Teach for America : the adventures of Jamaican teachers in the New York City public school system, 2006

Item — item: 0113502852925

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Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.

The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.

Dates

2006

Creator

McDonnough, Kaili (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Use

The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.

Extent

25 pages ; 29 cm

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Overview

When the New York City Department of Education needed to fill a sizeable quota of teachers in 2001, the city looked to the island of Jamaica for assistance. Jamaica had encountered large-scale recruitment of many of its registered nurses to the United Sta