MANAGING THE PROCESS OF FORMATION OF THE CARIBBEAN CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

In nowadays society, the importance of knowing who we are and of 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 diversity of the world we live in. The cultural identity is seen as a social necessity that goes beyond educational process and the formation of professional. According to this basis, the investigation is focused on the management of the process of formation the Caribbean cultural identity in students of the English Language career. To carry out this investigation several methods were applied, among them, the analysis - synthesis, the induction- deduction, observation, interview to get to know the core of the management in forming the Caribbean cultural identity and the current level of the variable. 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 extensions in the four components of the process. As a result of this investigation the content of Caribbean cultural identity has been incorporated in the strategy of career as well as in the academic year. Putting into practice a correct management of the Caribbean cultural identity allows to provide for high quality education, supports the students with a solid identity to face the digital era and globalization.