ABSTRACT
First published in 1969, this volume presents a survey of the contemporary national education system in Latin American countries. Laurence Gale describes the uneven provision of schools for different sections of the community and the problems which arise with the racial, cultural and geographical difficulties. He examines the main features in education throughout Latin America, areas of co-operation and agreement and differences of policy and provision.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |87 pages
Part One
chapter |11 pages
Introduction: Privilege and deprivation
chapter |14 pages
The legal basis, policy and finance
chapter |18 pages
The primary school
chapter |19 pages
The secondary stage
chapter |23 pages
Higher education
part |26 pages
Part Two
chapter |24 pages
The forming of opinion and the role of education
part |51 pages
Part Three