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Epstein, Erwin H. – American Journal of Education, 1987
The American military administration that governed Cuba from 1898 to 1909 foisted its own system of values on the subordinate population. American culture was imposed, with the schools as the vehicle of "Americanization." This article describes that imposition and considers its long-term impact. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Facilities Planning
Hickling-Hudson, Anne – Comparative Education, 2004
Cuba has concentrated more than most developing countries on building a sound educational system, and as a result, it has been able to collaborate with other countries in their efforts to improve educational planning and practice. Based on recent research in the field, this paper examines the work of Cuban teachers in schools and sports programmes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Educational Planning, Educational Change
Nubiola, Jaime – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2005
The aim of this paper is to describe Dewey's reception in the Spanish-speaking countries that constitute the Hispanic world. Without any doubt, it can be said that in the past century Spain and the countries of South America have been a world apart, lagging far behind the mainstream Western world. It includes a number of names and facts about the…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Democracy, Foreign Countries, Latin Americans