Technical/vocational secondary education planning in Iraq

Mohammad, MS

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
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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.

Citation

Mohammad, M. Technical/vocational secondary education planning in Iraq. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Jun 23, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 23, 2009
• Additional Information: Additional Information : PhD supervisors: Professor Michael Goldsmith/Dr. Michael Blunt
• Award Date: Jan 1, 1989