Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ442246
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Publication Date: 1992
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Crisis in the Caribbean: Teacher Education in the Dominican Republic.
Smith, Sara Dawn
Action in Teacher Education, v13 n4 p37-43 Win 1991-92
In the Dominican Republic, poverty negatively affects education, including teacher education. Salaries fall, teachers lose prestige, and the quality of teaching candidates drops. The article examines the educational cycle of poverty, describes a K-12 teacher education project, and discusses a vision for the future. (SM)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Poverty, Preservice Teacher Education, Quality of Working Life, Socioeconomic Influences, Teaching (Occupation)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Dominican Republic
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