This book is a comparative study of educational policies over the past two decades in Latin America. These policies, enacted through constitutional reforms, sought to protect the right of Indigenous peoples to a culturally inclusive education. The book assesses the impact of these policies on educational practice and the on-going challenges that countries still face in delivering an equitable and culturally responsive education to Indigenous children and youth. The chapters, each written by an expert in the field, demonstrate how policy changes are transforming education systems in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Going beyond the classroom, they highlight the significance of these reforms in promoting intercultural dialogue in Latin American societies.

Compares education policies focusing on pre-service and in-service teacher education, and on the teaching and learning of Indigenous languages Draws attention to the contribution of Indigenous hip-hop artists to non-formal intercultural and bilingual education

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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.

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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.