Indigenous Education Policy, Equity, and Intercultural Understanding in Latin America

This book is a comparative study of educational policies over the past two decades in Latin America. These policies, enacted through constitutional reforms, sought to protect the right of Indigenous peoples to a culturally inclusive education. The book assesses the impact of these policies on educational practice and the on-going challenges that countries still face in delivering an equitable and culturally responsive education to Indigenous children and youth. The chapters, each written by an expert in the field, demonstrate how policy changes are transforming education systems in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Going beyond the classroom, they highlight the significance of these reforms in promoting intercultural dialogue in Latin American societies. 

• Indigenous Education Rights
• Intercultural Bilingual Education
• Intercultural Higher Education
• Indigenous Youth
• Latin America
• Mexico
• Peru
• Bolivia
• education
• education policy

“This book describes the persistent achievement gap between indigenous and non-indigenous students in Latin America. The authors focus on the efforts of inclusive, bilingual, and intercultural education to bridge this divide. They highlight important implementation challenges that could curtail the model's enormous potential. This book is a must read.” (Lucrecia Santibañez, Associate Professor of Education, Claremont Graduate University, USA)

• Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA

  Regina Cortina

Regina Cortina is Professor of Education in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA. She has been coordinating the department’s Program in International and Comparative Education since 2009. Cortina holds a PhD in Education, a master’s degree in International and Comparative Education, and a master’s degree in Political Science, all from Stanford University, USA. 

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