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Higher Education, Interculturality and Indigenous Youth in Michoacán: Factors That Influence Their University Life

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No. 9 (2022): July-December 2022
https://doi.org/10.5354/2452-5014.2022.67735

Abstract

This article aims to present a general diagnosis of the conditions of higher education for Purépecha youth in Michoacán, Mexico. For this, a quantitative analysis was carried out on the personal, family and contextual factors that influence their choices regarding university life. In methodological terms, a documentary review of intercultural educational policies in the state was carried out, a survey was applied in four Purépecha communities and focus groups were held with high school students. Among the relevant findings is that the indigenous population has limited institutional conditions that make it difficult to enter and remain in higher education, in addition to the fact that their experiences and expectations are rarely taken into account in the curricular designs and applications of intercultural universities.

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Higher education, university, interculturality, indigenous youth, social factors

Author Biographies

Mónica Chávez-González, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Professor at National School of Higher Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Doctor in Social Sciences with a specialty in Social Anthropology, Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Alethia Vargas-Silva, Michoacán University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Associate Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico. Master in Social Psychology, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Morelia, Mexico.

Yeymy Pérez-Cardales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

PhD student, Institute of Historical Research, Michoacan University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico. Master in Teaching History, Michoacán University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico

Bertha Dimas-Huacuz, National Institute of Indigenous Peoples

General Coordinator of Cultural Heritage and Indigenous Education, National Institute of Indigenous Peoples, Mexico City, Mexico. Surgeon and midwife, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico.

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Chávez-González, M., Vargas-Silva, A., Pérez-Cardales, Y., & Dimas-Huacuz, B. (2022). Higher Education, Interculturality and Indigenous Youth in Michoacán: Factors That Influence Their University Life. Revista Saberes Educativos, (9), 138–168. https://doi.org/10.5354/2452-5014.2022.67735
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