The Catholic Church as an Education Provider in Puerto Rico 1948-60

From being a Spanish colony to being a semi-colony of
USA post 1898, the Puerto Rican case exemplifies a
brilliant story of transition in a country s
Education system. This book captures these
transformations in the insular education system
during 1948-60 vis-à-vis the crucial role
played by the Catholic Church. The parallel aims in
this book are-to analyze the education system in
Puerto Rico in light of its social, political and
economic status during 1948-60 to see the pivotal
role of the Catholic Church in the education system
and its self-redefinition post American suzerainty.
Moreover,to trace the simultaneous emergence of the
Catholic Church as a global player in the provision
of Development aid (great emphasis on education) in
support of the US administration programmes and
finally to critique this thrust on developing
Puerto Rico and analyze what went wrong? The book
deals simultaneously with the entangled themes of
education and development and would be of interest to
those researching on Puerto Rico. The author s
greater objective is to critique the mainstream views
on development and the school system from a Global
Historical perspective.

Autorentext

ANANDITA BAJPAI is a PhD candidate at the University ofLeipzig, Germany. She holds an MA in Global Studies from theUniversities of Vienna and Leipzig. Her ongoing research focuseson India's Emerging Role in a New World Order specifically inthree arenas of Global Governance-Climate Change, the UN ReformDebate and Regional Security Issues.

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From being a Spanish colony to being a semi-colony ofUSA post 1898, the Puerto Rican case exemplifies abrilliant story of transition in a country'sEducation system. This book captures thesetransformations in the insular education systemduring 1948-60 vis-à-vis the crucial role played by the Catholic Church. The parallel aims inthis book are-to analyze the education system inPuerto Rico in light of its social, political andeconomic status during 1948-60 to see the pivotalrole of the Catholic Church in the education systemand its self-redefinition post American suzerainty.Moreover,to trace the simultaneous emergence of theCatholic Church as a global player in the provisionof Development aid (great emphasis on education) insupport of the US administration programmes andfinally to critique this thrust on 'developing'Puerto Rico and analyze what went wrong? The bookdeals simultaneously with the entangled themes ofeducation and development and would be of interest tothose researching on Puerto Rico. The author'sgreater objective is to critique the mainstream viewson development and the school system from a GlobalHistorical perspective.