Education, daily routine, and prospects of primary school teachers in Haiti: delay, drudgery, and dreams [Elektronische Ressource] / von Gertrud Thiel, geb. Sauer

Education, Daily Routine, and Prospects of Primary School Teachers in Haiti: Delay, Drudgery, and Dreams Inauguraldissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Dr. phil. eingereicht im Fach Erziehungswissenschaften an der Philosophischen Fakultät IV der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin von Gertrud Thiel, geb. Sauer 18.06.1953, Göttingen Präsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christoph Markschies Dekan der Philosophischen Fakultät IV Prof. Dr. Elk Franke Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Henze 2. Prof. Dr. Ortfried Schäffter Eingereicht am: 23. Januar 2008 Tag des Rigorosums: 17. Dezember 2008 Dedicated to my parents Heinz and Elisabeth Sauer 2 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 6 1.1 Background of the Research 6 1.2 Purpose and the Research Question 8 1.3 Thesis Format 9 2 Literature Review 11 2.1 Global Guidelines 11 2.2 Global Agenda versus Local Reality 15 2.3 Teachers in Developing Countries 23 3 Methodology 31 3.1 Theoretical Considerations 31 3.2 The Research Process 35 3.3 Data Collection and Data Analysis 37 3.4 Limitations 46 4 A Nation of Artists of Survival 49 4.1 Basic Data about Haiti 50 4.2 Haitian History 56 4.3 Haiti’s Spirituality 67 4.4 Personal Observations 76 5 The Rural Space 81 5.1 Reproductive Concepts in Northern Haiti 82 5.2 Lessons from Haitian Peasants 86 5.3 Social Capital in Grass Roots Organizations 90 5.