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Direct linkPoppema, Margriet – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2009
The Guatemalan educational system has been the most unequal system in the Latin American region ever since the 1950s. The indigenous Maya people, who constitute around half of the population, experienced the state mainly through repression, exploitative labour relationships and exclusion from education. The return to democracy and the peace…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Democracy, Educational Objectives, Maya (People)
Peer reviewedHeckt, Meike – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1999
Provides an overview of published anthropological and educational information on the content, values, and methods of education in indigenous communities in Guatemala. Deals with the formation of a new collective identity in Guatemala. Examines the relationship between education in indigenous communities and official, formal education, which is…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conventional Instruction, Cultural Context, Educational Anthropology
