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Peer reviewedSmith, Sara Dawn – Action in Teacher Education, 1992
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
