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Plurinationality and Epistemic Justice: The Challenges of Intercultural Education in Ecuadorian Amazonia

Plurinationality and Epistemic Justice: The Challenges of Intercultural Education in Ecuadorian Amazonia

Hardcover

Series: Eadi Global Development

General ReferenceGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3031588592
ISBN13: 9783031588594
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Nov 16 2024
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This book examines interculturality in education in Ecuador at the crossroads between an educational model inherited from the colonial past, which still represents white and mestizo hegemony, and a vision of an alternative form of decolonizing education that contributes to the development of an intercultural and plurinational state, as promised in the Ecuadorian Constitution. Championing indigenous voices and discussing the role of education in the fight against poverty and in the recovery of cultural and ecological diversity, the authors propose that quality education for all, a target of the Sustainable Development Goals, should move out of the commonly defined models of technological modernization and cultural globalization that disvalue knowledge from other cultures. Through their analysis of practical experimentations of indigenous and intercultural education in Amazonian schools and universities, they conclude that enhanced preservation of indigenous languages, cultures and ecological knowledge prove fundamental prerequisites for biological conservation and strengthening societies' resilience to climate change threats.

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