The emergence of community, state and national colleges in the OECS member countries: An institutional analysis
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1993
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Institute of Social and Economic Research (Eastern Caribbean)
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This document describes and analyses developments in national tertiary education institutions in the seven countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)--Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It employs a framework of institutional analysis to probe the rationale, structures, functions, and resources of these nascent institutions. The paper identifies a critical challenge involving the adaptation of traditional community college models to suit the indigenous characteristics and needs of these small, island societies. It is concluded that with the adoption of an institution-building framework and process, the new colleges will be able to undertake systematic planning and build on the gains so far achieved