Constructing Interculturalism: Education Policy, Cultural Diversity and Inequality in Ecuador

Together with the discourse of difference, interculturalism has formed part of the political and pedagogical agenda in Ecuador over the past decade. With the intention of deepening the study of the uses and abuses of these discourses in bilingual-intercultural education, we present the results of an...

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Autor: Rodríguez Cruz, Marta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Ecuador
Institución:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositorio:Revista ICONOS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/2922
Acceso en línea:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/2922
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Interculturalidade
educação intercultural bilíngue
povos indígenas
pobreza
desigualdade
Interculturalism
bilingual intercultural education
indigenous peoples
poverty
inequality
Interculturalidad
interculturalidad
educación intercultural bilingüe
pueblos indígenas
desigualdad
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Sumario:Together with the discourse of difference, interculturalism has formed part of the political and pedagogical agenda in Ecuador over the past decade. With the intention of deepening the study of the uses and abuses of these discourses in bilingual-intercultural education, we present the results of an ethnographic research project on these issues. The objective of this research was to analyse to what point the recognition of difference and cultural diversity in public education policy is correlated with the actual practices of bilingual intercultural education. We also analyse the consequences these policies have on the situation of poverty and inequality faced by the indigenous population and to what extent these policies allow for the practice and construction of interculturalism.