Schooling in the Dominican Republic. ERIC-CUE Urban Disadvantaged Series, Number 47.

Autor/in	Foxworthy, Nancy M.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY.
Titel	Schooling in the Dominican Republic. ERIC-CUE Urban Disadvantaged Series, Number 47.
Quelle	(1976), (47 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Dominicans; Educational Anthropology; Educational Environment; Educational Objectives; Educational Opportunities; Ethnic Groups; Immigrants; Migrant Education; Migrant Problems; Organizational Climate; Role Conflict; School Role; Social Environment; Social Influences; Social Structure; Spanish Americans; Spanish Speaking; Student Role; Teacher Role; Dominican Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pädagogische Anthropologie; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Ethnie; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Organisationsklima; Rollenkonflikt; Soziales Umfeld; Sozialer Einfluss; Sozialstruktur; Lehrerrolle; Dominikanische Republik
Abstract	Some of the schooling experiences of a rapidly expanding migrant population from the Dominican Republic are described in this paper. In doing this, the paper examines the societal and organizational context of the educational system in the Dominican Republic, and briefly outlines the organization of and practices in Dominican classrooms, the nature of teacher-student interaction styles, and the relationship between school and home life. Information about school organization and classrooms is obtained through interviews with professors, school directors, teachers, parents, and students. In addition to general interviewing, two public schools were selected for more systematic observations. To check whether the data collected in the two schools were representative of schools in the Dominican Republic, observations were then made in additional public and private schools. It was found that whatever difficulties educators and students in the Dominican Republic encounter in the educational process, education itself is accorded the highest priority throughout the country. Despite many obstacles, the majority of those classroom teachers and school directors conduct classroom programs that allow students to meet the country's educational standards. Dominican children coming to the U.S. bring with them certain expectations based on their experiences in their native educational system. They find themselves attending schools embedded in a different social context, which fact for many of them, leads to confusion and conflict. (Author/AM)
Anmerkungen	Institute for Urban and Minority Education, Box 40, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 10027 ($2.50)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC