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Technology education in the Caribbean — Needs and directions

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The distinguishing characteristic of Caribbean technology education must be its emphasis on the effective. Technological activity is heavily value-laden. It has given us almost infinite power to change our world and to change ourselves, ut it is our values that determine the direction of those changes. The danger lies not in the new powers that technology has given, but in the subordination of those new powers to old values like greed and exploitation. We have the scientific and technical knowledge to eliminate hunger and prevent the devastation of the environment but we have not done so. Caribbean technology education must develop the attitudes and values of Caribbean people so that they might use the capability it provides in ways that safeguard the good of the entire region.

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Prime, G.M. Technology education in the Caribbean — Needs and directions. Int J Technol Des Educ 2, 48–57 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00183780

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