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Adjustment Issues As Students Transition From High School To The Dominican Republic's First Community College, Alexandra Julia Garcia Munoz Jun 2020

Adjustment Issues As Students Transition From High School To The Dominican Republic's First Community College, Alexandra Julia Garcia Munoz

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The vision statement of the first community college in the Dominican Republic (DR) notes that it is “an institution of higher technical level aimed at offering opportunities for development, forming competent, ethical and innovative professionals through a relevant curriculum assuming a solidarity integration with business and social sectors" (Instituto Tecnico Superior Comunitario [ITSC], 2012, para. 1). Each day, the institution tries to help individuals achieve their lifelong dreams by providing a quality education so that graduates may benefit economically, socially, and personally, and reach a better quality of life that expands those benefits to their community, country and the whole …