ABSTRACT
The education which was provided in the pre-colonial days was directed mainly at the development in the young of the skills, knowledge, attitudes and values which were necessary for the economic survival and social cohesion of the groups. The colonial state was less concerned with the process of legitimation than with economic exploitation and capital accumulation. The developing countries educational systems have largely emerged out of the context and were essentially part of the institutional infra-structure of the colonial state. To be more effective in the technical experts work in education and development educators in the Third World countries need to be guided by all areas of knowledge interests. So while the elected post-colonial governments were somewhat more responsive to the demands of the population for educational services and tends to be affected by what the population sees their governments doing to help them to cope with the harsh realities of life which they face.
