Public School Reform in Puerto Rico
Sustaining Colonial Models of Development
Public School Reform in Puerto Rico
Sustaining Colonial Models of Development
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Puerto Rico's colonial history under the United States has shaped the character of development and education in that territory. In 1898, when the United States invaded Puerto Rico, the language, culture, and development of the latter was arrested by a colonialist mandate involving the social, political, and economic spheres. The role that the development of a mass public school system would play in sustaining colonial relationships was seen as paramount. Since then the developments in public school reform policies have contributed to and have been defined and determined within the linguistic and ideological framework of the colonizers' conceptualization of development for Puerto Rico. If development is more than growth, and if it includes self-determination and cultural expression within the context of political and economic arrangements, then Puerto Rico remains a classic example of colonialism 500 years after Columbus.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Self-determination and Puerto Rico
Development: Two Models
Reconstituting the Economy: "Orthodox" Development as a Form of Control
Silencing the Culture
Economic Growth and Underdevelopment
Changing Schools in a Changing Economy: The Response of Vocational Education Initiatives
Looking Ahead: Current School Reform Initiatives
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 21 Apr 1994 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 184 |
| ISBN | 9780313289781 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
| Series | Contributions to the Study of Education |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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