Bechtel , Gregory A, Ruth Davidhizar, and Wanda R Spurlock. "Migrant Farm Workers and their Families:Cultural Patterns and Delivery of Care in the United States." International Journal of Nursing Practice. (2000): 300-306. Print.
Throughout the article it talks about the lifestyle of the migrant workers, it explains how the woman is supposed to mainly bear children and the man goes out and does the seasonal work. Professor Bechtel talked about how “disabilities” are a sign from God that they workers shouldn’t work in that field anymore or on that ranch and so many of them will get up and leave. The essay talked about the hazards and difficulties that the migrant families go through as well as the environmental and social hazards that they have to be aware of each time they get up and go to work each day. The whole point of the essay was to show that the Giger-Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model is a way to show the interactions for these migrant workers culturally. I liked how the model was showing the positive and negative effects of how these families live but I wanted more information on the expectations of each family member. This essay showed me that I want to see how the High School Equivalency Program transforms with the family and how it actually accommodates each family with their unique needs.
Martinez , Yolanda G, and Ann Cranston-Gringas -. "Migrant Farm Workers and the Educational Process: Barriers to High School Completion ." High School Journal . 80.1 (1996): 198. Print
Once again this academic journal explain what migrant workers were and what their lifestyle’s consisted of. They also talked about a Migrant Equivalency Program, which basically helps them get through any levels of grade school. It went into depth about the reasons many of the migrants drop out and what ages it is usually expected of them. The migrant program talked about different ideas and tests that they have done on migrant students to try to keep them involved in school. Two of the main reasons were work and lack of interest in school that they dropped out. I think that by finding out these two main points helps the program find a direction to try and accommodate each of the students involved in the program. I think that the fact that they pointed out that work is an inescapable factor in trying to keep these students in school was something that needed to be said. The main idea that I took from this article is that culture comes into education as much as any other factor and somehow the High School Equivalency Program needs to and tries to break down that barrier and try to find a way to make the lives for these full time workers become students also.
Interesting research. I was a bit concerned about the first article, because it seems to suggest that migrant culture is monolithic-- that is to say, uniform-- rather than diverse? Though I agree that cultures can usually be described in general terms, I also think it's important to knowledge that there are generally exceptions to any rule.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate the content of your annotated bibliography entries, but do work a bit on sentence-level concerns. Some of the sentences were a bit difficult for me to understand. Otherwise, I would rather you stated your conclusions outright whether than use the phrase "I think" (this just seems unnecessary). You are doing excellent work though!