Records of the Study of the Aspirations of Youth in a Developing Society (The Trinidad Study) 1957-1961.

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Records of the Study of the Aspirations of Youth in a Developing Society (The Trinidad Study) 1957-1961.

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This collection represents materials relating to The Study of the Aspirations of Youth in a Developing Society (The Trinidad Study), which was undertaken by the Research Institute for the Study of Man with the participation of the Ministry of Culture and the Central Statistical Office of Trinidad and Tobago. The study was conducted in two parts in the years 1957 and 1961, with the aim of understanding how youth perceived the changing social, political, and economic issues facing Trinidad and Tobago ... The bulk of the collection is comprised of student responses to the autobiographical essay and questionnaire administered in the 1957 and 1961 surveys. The questionnaire responses were encoded, and the resulting code sheets are part of the collection as well. Also included are undated drafts of the study results.

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Research Institute for the Study of man

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Like much of the Caribbean, the island of Trinidad endured tremendous economic, social, and political transformations during the period in which this study was conducted. The years leading up to independence from the British Crown in 1962 saw rapid changes in the areas of race relations, family structure, social value systems, and the economic base of the islands as the plantation-based system was supplanted by rapid modernization. In the Trinidad Study, researchers were most interested in docum...

Research Institute for the Study of Man (RISM)

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Trinidad and Tobago. Ministry of Education & Culture

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Zavalloni, Marisa.

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Rubin, Vera D.

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On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the U.S. Peace Corps to promote international peace efforts through volunteer workers. Based on its specialization in Caribbean research, the Research Institute for the Study of Man (RISM) was selected to train Peace Corps volunteers to assist and support the vocational adult education programs sponsored by the government in Jamaica, West Indies. The initial phase of the training program was conducted between April 2 - May 31, 1962 with Pea...

Trinidad and Tobago. Central Statistical Office

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