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ERIC Number: EJ489992
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Technical and Vocational Education in Developing Countries: Western Paradigms and Comparative Methodology.
Watson, Keith
Comparative Education, v30 n2 p85-97 1994
Addresses the influence of Western models on technical/vocational education and training (TVET) in developing countries and demonstrates how Western approaches to educational and economic development have disregarded indigenous socioeconomic and cultural contexts. Stresses using comparative education to identify culturally appropriate educational principles and to improve TVET in developing countries. (LP)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Imperialism, Indigenous Populations, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Influences, Technical Education, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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