Puerto Ricans: Value Orientations and Achievement Potential - Hardcover

Diego L Colón

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1450204333 ISBN 13: 9781450204330

Publisher: iUniverse, 2010

Synopsis

The basic assumption of this study is that mainland and island schools reinforce a modality to achieve which stresses contrasting achievement values. For example, the value placed on competitive achievement in United States schools seems to contradict the value placed on cooperative achievement in Puerto Rican schools. In order to bridge the gap between the school policies and practices of these two different educational systems, in the sense that the school refl ects an understanding and acceptance of differences in the values underlying achievement potential, it was imperative to undertake empirical exploration of the relational value orientations and achievement modes of islander and mainlander Puerto Rican college students. Knowledge about these two areas facilitates an understanding of the relational value orientations and achievement potential learners bring into the school and any changes undergone as a result of the school's socializing function. The work of educators in pluralistic settings of the United States as well as in Puerto Rico, especially in the areas of curriculum and instruction, may be enhanced by a comprehension of the relational value orientations and modes of achievement potential prevalent among multicultural learners.

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About the Author

Diego L. Colon earned his Ph.D. from New York University. He was a director of the College Discovery Program of Bilingual Studies and professor at Kingsborough Community College of CUNY for over twenty-five years. He is currently completing research in achievement values in Puerto Rico, New York City, and Florida."

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1450204333
• ISBN 13: 9781450204330
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120