This study deals with the role of UNESCO in Haitian education. The research was carried out in 1989-1991 in Haiti. The author interviewed more than a dozen persons, and examined Haitian and UNESCO documents both in Haiti and at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. / Analysis of UNESCO's role in Haiti revealed that UNESCO promoted educational measures in conformity with the then dominant educational paradigms. Furthermore, within the specific time frame of this study, many of the policies promoted by UNESCO appeared to be based on voluntarism and underestimation of the importance of environmental and contextual factors in the policy process. / The author concluded that UNESCO, like many other development agencies, in spite of the many positive inputs, acted as surrogate State for this island nation. She recommended that instead, UNESCO should use its formidable experience to truly empower developing countries to fight for their fair share at the bargaining table with donor agencies. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-10, Section: A, page: 3484. / Major Professor: Sydney R. Grant. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76495 |
| Contributors | Bory-Adams, Aline Rejane., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 207 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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