ERIC Number: ED495415
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 81
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 53
ISBN: ISBN-9-9934-2393-9
ISSN: N/A
Education for Citizenship in the Caribbean: A Study on Curricular Policy and Teacher Training in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Acosta, Cheila Valera
UNESCO International Bureau of Education
This document describes primary, secondary and teacher training curricular policy relating to education for citizenship in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic in order to make practical recommendations for improved design, quality and implementation of these initiatives in the three countries selected. The first chapter describes the Caribbean context of these democratic processes and a review of the literature on the topic. Chapter two describes the methodological issues connected with the study and chapter three examines in detail the public policies relating to education for citizenship in the three countries. Chapter four describes governmental measures supporting the established curricular and teacher training policies and chapter five brings together the viewpoints of the actors involved in teacher training. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are presented that may be useful in supporting national and regional efforts for education for citizenship. (Contains 6 endnotes.) [This document was also produced by the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, FLACSO, an international UNESCO academic organization. Translation of this document was performed by Isabel Byron.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Educational Policy, Teacher Education, Instructional Design, Educational Quality, Curriculum Design, Government Role
UNESCO International Bureau of Education. C.P. 199, 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland. Tel: +41.229177800; Fax: +41.22.917.78.01; Web site: http://www.ibe.unesco.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: International Bureau of Education, Geneva (Switzerland).
Identifiers: Caribbean; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti


