The Young Colonials: A Social History of Education in Trinidad and Tobago 1834-1939 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789766400118)

Argues that in content and orientation islands' educational system during colonial period was geared more to the metropole than to the local situation. Uses career and initiatives of J.O. Cutteridge, British educational official in Trinidad, to portray the occasional absurdity of the system. Highlights religious bodies' meaningful role in building schools and in other educational activities. Concludes that despite problems, education did provide a mechanism for upward social mobility and for overcoming barriers imposed by race, class, or ethnicity. Includes list of island scholars from late-19th century through 1939.

Author: Carl C. Campbell
ISBN-10: 9766400113
ISBN-13: 9789766400118
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2000
Pages: 387
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d