Between inequality, criminalization, and resistance: school as a life option for rural normalistas in the 21st century
Rural teacher training colleges were part of the post-revolutionary government project in Mexico, aimed at educating peasants in rural areas. More than 100 years after these institutions were founded, their relevance within the education system is constantly being questioned, which has led them to f...
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| Lenguaje: | Español |
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IRICE (CONICET-UNR)
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/revistairice/article/view/1955 |
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| Sumario: | Rural teacher training colleges were part of the post-revolutionary government project in Mexico, aimed at educating peasants in rural areas. More than 100 years after these institutions were founded, their relevance within the education system is constantly being questioned, which has led them to face difficult conditions for their continued existence, from infrastructure, teacher salaries, academic stability, and boarding conditions for students. Conflicts between these schools and state governments are common, as the latter often withhold federal resources allocated through the national budget.
In light of this situation, students maintain an attitude of defense of rural teacher training colleges, as recently alluded to in various academic documents. Our interest is to investigate the subjective characteristics of teacher training students that allow us to understand their choice and permanence in this type of education, despite the great inconveniences they face.
This article is divided into two sections: the first addresses the state of research on rural teacher training, identifying an emphasis on the themes of inequality, criminalization, and resistance. The second presents the initial field experiences during three visits to the Vasco de Quiroga and Mactumactzá rural teacher training colleges, as well as the exchanges with their students. These two initial stages of research allowed us to explore the students' motivations and perceptions, situating them as forms of action, expression, and resistance in the face of educational inequalities and the situations of criminalization that they constantly face in these institutions. |
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