Abstract
According to the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and the General Law on Higher Education, which establish that education in Mexico is free and that everyone has access to higher education, the reality is that the right to free education is outside the realm of reality. Today, some indigenous communities are isolated from cities; higher education centers are established in cities far from these communities. This is where the problems of transportation, food, and other expenses incurred to access higher education arise; the question of the present research arises: Do the inhabitants of the Yoreme Mayo indigenous communities, taking Choacahui, Ahome, Sinaloa as an example, have access to higher education? The main objective is to determine if the original inhabitants of the ethnic group in the case study have access to higher education, and what are the main challenges they face. The main problem begins with access to a preparatory school, since the community does not have this institution. The study is carried out using a qualitative methodology, with an ethnographic method, under the fundamental theory, in-depth interviews are applied to representative inhabitants of the indigenous community of Choacahui, Ahome, Sinaloa. This population is adjacent to the site of San Miguel Zapotitlán, Ahome, Sinaloa. Finally, the results are presented, indicating the facilities available to the original inhabitants and the main challenges they face in accessing higher education. The study establishes new lines of research for future research on the topic.
Presenters
Elvira MartinezProfesor Investigador, Universidad Autónoma Intercultural de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico Ambar Varela
Investigadora Postdoctoral, Antropología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Unidad Iztapalapa, Mexico
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Education and Learning Worlds of Differences
KEYWORDS
HIGHER EDUCATION, NATIVE ORIGINAL PEOPLE, YOREME MAYO
