the Caribbean Anglophone countries (CARICOM) in reforming their education systems to meet the challenges of the present era. It argues that education reform in the current conjuncture can no longer be incremental and that what is required is a fundamental rethinking of educational provision. Small states are not only faced with the challenge of overcoming educational deficits that are the postcolonial legacy, but also with the promise and the peril of globalisation. The rise of ICT [information and computer technology] and the rapid innovations of technology open new possibilities for leapfrogging education in such contexts. On the other hand, a new commoditised global educational paradigm is emerging that could deepen the marginalisation of small states in the international arena. The article posits a radical approach to education reform which could position small states as centres of educational excellence. (Contains 1 note.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10