Indigenous Education Policy, Equity, and Intercultural Understanding in Latin America

Regina Cortina is Professor of Education in the Department of International and Transcultural Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA. She has been coordinating the department’s Program in International and Comparative Education since 2009. Cortina holds a PhD in Education, a master’s degree in International and Comparative Education, and a master’s degree in Political Science, all from Stanford University, USA.

• Part 1: Policy Changes and Education Quality.- 1. How to Improve Quality Education for Indigenous Children in Latin America.- 2. Indigenous Student Learning Outcomes and Education Policies in Peru and Ecuador.- Part 2: Intercultural Education in Practice.- 3. Role-Play as a Pedagogical Tool for Intercultural Education.- 4. Inclusion or Interculturalidad: Attaining Equity in Higher Education for Indigenous Peoples in Mexico.- Part 3: Intercultural Dialogue Beyond the Classroom.- 5. The Contributions of Hip-Hop Artists to Non-Formal Intercultural Education in Bolivia.- 6. Indigenous Urban Families and the Oportunidades Program in Mexico.