Community education: an alternative proposal for indigenous people in Oaxaca- Mexico

Abstract

Education for indigenous people in Mexico has had several stages and different objectives. With the economic and cultural globalization, the schools in indigenous communities now face new challenges, such as meeting and respecting cultural diversity preserving the original culture. In this context, the Community Middle Schools (SC) have emerged in Oaxaca-México with an educational proposal with an intercultural approach focussing on the community for the development of classroom content. The implementation of this proposal revels the development of a critical attitude on the part of students who strengthen their ethnic identity. However, it also has limitations in the construction of knowledge concerning the exact disciplines, which requires further review.