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Education in St. Maarten from 1954 to 2000 : an oral history account
- Title
- Education in St. Maarten from 1954 to 2000 : an oral history account / by Milton George.
- Author
- George, Milton
- Publication
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
- ©2016
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- Description
- 224 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- This book narrates the development of education in St. Maarten between 1954 and 2000, by tapping into the experience of the protagonists, giving them a voice in the recording of their own history. As such, it lends a voice to postcolonial subjects, who have often been bypassed or forgotten by most traditional historians, and thus rendered voiceless. The work is based on both written and oral history, including interviews with important educational agents, as well as former pupils and parents. By doing this, it describes the overall framework of education in St. Maarten within the juridical space of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The first part of the book deals with the Dutch Antilles in general, and with St. Maarten in particular, examining the effects of slavery and its consequences. Both before and after the restructuration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1954, education was essentially shaped by the different religious denominations on the island. Over time, St. Maartens schooling system developed from an almost non-existing entity to a well-structured one, which closely resembled the educational framework in the Netherlands, its former colonial ruler. Part two reflects the respondents reactions to several issues concerning education in St. Maarten. It was only after local St. Maarten students became teachers that topics about the island found their place in the curriculum. Even though it took some time to integrate St. Maarten in the curriculum, the people did not (and still do not) have the feeling that education has let them down. It is only now that they are beginning to question whether, and to what extent, schools were, and are, able to positively influence young people. In the past, they believed that schooling - however foreign its curriculum may have been - did actually help them to find a niche in the world. After studying both written and oral sources, the book concludes that the coat of arms of St. Maarten is representative of its findings about education on this island: Semper progrediens Always progressing. Education in St. Maarten has progressed without showing radical breaks.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-181).
- Contents
- General introduction -- Contextual framework -- St. Martin -- Educational policy between 1816 and 1954 -- Telling the stories: who, when and why? -- The language discussion: the difficulties with bi-lingual education -- Curriculum and teaching materials -- variables of schooling -- Final remarks -- Bibliography -- Questions and responses of the questionnaire -- Endnotes.
- Call Number
- Sc D 16-1195
- ISBN
- 9781443888929
- 1443888923
- OCLC
- 945358971
- Author
- George, Milton, author.
- Title
- Education in St. Maarten from 1954 to 2000 : an oral history account / by Milton George.
- Publisher
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-181).
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 16-1195