STIMULATING REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
A CASE FOR INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
Ruel L.A. Ellis
Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Email: Ruel.Ellis@sta.uwi.edu
Abstract:
The Purpose of this paper is to propose a collaborative model in support of the sustainable economic development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean through the collaboration of The National Institute of Higher Education Research, Science and Technology and Tertiary Level Institutions (TLIs) in the Caribbean in an eco-system which outputs informal science education technologies. The methodology utilized in the development of this paper is mainly desk research of literature which link economic development to education. The findings suggest that the early introduction of students to science education impacts their choice and curricula, and a curricular which supports the knowledge economy is one which will foster economic sustainability in the modern world
Keywords: CARICOM, NIHERST, Economic Development, Science Education
https://doi.org/10.47412/ZGPT3042
