The Catholic Church as an Education Provider in Puerto Rico 1948-60

From being a Spanish colony to being a semi-colony ofUSA post 1898, the Puerto Rican case exemplifies abrilliant story of transition in a country'sEducation system. This book captures thesetransformations in the insular education systemduring 1948-60 vis-ŕ-vis the crucial role played by the Catholic Church. The parallel aims inthis book are-to analyze the education system inPuerto Rico in light of its social, political andeconomic status during 1948-60 to see the pivotalrole of the Catholic Church in the education systemand its self-redefinition post American suzerainty.Moreover,to trace the simultaneous emergence of theCatholic Church as a global player in the provisionof Development aid (great emphasis on education) insupport of the US administration programmes andfinally to critique this thrust on 'developing'Puerto Rico and analyze what went wrong? The bookdeals simultaneously with the entangled themes ofeducation and development and would be of interest tothose researching on Puerto Rico. The author'sgreater objective is to critique the mainstream viewson development and the school system from a GlobalHistorical perspective.