Strugglin', but No Slavin': Agriculture, Education, and Rural Young Vincentians (St. Vincent, Caribbean)

Strugglin', but no Slavin' is an inductive, ethnographic study of young people on the island of St. Vincent and their relationship to agriculture. After summarizing the past and present agricultural and educational situations in St. Vincent, the study analyzes the perceived motivations and constraints for involvement in agricultural work by young Vincentians. It then portrays these young Vincentians, describing the socioeconomic characteristics that delineate not only their different modes of participation in land cultivation, but also their dreams and aspirations. Finally, it generates hypotheses for further investigation and for possible use by rural development planners.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Glesne, Corrine Elaine

• Education, Bilingual and Multicultural

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8600192

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69021