Is agroecology a participatory extension? The case of rural schools in Mexico

In Mexico it is known as Alternative Rural Education (ERA) to a series of theoretical and methodological proposals summarized in the concept of "peasant school". On the other hand, agroecology is promoted with enthusiasm by social organizations and to a lesser extent, but of great importan...

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Main Authors: Emanuel Gómez Martínez, Bernardino Mata García, María Virginia González Santiago
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Language:Spanish
Published: Kavilando 2017-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.kavilando.org/revista/index.php/kavilando/article/view/204
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Bernardino Mata García
María Virginia González Santiago
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description In Mexico it is known as Alternative Rural Education (ERA) to a series of theoretical and methodological proposals summarized in the concept of "peasant school". On the other hand, agroecology is promoted with enthusiasm by social organizations and to a lesser extent, but of great importance, by rural development agencies. We ask ourselves, if agroecology is repeating the schemes of agricultural extensionism criticized by Paulo Freire in his work Extension or communication? Or it is a new participatory extensionism.
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spellingShingle Emanuel Gómez Martínez
Bernardino Mata García
María Virginia González Santiago
Is agroecology a participatory extension? The case of rural schools in Mexico
Revista Kavilando
Educación popular, escuela campesina, extensionismo educativo, agroecología
title Is agroecology a participatory extension? The case of rural schools in Mexico
title_full Is agroecology a participatory extension? The case of rural schools in Mexico
title_fullStr Is agroecology a participatory extension? The case of rural schools in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Is agroecology a participatory extension? The case of rural schools in Mexico
title_short Is agroecology a participatory extension? The case of rural schools in Mexico
title_sort is agroecology a participatory extension the case of rural schools in mexico
topic Educación popular, escuela campesina, extensionismo educativo, agroecología
url http://www.kavilando.org/revista/index.php/kavilando/article/view/204
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