Women Teachers of Rural Oaxaca
Agency and Empowerment
Seiten
2023
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-0412-3 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-0412-3 (ISBN)
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.
Teaching is the most popular career choice of Mexican women who pursue advanced education, and the majority of teachers in Mexico are women. Mexican maestras (women teachers) became a ubiquitous presence in the countryside following the Mexican Revolution and continue to make valuable contributions to their students. In the mountainous and largely rural state of Oaxaca, courageous maestras may spend years living away from their homes and families while teaching in isolated communities. These dedicated and courageous maestras pursued teaching so that they could defenderme, or take care of themselves and their loved ones. Through analysis of a dozen maestras' narratives, this ethnographic study explores ways that acquisition of schooling and employment has empowered maestras to make informed decisions about marriage, supporting themselves, helping their parents and siblings as needed, and provide education and opportunities to their own children. These maestras have served as role models for their students, relatives and neighbours. Moreover, by “planting seeds” through their labor, have played contributed to cultural changes, including the expansion of women’s roles in a patriarchal society.
Teaching is the most popular career choice of Mexican women who pursue advanced education, and the majority of teachers in Mexico are women. Mexican maestras (women teachers) became a ubiquitous presence in the countryside following the Mexican Revolution and continue to make valuable contributions to their students. In the mountainous and largely rural state of Oaxaca, courageous maestras may spend years living away from their homes and families while teaching in isolated communities. These dedicated and courageous maestras pursued teaching so that they could defenderme, or take care of themselves and their loved ones. Through analysis of a dozen maestras' narratives, this ethnographic study explores ways that acquisition of schooling and employment has empowered maestras to make informed decisions about marriage, supporting themselves, helping their parents and siblings as needed, and provide education and opportunities to their own children. These maestras have served as role models for their students, relatives and neighbours. Moreover, by “planting seeds” through their labor, have played contributed to cultural changes, including the expansion of women’s roles in a patriarchal society.
Jayne Howell is professor of anthropology at California State University Long Beach.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.01.2023 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 233 mm |
| Gewicht | 513 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6669-0412-0 / 1666904120 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-0412-3 / 9781666904123 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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