Education in the Dominican Republic

It is divided into four stages: Literacy rates and school participation in the Dominican Republic has risen over the past years.

Through these efforts, women have reported fast upward movement in social class partially due to increased education.

[5] Literacy is defined by The as having the ability to use printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one's goals, and to develop one's knowledge and potential.

The CIA world factbook also shows data on the school life expectancy of students in the Dominican Republic.

[7] The Dominican Republic National Education Profile reflects this showing higher levels of completion for both primary as well as secondary schools.

[3] The school year in Dominican Republic begins in mid-August and classes are held from Monday to Friday.

The school year consists of two terms, which are separated by Christmas holidays in winter season, and an eight-week-long summer break.

[3] The Primary school stage of the Dominican Republic's education system is eight years long and is designated for children ages 6–14.

The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo is considered the state university while the other four public institutions are for more specialized areas.

For architecture, veterinary, law, dentistry, pharmacy, and engineering, the requirement is 200 credits and at least four years of schooling.

To obtain a master's degree, students are generally required to complete 2 years of schooling encompassing 40 credits.

The track generally lasts about four years and can include professional training to provide adults with better skills for entering the workforce.

[3] Technical and vocational training (TVET) addresses multiple demands of an economic, social and environmental nature by helping young people and adults to develop the skills they need for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship, promoting equitable, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, and supporting transitions to green economies and environmental sustainability.

[13] The body in charge of providing vocational and technical education in the Dominican Republic is the Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnico Profesional (INFOTEP), which is funded by three sources:[13] INFOTEP runs 704 programmes aiming to promote skills development at several levels, with 104 of them having a special focus on vulnerable groups, such as those in very poor areas.

[18] In a separate study in the Dominican Republic, those who received sex education were 1.72 times more likely to report having high HIV/AIDS knowledge.

The study also found that the classes led students to foster feelings of distrust towards governmental bodies, especially the army and judicial system.

However, the study notes that the teachers in the Dominican Republic lacked an awareness of these standards and were thus unable to properly use them.

[3] Some parent education programs have been implemented into the Dominican Republic to help improve the healthy development of children.

However, they did find that reducing the time commitment and focusing on an intensive child nutrition component lead to higher completion rates.

[25] McLennan produced a second research paper documenting efforts to implement a Canadian parent education program in the Dominican Republic.

The researchers trained local workers at a hospital to teach the program and adapted the curriculum that was used in Canada to be more relevant towards topics in the Dominican Republic.

[26] Educational opportunity in the Dominican Republic is important not only for increasing social status but also for health outcomes.

De Tavarez and Andrade discuss how higher educational attainment in the Dominican Republic is negatively associated with the use of both alcohol and tobacco.

Inequality in access to education is a primary concern for those living in the Dominican Republic as well as outside organizations such as UNICEF.

One policy that was implemented to increase participation was to provide three different shifts of school that students could attend.

The Dominican Republic has higher levels of participation in the education system than many other Latin American countries.

Wasch et al. conducted a study looking into the effects that MLB recruiters have on boys in the Dominican Republic.

The second solution is for MLB to create a child labor corporate code of conduct to ensure that teams are held accountable for the education of players and possible recruits.

[29] The World Bank has made steps to help fund improvements in the Dominican Republic education system.

[30] In 2015, The World Bank approved $50 million to help finance efforts to improve pre-university education.