Managing the Process of Formation of Caribbean Cultural Identity in Higher Education Institutions
Abstract:
In nowadays society, the importance of knowing who we are and where we go is essential to face the globalisation. It is in the teaching and learning process that professors can contribute to the formation of values, beliefs, customs which are a part of the cultural identity that allows self recognition and recognizing the cultural identity of the world we live in. The cultural identity is seeing as a social necessity that goes beyond educational process and the formation of professionals. According to this basis, the investigation is focused on the process of formation of the Caribbean cultural identity in students of the Foreign Languages career . To carry out this investigation several methods were applied, the document analysis, the observation and interview to get to know the core of the management in forming the Caribbean cultural identity. The investigation in progress favors the correct management of the Caribbean cultural identity taking into account the four dimensions of educative management: institutional, administrative, pedagogical and community. As a result of this investigation the content of the Caribbean cultural identity is incorporated in the strategy of the career as well as in the academic year. Putting into practice a correct management of the Caribbean cultural identity allows to provide a high qality education, supports the students with a solid identity to face the digital era and globalization.
