Abstract

LEO PERAZA, Leyla Gisela  and  CORTES CAMARILLO, Graciela. Rural Education in Yucatan: Experiences in an indigenous school. Sinéctica [online]. 2017, n.49. ISSN 2007-7033.

The aim of this paper is to document a research project that was carried out in a rural indigenous school in Yucatan. The purpose of this study was to analyze from a critical perspective the school experiences in an indigenous rural school and the contribution of these for the intercultural education of children. The role of the school has been questioned; if attending school makes a difference in their lives or contributes to maintaining the conditions they live. Ethnographic design was followed. It framed the data recollection in three different interaction arenas and its key players: One teacher, parents and children. Results show that education policies are neoliberal framed. It maintains and reproduces exclusion structures to indigenous rural populations. Education policies, economic and social forces pressure the life of educational key player’s and impacts them.

Keywords : indigenous education; critical approach; rural education.

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