Women Teachers of Rural Oaxaca - Agency and Empowerment

Informationen zum Autor By Jayne Howell Klappentext A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleMexican maestras (women teachers) became an ubiquitous presence in the countryside following the Mexican Revolution and have continued to make valuable contributions to their students and society over the past century. Dedicated rural teachers are assigned to some of the most remote communities in Mexico, and frequently spend years living away from their homes and families while teaching. Drawing on agentive women's narratives, this ethnographic study explores how the acquisition of schooling and employment empowers maestras to defenderse (take care of themselves and their loved ones), make informed personal decisions, and promote societal change by serving as role models for their students, relatives, and neighbors. Zusammenfassung This ethnographic study of female teachers in rural Oaxaca explores how education and employment empower women to make informed personal decisions and catalyze societal change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1Para Defenderme: Empowering Oaxacan Women Through Education and Teaching Chapter 2Maestras' Childhoods: Learning Through Informal and Formal Education Chapter 3Becoming a Teacher: Different Paths in Different Eras Chapter 4Rhythms of Rural Teaching: Of Labor and Sacrifice Chapter 5When the Political Is Personal: Women's Participation in Local 22 Chapter 6Reaping the Rewards of Teaching: Marriage, Motherhood, and Other Life Decisions Chapter 7Fending for Oneself and One's Community: Planting Seeds of Change

Product details

• Authors: Jayne Howell
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2023
• EAN: 9781666904123
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-412-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Mexico, Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, EDUCATION / Rural, Oaxaca, Rural communities, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Oaxaca;Para defenderme;Rural education;Teacher training