Education & Nation Building: A Case for Curriculum Planning

Earle G. Haye

Abstract


Curriculum, it has been argued, is not developed in a vacuum. Educational planning and curriculum development personnel must have a clear idea of the nation's developmental goals. In the case of the Bahamian educational system, this line of argument is not new. A call for clearly defined national goals to facilitate educational development for the nation has previously been made by the Commonwealth Review Team on the Bahamian Educational System.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v3i0.72

Copyright (c) 1982 E. G. Haye