Rachel MerrenEDUC 6310 – Fall 2008

November 25, 2008

Honduras

Pseudonym Mother Son

Age 84 60

Gender Female Male

Marital Status Widowed Married

Place of Birth Cayman Islands Honduras

Raised In Honduras Honduras/US

Length of Time in US 46 yrs 47 yrs

Number of Children 3 3

Education 6th Grade B.S. Kinesiology from Texas A&M

Interviews

Diversity within HondurasGarifuna

Tawahka

Miskito

Lenca

Chorti

“Bay Islanders”

People of Honduras

• Cannot generalize by knowing a student is from Honduras

• Language may not be Spanish• They may not look Hispanic or consider

themselves Hispanic

Educational Applications

Economy & Social StratificationCampesinos

Income – Few hundred dollars a year Home construction – local materials: wood, adobe, etc. Grow their own corn, beans and plantains Whole family works Own horses for transportation

Economy & Social StratificationUrban Workers Income – $100/month Industrial trades learned on the job Home construction – store bought materials: bricks, cement, ect. Build own home Travel by bus

Economy & Social StratificationMiddle Class Income – few hundred dollars a monthProfessionals, students, farmers, merchants, business employees, etc. May work several jobs and have old cars and small houses

Economy & Social StratificationWealthy Class Large landholders, very successful businessmen, or militaryMilitary is relatively isolated within the classOwn old adobe mansions downtown, import new cars, and take foreign vacations

Economy & Social StratificationBay Islanders Fishing and Shipping Jobs “The most perfect place on Earth” Make enough money to live

• They may not consider themselves poor or in need of assistance

• They don’t know what they don’t have

Educational Applications

• Technology may be new

Beans and Corn Tortillas are mainstays

Diet

Fried plantains White cheese Rice Fried meat Mantequilla Scrambled egg Slice of avocado Cup of coffee or soft drink

Stack of tortillas Few spoonfuls of beans Some salt

Campesino Mestizo

DietGarifuna Cassava Coconuts Plantains Avocados Pineapples Pigs’ feet and tails Favorite is Machuca

Bay Islanders Fish Lobster Plantains Avocados Beef

Favorite is Crab

• Change in diet may cause sickness• Some children may have eaten much better in

Honduras• Great opportunity to allow the children to

share their culinary background

Educational Applications

Etiquette• Greet with a firm handshake and direct eye

contact– A man should wait for a women to extend her hand– Friends and relatives will greet with a hug and a kiss– Men generally do not hug– Educated people greet by clasping their right hands

together and pressing their cheeks together or give a light kiss on the check

– Campesinos shake hands

• Greet others every time you pass• Look strangers in the eye and smile• Stand close when in conversation and may

touch occasionally

• Address others with formality• Greetings are generally lengthy– Involve inquires about family, health, travel, etc.– Quick greetings are generally interpreted as

disrespectful and thoughtless

Etiquette

• Avoid yawning or coughing during conversations

Etiquette

• Avoid standing with hands on hips

• Sit only on furniture intended for sitting

• Punctuality is expected in business circles

• Business is not discussed at social dinners

• Bring a gift for the host/hostess if invited to dinner

Etiquette

• Avoid opening a wrapped gift in the presence of the giver

• Dress is generally casual yet fashionable

• Parent Conferences– Plan for a longer

conference– Initiate the handshake– Address with formality– Make small talk– Watch your body

language– Be professional– May be a language barrier

Applications to Education

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. (2008, June). Background Note: Honduras. Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1922.htm#

Ember, C & Ember, M. (Eds.) (2001). Honduras. In Countries and their Cultures (Vol. 2, pp. 979-989). New York: Macmillan Reference.

Maher, J. et al. (Eds.). (2008). Honduras. In The Europa World Year Book 2008 (Vol. 1, pp. 2134-2142). New York: Routledge.

Marshall, O. (2000). English-Speaking Communities in Latin America. New York: St. Martin’s Press.

Merrill, T. (Ed.). (1995). Honduras: a country study. (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Stonich, S. (2000). The Other Side of Paradise: Tourism, Conservation, and Development in the Bay Islands. New York: Cognizant Communication Corporation.

Vecoli, R. et al. (Eds.). (1995). Honduras. In Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (Vol. 1, pp. 682-691). New York: Gale Research.

World Bank. (2005, May 1). Honduras – Judicial Branch Modernization Project: Social Assessment and Access to Justice Issues of Indigenous and Garifuna Peoples of Honduras. Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/05/23/000011823_20050523172856/Rendered/PDF/IPP1290LCR1IPDP1P081516.pdf

Youngblood-Coleman, Denise. (2007). Country Review: Honduras. Retrieved October 6, 2008, from http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_country.asp?vCOUNTRY=61

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