The access to public education in the indigenous peoples of the municipality of Nahuizalco, department of Sonsonate

Abstract

The manner in which the Salvadorean State implements policies for the access to education by the indigenous peoples of the municipality of Nahuizalco is analyzed in this study. It also studies how the local educational institutions use mechanisms to promote cultural diversity and inclusion in the educational environment of those boys and girls who belong to the indigenous peoples in the area. How these aspects influence the current situation of said inhabitants is also analyzed in this study. The lack of access to education that the indigenous people face has been a constant problem which has prevented them from developing and growing in different areas of society. Nahuizalco is one of the jurisdictions where Native people concentrate and live in the western part of El Salvador. Education, being a special environment, not only reflects and summarizes the abuse, discrimination and marginalization that the indigenous people have suffered, but it also reflects their constant struggle for the equality and respect they have always been denied. This study points out that the current educational system of El Salvador has not yet designed learning programs aimed at the Native peoples.

Entorno, octubre 2017, número 64: 124-131