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Querio Seguir Adelante: Education And Expectations Among Students, Teachers, And A Bio-cultural Reserve In Yucatán, México

This thesis investigates a high school scholarship program created by a bioreserve in Yucatan Mexico for local Maya-speaking students. The scholarship program experienced difficulty retaining scholarship students and placing students in jobs after graduating high school. This thesis uses ethnographic and historical research to understand why the scholarship program was not as successful as expected. The main conclusion of this thesis is that the scholarship program unintentionally created division among students and the community. Future research and project development should focus on creating educational programs that engage whole communities and use education as a means to an end, not an end in itself. / 1 / Phillip Lee Boyett

  1. tulane:58004
  2. local: td005749
Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TULANE/oai:http://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/:tulane_58004
Date January 2016
ContributorsBoyett, Phillip (author), Maxwell, Judith (Thesis advisor), School of Liberal Arts Latin American Studies (Degree granting institution)
PublisherTulane University Digital Library
Source SetsTulane University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText
Formatelectronic
RightsEmbargo

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