The Role of Technology Education in Third World Development.

Autor/in	Pytlik, Edward C.
Titel	The Role of Technology Education in Third World Development.
Quelle	(1983), (21 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adult Basic Education; Developing Nations; Economic Development; Educational Needs; Nonformal Education; Outcomes of Education; Program Development; Technical Assistance; Technical Education; Technological Advancement; Vocational Education; World Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programmplanung; Technische Hilfe; Technikunterricht; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Weltproblem
Abstract	Traditional attempts at development--such as sending in food, sending in educators, and then sending in technology from developed countries--have not been very successful in the development of Third World countries since these attempts began in the 1950s and 1960s. At that time, education, especially vocational education, was seen as the great path to economic development for these countries. Later, assessment of educational programs showed that, in many cases, developmental objectives had not been met. Instead, vocational education had tried to impart manual skills to the privileged few, who preferred academic training and unemployment to such "demeaning" tasks, while failing to reach vast numbers of underprivileged people. A better approach may be that of "nonformal education," which focuses on transmission of immediately needed skills, combined with technological training, in the production of immediately useful goods and services. Technological training projects that exemplify this approach include a small scale weavers' project in Botswana, a retraining project for unemployed fishermen in Ghana, and a credit cooperative in Afghanistan. By focusing on practical education, the duo of nonformal education and technological training may also help to reduce illiteracy and thus contribute to true development, the transformation of learning opportunities for the underprivileged by the developed countries. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC