The Capacity to Share: A Study of Cuba’s International Cooperation in Educational Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Introduction: Cuba’s Capacity to Share....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The Cuban Revolution and Internationalism: Structuring Education and Health....Pages 13-34
Challenging Educational Underdevelopment: The Cuban Solidarity Approach as a Mode of South-South Cooperation....Pages 35-52
Cuba’s Education System: A Foundation for “The Capacity to Share”....Pages 53-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Cuban Higher Education Scholarships for International Students: An Overview....Pages 73-82
The Children of the Isle of Youth: How Ghanaian Students Learned to Cope with “Anything in Life”....Pages 83-105
Studying in Cuba, Returning Home to Work: Experiences of Graduates from the English-Speaking Caribbean....Pages 107-126
Cuban Support for Namibian Education and Training....Pages 127-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Cuba’s Educational Mission in Africa: The Example of Angola ....Pages 141-159
Capacity Building in Latin American Universities: Cuba’s Contribution....Pages 161-174
“You Help Me Improve My English, I’ll Teach You Physics!” Cuban Teachers Overseas....Pages 175-195
Cuba’s Contribution to Adult Literacy, Popular Education, and Peace Building in Timor-Leste....Pages 197-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Cubans Sharing Education: The Isle of Youth....Pages 217-223
The Long Road to Neurosurgery: Reflections from Ghana on 18 Years of Studies in Cuba....Pages 225-230
The International Film and Television School in Cuba: For a Stronger Media Culture in the Global South....Pages 231-239
Air Raids, Bride Price, and Cuban Internationalism in Africa: A Cuban Teacher in the Angolan Civil War....Pages 241-247
Teaching in Rural Jamaica: Experiences of a Cuban Teacher....Pages 249-253
Cuban Cooperation in Literacy and Adult Education Programs Overseas....Pages 255-261
The Role of the APC (Association of Cuban Educators) in Advancing Cuban Internationalism in Education....Pages 263-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Achievements, Celebrations, and Learning....Pages 273-276
Back Matter....Pages 277-294