This project is commissioned by the Hispanic-American Chamber Institute of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to explore and develop the necessary components of a Virtual Education Community (VEC). The VEC is intended for migrating Puerto Rican students who experience an educational disadvantage due to the disruption of their education. Currently, language barriers, new cultural environments and disparities in curricula threaten the academic well-being of these students, resulting in an elevated high school drop-out rate and a depressed college enrollment rate. The methodology includes interviewing experts in the education fields, as well as researching already existing web education tools and curriculums. This information is used in our recommendations for the set up of a web-based program to establish a cultural and educational base for students who have moved and thus require additional assistance in their education. The expected outcome for the VEC is to mitigate the disruptive effects of migration and to supply educational and career enrichment for these students.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Moran, Dave P.
• Hill, Christopher Charles
• Stanton, Mark Jason
• Pilotte, Kate M.

Subject

• Community
• Learning
• Computing
• Inclusion

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D087I

Keyword

• Equality--Social aspects
• Web sites--Design and construction
• Teaching
• Immigrants

Advisor

• Gerstenfeld, Arthur
• Vernon-Gerstenfeld, Susan

Year

• 2001

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Young-Candelaria, Bruce
• Hispanic American Chamber Institute

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Location

• San Juan

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright