Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values

Educating the New Socialist Citizen

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Caribbean & West Indian, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
Cover of the book Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values by Denise F. Blum, University of Texas Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Denise F. Blum ISBN: 9780292739529
Publisher: University of Texas Press Publication: January 15, 2011
Imprint: University of Texas Press Language: English
Author: Denise F. Blum
ISBN: 9780292739529
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication: January 15, 2011
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Language: English

Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Havana's secondary schools, Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values is a remarkable ethnography, charting the government's attempts to transform a future generation of citizens. While Cuba's high literacy rate is often lauded, the little-known dropout rates among teenagers receive less scrutiny. In vivid, succinct reporting, educational anthropologist Denise Blum now shares her findings regarding this overlooked aspect of the Castro legacy.

Despite the fact that primary-school enrollment rates exceed those of the United States, the reverse is true for the crucial years between elementary school and college. After providing a history of Fidel Castro's educational revolution begun in 1953, Denise Blum delivers a close examination of the effects of the program, which was designed to produce a society motivated by benevolence rather than materialism. Exploring pioneering pedagogy, the notion of civic education, and the rural components of the program, Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values brims with surprising findings about one of the most intriguing social experiments in recent history.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Havana's secondary schools, Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values is a remarkable ethnography, charting the government's attempts to transform a future generation of citizens. While Cuba's high literacy rate is often lauded, the little-known dropout rates among teenagers receive less scrutiny. In vivid, succinct reporting, educational anthropologist Denise Blum now shares her findings regarding this overlooked aspect of the Castro legacy.

Despite the fact that primary-school enrollment rates exceed those of the United States, the reverse is true for the crucial years between elementary school and college. After providing a history of Fidel Castro's educational revolution begun in 1953, Denise Blum delivers a close examination of the effects of the program, which was designed to produce a society motivated by benevolence rather than materialism. Exploring pioneering pedagogy, the notion of civic education, and the rural components of the program, Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values brims with surprising findings about one of the most intriguing social experiments in recent history.

More books from University of Texas Press

Cover of the book The Power of the Texas Governor by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book The Inter American Press Association by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book American Indian Constitutional Reform and the Rebuilding of Native Nations by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book Finish Forty and Home by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book Luis Leal by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book Red State by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book The Fables of Phaedrus by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book Star Gods of the Maya by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book The Shaman’s Mirror by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book Carlos Lacerda, Brazilian Crusader by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book On the Lips of Others by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book The Art of Reciting the Qur'an by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book The Texanist by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book A Cuban in Mayberry by Denise F. Blum
Cover of the book Nurturing Masculinities by Denise F. Blum
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy