Overcoming Smallness through Education Development: A Comparative Analysis of Jamaica and Singapore

Autor/in	Welsh, Richard O.
Titel	Overcoming Smallness through Education Development: A Comparative Analysis of Jamaica and Singapore
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Comparative Education, 15 (2012) 1, S.114-131 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1523-1615
Schlagwörter	Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Global Approach; Economic Factors; Correlation; Educational Development; Educational Change; Strategic Planning; Economic Development; Equal Education; Educational History; Educational Quality; Jamaica; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Globales Denken; Ökonomischer Faktor; Korrelation; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsreform; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Singapur
Abstract	Between 1960 and 2010, Singapore's real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita skyrocketed from $4,383 to $55,862, while Jamaica's barely increased from $6,417 to $8,539. It is plausible that differing rates of GDP growth are associated with differences in the development of education systems but causally the linkage is not well understood. Using a comparative analysis of education in Jamaica and Singapore, this paper explores the critical factors in education development in small states. This article argues that education development can substantively help small states overcome many of the limitations of their smallness that are exacerbated in an increasingly global economy. Three significant factors that shaped the education development of Jamaica and Singapore are identified. First, the timing of reforms is important, not just the content of educational reforms. Second, having a vocational strategy is key. Third, a balanced, forward-looking education development strategy that closely ties education, economic and national development is crucial. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10