Goal 4+: Eco-cultural Pluralism in Quality Education in Ecuadorian Amazonia
Research summary
Access to schooling and higher education are considered as primary means to empower marginalized groups and enhance sustainable development in the Global South. In Ecuador the intercultural bilingual education programme that affirmed the fundamental importance of integrating diverse local languages knowledges and pedagogical practices in education was established already in and later amended based on the community-centric ecologically-balanced and culturally-sensitive philosophy of sumakkawsay (buenvivir). However the programme is still only partially applied and thus education typically follows homogenized standards and fails to include specific cultural realities.
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Research title
Goal 4+: Eco-cultural Pluralism in Quality Education in Ecuadorian Amazonia
Research timeline
1.3.2018 - 1.2.2000
Keywords
Amazonia buen vivir eco-cultural pluralism higher education Inclusive Education indigenous knowledge indigenous pedagogy
Field of indigenous women intercultural education justice political ecology sumak kawsay upper
secondary schools
Region
Latin America
Countries
Array
Institution
University of Helsinki
Development Studies
Helsinki, Finland
Funding instrument
Academy of Finland
Head of research
Paola Minoia
Research team
Johanna Hohenthal
Partners
Universidad Estatal Amazonica, Ecuador
Contact information
Paola Minoia
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17.12.2018