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African descent women teachers in the Caribbean region of colombia: A case study

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to delve into the State policies around ethno-education, the women teachers and their classroom practices, through an in-depth interview conducted with an Afro-Caribbean Colombian teacher. In addition, it was carried out a review of legal and empirical background in the field of ethno-education by means of the case study methodology. The results demonstrate that the existence of a State policy on ethno-education, despite the lack of resources for its implementation, has constituted an orientation guide for the teacher, object of this study, whose teaching practices have played a key role in dynamising the teaching process as well as consolidating the identity shared by students, parents and her very own Afro-descendant community. Likewise, her traditions; customs; values; training; environmental resources; oral tradition; and the students´ needs, have influenced her teaching practice focused on the re-significance of her ethnicity, the pursuit of peace and social transformation in the post-conflict period experienced in the Caribbean Region of Colombia.

Keywords

Journal History of Latinamerican Education; education legislation; teacher ́s role; teacher ́s training; pedagogic practice

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Author Biography

Piedad Cristina Martinez Carazo

Doctora en Creación, Estrategia y Gestión de empresas por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Asesora de Acreditación en la Corporación Universitaria del Caribe (CECAR), Grupo de investigación Estudios socioeconómicos, Administrativos y contables.

Diana Elvira Lago De Vergara

Doctora en Filosofía y Ciencias de la Educación por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Vicerrectora de Calidad de la Universidad de Cartagena, Grupo de Investigación RUECA

Armando Buelvas Martínez

Master in Ciences en Desarrollo y Crecimiento  Económico por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y la Universidad de Lund, Suecia, Docente investigador de la Corporación Universitaria del Caribe (CECAR), Grupo de investigación Estudios socioeconómicos, Administrativos y contables.


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