Technical/vocational secondary education planning in Iraq

Mohammad, MS 1989, Technical/vocational secondary education planning in Iraq , PhD thesis, University of Salford, UK.

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Abstract

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has proposed that economic growth in developing countries can best be achieved through a good delivery of technical/vocational education targeted to the specific needs of the country and its economy. In Iraq, the state regards technical/vocational education within the secondary system of education as the main source of the middle-rank skilled labour needed to satisfy the requirements of the economy. This study analyses the development of technical/vocational secondary education policies in Iraq. It seeks to examine this system in relation to the country's geopolitical, economic, social and cultural circumstances. The first chapter considers the arguments for and against I technical and vocational: education. The second chapter is concerned with Iraq's geopolitical position and examines the structure of its society. It will also examine the evolution and development of the Iraqi economy, with the main focus on the period after 1968. The third chapter is an analysis of the existing Iraqi educational system, including principles, aims and priorities, levels of education and quantitative growth, education finance and administration, curriculum and examination system. The fourth chapter reviews the nature of and growing need for technical and vocational education throughout the history of the country. The fifth chapter evaluates the existing system of technical and vocational education by firstly, examining its characteristics and then the problems facing it. Implications for planning and the reform of technical and vocational education in Iraq emerge from the conclusions and suggestions which constitute the final part.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Contributors:	Goldsmith, M (Supervisor)
Additional Information:	PhD supervisors: Professor Michael Goldsmith/Dr. Michael Blunt
Themes:	Subjects / Themes > L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools Subjects outside of the University Themes
Schools:	Schools > School of Humanities, Languages & Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Institutional Repository
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2009 13:59
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2015 23:41
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/2115

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