For many decades there has been concern about the socio-economic gap between developed and developing countries. For altruistic and for economic reasons the developed world has instituted measures designed to reduce the gap between rich and poor nations. The modernization process has been seen as the basis for development. Education has been perceived by all nations as being vital for the modernization process. But education does not appear to have had much impact upon narrowing the gap between rich and poor. Many studies have concluded that education has reinforced the social and economic elite and has not promoted equity. / Using Dependency Theory as a theoretical framework this study demonstrated that, within the context of development, foreign aid which was conceived as a tool for development has instead helped to reinforce external and internal dependent relationships, relationships which hamper rather than accelerate development. / Four components of the Colombian educational system were analyzed through the use of secondary data, collected in the country. It was found that dependency manifested itself in terms of an educational structure that does not facilitate equality of access, or provide for social mobility. Foreign aid, applied to education, was directed towards improving and reinforcing an educational structure which did not promote those essential social changes aimed at achieving equality and social mobility. Moreover, it was found that foreign aid strongly influenced the decision-making process by directing goals and priorities, as well as by the transference of institutional models functional to the industrialized world. / Colombia was chosen because it has been the major recipient of foreign aid in Latin America during the past 20 years. It also is one of the better examples of the dependent economies existing within this Region. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-02, Section: A, page: 0467. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74071 |
| Contributors | BUTTEDAHL, PAZ GOYCOOLEA., The Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 196 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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