Education in Small States Global Imperatives, Regional Initiatives and Local Dilemmas

This book focuses on education in small states. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of different aspects of educational provision in political jurisdictions having a very small population ? populations which encounter specific challenges, threats and opportunities. This book presents a balance in regional representation ? covering the South Pacific, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean. The contributions pay particular attention to basic education, higher education, entrepreneurship training, post-primary education and the impact of globalization on educational restructuring and aid delivery in specific small state regions.

This book was published as a special issue of the Comparative Education.

1. Comparative and international perspectives on education in small states 2. The education challenges facing small nation states in the increasingly competitive global economy of the twenty-first century 3. The global education agenda and the delivery of aid to Pacific education 4. Strategies for post-primary education in small island developing states (SIDS): Lessons from Cape Verde 5. Entrepreneurship in smaller jurisdictions: Appraising a glocal elite 6. Rethinking education for the Caribbean: A radical approach7. The impact of funding policies on higher education in Jamaica 8. Adult education in small states: The case of Malta 9. The advancement of educational research in small states 10. Chameleon careers? Exploring the specificity of career guidance in small states

Peter Mayo is Professor in and Head of the Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, Malta. He teaches in the areas of Sociology of Education and Adult Continuing Education, as well as in Comparative and International Education and Sociology in general.