| dc.description.abstract | The central proposition of this study was to examine the
consequences of the British Model of Education in colonized Third
World countries. One of the causes of underdevelopment is the
dominance of industrialized nations over less developed countries.
It is the structure of the colonial metropolis that was the cause
of dependency of Third World nations. The dependency theory
explains the process of national economic development in
underdeveloped nations, emphasizing the structural dissimilarities
between Western economic development and the contemporary situation
of Third World countries. Economic resources of Third World
countries, once under the British colonial policy, were exploited.
In keeping with this policy, formal education was left to be
developed by the missionaries with the active encouragement and
support of the colonial government. The education of Indian elites
was supported by, as well as, dominated by the colonial government.
This thesis sought to illustrate the theoretical and practical
consequences of the British Model of Education in colonized Third
World nations. This was completed through an analysis of the
educational structure in India that produced particular types of
behaviour that maintained colonial dominance. Consequences of
colonial education for India were discussed. | |
