Argentina

This indigenous peoples development plan is based on a desk review of existing information on the status of education among indigenous peoples, carried out in June ... Show More + 2005. The assessment concentrated on the Northeastern and Northwestern regions, which include some of the poorest provinces in the country, with the highest student dropout, repetition, and over-age rates, and therefore, the highest demand of support. The report assesses the number of indigenous languages, the loss of identity due to "castellanization," of the population and the gradual loss of ancestral territories, the national and international legislation protecting the rights of indigenous people to education, and the assessment recommendation for rural and intercultural, bilingual education. The IPDP addressing the professionalization of aboriginal teachers, pedagogical projects and materials, and the strengthening of provincial and regional teams, has been incorporated into the project operational manual. Show Less -