The challenges of primary education in Bolivia: a case study of rural areas in Cochabamba

Abstract

The author describes the challenges and opportunities of the new Bolivian educational paradigm activated in rural primary schools. She highlights the presence of a significant linguistic and cultural division between rural generations and reflects on the responses offered by educational policies to the socio-cultural and socio-linguistic realities of the country.

La Autora describe los desafíos y las oportunidades del nuevo paradigma educativo boliviano en escuelas primarias rurales. Evidenciando la presencia de una importante ruptura cultural y lingüística generacional en el campo, investiga las respuestas de las políticas educativas a las realidades socio-culturales y socio-lingüísticas del País.

L’Autrice descrive le sfide e le opportunità del nuovo paradigma educativo boliviano attivato nelle scuole primarie rurali. Evidenzia la presenza di una significativa frattura linguistica e culturale tra generazioni rurali e riflette sulle risposte offerte dalle politiche educative alle realtà socio-culturali e socio-linguistiche del Paese.