Education and Social Transition in the Third World

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Through a comparative analysis of educational theory and practice, this analytic overview illuminates the larger economic and political changes occurring in five peripheral countries--China, Cuba, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Nicaragua--commonly viewed as in transition to socialism. Current political p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carnoy, Martin
Other Authors: Samoff, Joel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Socialism and education.
Social change.
Education and state.
Economic history.
EDUCATION > Reference.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Economy.
Socialism and education > Developing countries > Cross-cultural studies.
Social change > Developing countries > Case studies.
Education and state > Developing countries > Cross-cultural studies.
Developing countries.
Developing countries > Economic conditions > Cross-cultural studies.
Cross-cultural studies.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Through a comparative analysis of educational theory and practice, this analytic overview illuminates the larger economic and political changes occurring in five peripheral countries--China, Cuba, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Nicaragua--commonly viewed as in transition to socialism. Current political patterns and leadership in these countries have emerged in the context of predominantly agricultural, industrially underdeveloped economies. Each state has played a major role in social transformation, relying on the educational system to train, educate, and socialize its future citizens. Discussi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 pages).
ISBN:9781400860692

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