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Perspectives of Greek Immigrant Women and the Education of Their Children in Canada University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository Graduate Studies Legacy Theses 2000 Perspectives of Greek immigrant women and the education of their children in Canada Kaketsis, Anastasia Kaketsis, A. (2000). Perspectives of Greek immigrant women and the education of their children in Canada (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/11056 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/39421 master thesis University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca THE UNCVERStTY OF CALGARY Perspectives of Greek Immigrant Women and the Education of their Children in Canada Anastasia Kaketsis A THESlS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF GRADUATE DIVISION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH CALGARY, ALBERTA APRIL, 2000 0 Anastasia ffiketsis 2000 National Library Bibliothitque nationale du Canada Acquisitions and Acquisitions et Bibliographic Se~*ces services bibliogmphiques 395 Wellington Street 395, nm Wellington OtEawaON KlAONO OUawaON KIA ON4 Canada Canada The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accorde me licence non exclusive licence allowing the exclusive pennettant a la NationaI Library of Canada to Blbliotheque nationale du Canada de reproduce, loan, dktri'bute or sell reproduire, preter, distn'buer ou copies of this thesis m microform, vendre des copies de cette these sous paper or electronic formats. la forme de microfiche/fllm, de reproduction sur papier ou sur format eIectronique. The author retains ownership of the L'auteur conserve la propriete du copyright m this thesis. Neither the droit d'auteur qui protege cette these. thesis nor substantid extracts fkom it Ni la these ni des extraits sabstaatie1s may be printed or otherwise de celIe-ci ne doivent etre imprimes reproduced without the author's ou autrement reprodnits sans son peamission. antorisation. ABSTRACT This research study documents the problems, issues and concerns that Greek immigrant parents have with regards to their children's education in Canada. Through the use of oral and narrative history, several in-depth interviews have been conducted with three Greek females in Calgary. These migrants reveal their life histories, the values they have brought with them from their homeland, and the chalbnges they have experienced in Canada. The analysis of the immigrants' perspective of schooling is viewed two-fold. First, the study will view the participants' perspective as a student in the country of origin. Second, the study will look at the participants' perspective as a parent in Canada. Canadian schools in contrast to the participant%childhood experiences pose several unique issues and concerns. In conclusion the participant will reflect upon the contrast of Canadian schooling as compared b their persona[ experience. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to express my appreciation to Dr. Richard Hirabayashi, my supervisor, who encouraged ma and supported me throughout the course of my research. Iwould like to thank Dr. Cecille DePass and Dr. Nancy Arthur for their participation on my examining committee. I would like to also express my sincere gratitude to the three participants. Iwould like to thank them for their time and their openness in sharing their lib histories. I would like to thank the Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration for their support and for giving my the opportunity to share my findings with other researchers, practitioner's and educators at the third and fourth National Metropolitan Conferences. Iam especialiy grateful to my parents, Nick and Kiki, for their encouragement, motivation and morat support. To my brothem, George and Sam. and to my sistepin-law Roberta and my friend Lauren krtheir time and dedication. Table of Contents Page Approval Page Abstract iii Acknowledgements Table of Contents Chapter One: Introduction Purpose Method of Organization Research Method Limitations of Study Literature Review Literature on traditional Greece Literature on Greek Historv and Miaration Theoretical Focus The Family Cultural lntesrration Ethnic@ Culture Chapter Two: Historical Background: Greek Migration Brief History of Gremce Greek Migration Patterns Immigration to Canada Greek Migration to Calgary, Alberta Development of the Greek Orthodox Church Chapter Three: Hellenism and the Greek Tradition Values Traditional Greek Values Urbanization and the Modification of Traditional Greek Values Greeks in Canada Language The Greek Community Religion Chapter Four: Citizenship and Greek Identity Civic Participation Perce~bbnof the Environment Social Relations Perceived Control and Empowerment The Role of School and Community Greek Immigrants Perspective of Citizenship AHEPA f he Mission The Philosoohv of Helknism Educatina Students 59 Philanthro~v 59 Civic Resoonsibility 60 Family of Individual Excellence 60 The Daughters of Penelope 60 The Sons of Pericles and the Maids of Athena 61 The Calgary AHEPA Family 62 Parents Perspective of their Children's Participation within Society 63 Chapter Five: Participants Life Histories Kaliopi Maria Ang ie Chapter Six: Perspectives of Education in the Old and New World 83 Perspectives of Student-feacher Relationship 87 Perspectives of Classroom ManagementrDiscipline 91 Perspectives of School-Church Relationship in Greece 98 Perspectives of SchoolChurch Relationship in Canada I00 Chapter Seven: Reflecting and Prospectus for Future Study 104 Background 'lo5 Immigration experience TO6 Semement in Calgary 107 Culture and Heritage 108 Educational Experience Problems, Issues and Concerns Prospectus for Future Research BIBLIOGRAPHY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION This thesis foawes on the pmbtems, issues and concerns of Greek immigrant families whose children attend or have attended Canadian schw Is. The children of these immigrant parents, Hlho are first generation Canadians, often speak Greek as their first language and live in a family and community milieu that is based on Greek cultwe. In contrast, Canadian schools present more cultural diversity with resped to their expectations for schooling and the development of students. Greek immigrant parents must deaf with this sodo- cultural dissimilarity as part of their life experiences. Greek parents create a home away from their homeland, not only for themselves but also fbr their children. Their homes incorporate all the cuItural attriebutesof the immigrants' former country. This is a qualitative study, and will implement oral and narrative history as its primary research method. The immigrants' perspectkes on schooling will be viewed in two ways. First, the study will look at the participants' penpedives as students in their country of origin. The participants will describe the schooling experiences they had in their native country. Second, the study will look at the participants' perspedbes as paren& of students in Canada The purpose of this ressarch study is to document the issues, concerns and problems that immigrant parents in Calgary, Alberta have with regard to their children's scfwoling in Canada These immigrants received varying degrees of formal education in their homeland prior to immigrating to Canada. However, Canadian schools are consttuded differently than schools in Greece. Using in- depth interviews with mree Greek immigrant women, 1 will attempt to show how these women, as parents, feel abut the educational system in Canada in comparison to the educational system they experienced in Greece. Method of Organization This resear& study is divided into seven chapters. Chapter one introduces the study, and includes the purpose, a discussion of the research method, and the theoretical focus. Chapter two provides a brief summary Greek history and a history of Greek migration to Canada and specifically to Calgary. Chapter three examines tradstional Greek values, and the importance of language, community and religion in maintaining these values Chapter four discusses the partkipants' perspectives on dtizenship and their children's education about citizenship. Chapter five provides a summary ofthe participants' fife experiences, with a fears on their education. Chapter six compares the partkipants' in their natwe land and m Canada in chap* seven, the anaIysis of the participants' narratives is presented, defining the problems, issues and concam they have with their children and their children's education, This study uses oral and nafrative history as its primary research method, haddition to published sources. Oral and narrative history indudes typed memoirs and m*ptsas well as indepth interviewsC The purpose of using oral and nana€ive history research in this study was to provide direct historicaL accwnts of the lives of Greek immigrant parents in Calgary. Oral history aff- a vital approach for expressing identity within a Greek context. Numerous indepth interviews were conducted with three female immigrant parents. During the interviews, I introduced general areas of concern, however, the interviews were nondirective in order to allow the participants the fledom to elaborate on their concerns and perceptions about their life experiences. Due to the fad that most of the information
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