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Peer reviewedLittle, Angela – Comparative Education, 2000
Examines the context and content of articles in "Comparative Education," 1977-98. Explores the parallel literature of development studies, focusing on themes of importance to comparative education: modernization, human capital theory, and the "dependency" of poor countries. A shared commitment to understanding the role of…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Comparative Education, Economic Development, Educational Research
Peer reviewedTikly, Leon – Comparative Education, 2001
A literature review on the origins, nature, and future of globalization and implications for education found little of relevance for low-income, postcolonial countries. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, a conceptual framework suggests how developing nations' educational policies are influenced by legacies of colonial education, the position of…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Development
Rodriguez-Fraticelli, Carlos – 1986
An integrated historical account of the Puerto Rican experience in higher education is presented by the Higher Education Task Force of the Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos of Hunter College, City University of New York. The present situation of Puerto Ricans in higher education on the Island and in the United States reflects the plight Puerto…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Capitalism, Civil Rights, Colonialism
Kassam, Yusuf – Prospects, 1989
Asks who benefits from illiteracy to reveal the political implications of literacy's empowering potential. Observes literacy's ultimate capacity to overturn power structures and redistribute wealth and resources at international, national, and local levels. Relates the literacy problem to colonialism and its legacy. Offers examples of literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Colonialism, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar, Ed. – 1979
A collection of 13 scholarly articles and essays, this book makes available hard-to-find information and theories about American Indian economic development. Part I, "The Land and the People", emphasizes cultural traditions and beliefs of Indian people and traces the development of the concept of sovereignty and its applicability to…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Colonialism
Peer reviewedMordaunt, Owen G. – Educational Studies, 1990
Analyzes Swaziland's language policy for schools and efforts to promote siSwati as a national language capable of fostering cultural pride and national unity. Quotes government circulars on language instruction. Suggests that English is a co-official language because it aids education and is necessary for international communication in science,…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Objectives
