TY - GEN AU - King, Ruby Hope TI - Education in the Caribbean: historical perspectives SN - 0376-7701 PB - UWI. Faculty of Education KW - HISTORY OF EDUCATION KW - EDUCATION KW - HISTORY KW - CARIBBEAN KW - EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT KW - MONTSERRAT KW - SAINT KITTS KW - ANTIGUA KW - JAMAICA KW - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO N2 - Describes the origins and development of education in the Caribbean from the early eighteenth century to the nineteen seventies. Bequests establishing trust or foundations for the basis of the systems of secondary education established in the Caribbean during the second half of the nineteenth century. The development of education is traced from the efforts of missionaries to provide schooling for slaves to the medical approaches to education adopted by Cuba in the late 50's and its possible application in other Caribbean countries ER -