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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 473 602 CE 084 537 AUTHOR Jung, Ingrid, Ed.; King, Linda, Ed. TITLE Gender, Innovation and Education in Latin America. INSTITUTION United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education.; German Foundation for International Development (DSE), Bonn (Germany). ISBN ISBN.:92-820-1093-7 PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 236p. AVAILABLE FROM Bernan Associates, 4611-F Assembly Dr., Lanham, MD 20706-4391 (Order no. U0937, $14). Tel: 800-274-4888 (Toll Free); Fax: 800-865-3450 (Toll Free); e-mail: order @bernan.com; Web site: http://www.bernan.com/. PUB TYPE Books (010) -- Collected Works - General (020) Reports Research (143) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Action Research; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Community Development; Developing Nations; *Economic Development; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Educational Theories; Employed Women; Entrepreneurship; Family Health; Feminism; Foreign Countries; Handicrafts; Health Education; *Health Promotion; Indigenous Populations; *Innovation; Law Related Education; *Leadership; Leadership Training; Learning Theories; Mothers; *Nonformal Education; Participatory Research; Political Socialization; Popular Education; Postsecondary Education; Poverty; Rural Areas; Rural Education; Sex Differences; Small Businesses; Social Integration; Sustainable Development; Urban Areas; Urban Education; Violence; *Womens Education IDENTIFIERS Facilitators; Grassroots Efforts; *Latin America ABSTRACT This document contains 19 papers on gender, innovation, and education in Latin America. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Ingrid Jung); "Reflections on the Gender Perspective in Experiences of Non-Formal Education with Women" (Lilian Celiberti); "Gender and Innovation" (Graciela Messina); "Towards a Pedagogy of Education Programmes for Grassroots Women" (Miryan Zuniga E.); "The Education Dimension in Projects with Women" (Manuel Bastias U.); "Everyday Violence and Women's Education in Latin America" (Linda King); "Participatory Action Research from a Gender Perspective: A Methodology" (Clara Ines Mazo Lopez); "A Gender Education Programme for Women and Men" (Cecilia Barraza); "Self-Diagnosis for Peasant Women" (Carmen Llanos Badaui); "Gender and Development among Peasant Women" (Josefa Ramirez); "Salvadorian Women and Feminist Theory in Popular Education" (Norma Vazquez); "The Motherhood We Experience and Want: An Experience with Working Women" (Maria de Lourdes Valenzuela); "Women Leaders for Women Victims of War" (Yanet Palomino); "Legal Facilitators School" (Hogla Teruel); "Rural Women as Actors in Development: The Training of Leaders" (Irma Estela Aguirre); "A School for Grassroots Women Leaders" (Ana Maria Robles); "Peasant and Indigenous Women's Social and Political Participation" (Vivian Gavilan); "Family Leaders for Health Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document Development" (Angela Rocio Acosta); "Women and Local Development in Popular Sectors in Urban Areas" (Valeria Sanchez); and "Self-Managementin Indigenous Women's Handicrafts Micro-Businesses" (Mireya Barrios Rosso). File papers contain substantial bibliographies. Lists of abbreviations and contributors are appended. (MN) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that canbe made from the original document Fie 0030 1 Alk PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY e TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1 U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION ji-CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy 9 Ingrid Jung and Linda King (eds.) Gender, Innovation and Education in Latin America UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE) Deutsche Stiftung fiir Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (German Foundation for International Development) The UNESCO Institute for Education, Hamburg, is a legally independent entity. While the Institute's programmes are established along the lines laid down by the General Conference of UNESCO, the publications of the Institute are issued under its sole responsibility; UNESCO is not responsible for their contents. The points of view, selection of facts, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily coincide with official positions of the UNESCO Institute for Education, Hamburg. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the UNESCO Secretariat concerning the legal status of any country orterritory,oritsauthorities,or concerning the delimitations of the frontiers of any country or territory. Co published by: UNESCO Institute for Education Feldbrunnenstr. 58 20148 Hamburg, Germany and Deutsche Stiftung fiir internationale Entwicklung (DSE) German Foundation for International Development Hans-Bockler-StraBe 5 53225 Bonn, Germany UIE, DSE, 1999 ISBN 92 820 1093-7 Printed by: Druckerei Seemann GmbH & Co. Hamburg, Germany Cover picture: Dofia Delfina of The Women's Literacy Group of the Sociedad Agroindustrial Fuerza Campesina Mixquic, Mexico - Photo courtesy of Judith Kalman. UNESCO pays tribute to older women learners in the International Year of Older Persons, 1999 Like interwoven threads, socialspaces of mutual learning are created among thegroups of women. The diversity of the woven design is the result of exploring and motivating peopleto create, initiate, appreciate group work, discover through play, make decisions, negotiate proposals andconstruct identities. Angela Rock) Acosta CIMDER, Colombia TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 SECTION 1: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS 7 Chapter 1: Reflections on the Gender Perspective in Experiences of Non-Formal Education with Women, Lilian Celiberti 9 Chapter 2: Gender and Innovation, Gracie la Messina 31 Chapter 3: Towards a Pedagogy of Education Programmes for Grassroots Women, Miryan Zlifiiga E. 49 Chapter 4: The Education Dimension in Projects with Women, Manuel Bastias U. 71 Chapter 5: Everyday Violence and Women's Education in Latin America, Linda King 79 SECTION 2: GENDER BASED NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PROJECTS 101 Chapter 6: Participatory Action Research from a Gender Perspective: a Methodology (Colombia), Clara Ines Mazo Lopez 103 Chapter 7: A Gender Education Programme for Women and Men (Ecuador), Cecilia Barraza 113 11 Chapter 8: Self-Diagnosis for Peasant Women (Bolivia), Carmen Llanos Badaui Chapter 9: Gender and Development among Peasant Women (Peru), Josefa Ramirez Chapter 10: Salvadorian Women and Feminist Theory in Popular Education (El Salvador), Norma Vazquez Chapter 11: The Motherhood we Experience and Want: An Experience with Working Women (Mexico), Maria de Lourdes Valenzuela 149 SECTION 3: WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP 157 Chapter 12: Women Leaders for Women Victims of War (Peru), Yanet Palomino 159 Chapter 13: Legal Facilitators School (Honduras), Hog la Teruel 167 Chapter 14: Rural Women as Actors in Development: The Training of Leaders (Mexico), Irma Este la Aguirre 173 Chapter 15: A School for Grassroots Women Leaders (Peru), Ana Maria Robles 181 Chapter 16: Peasant and Indigenous Women's Social and Political Participation (Chile), Vivian Gavilan 187 111 SECTION 4: HEALTH 197 Chapter 17: Family Leaders for Health Development (Colombia), Angela Rocio Acosta 199 SECTION 5: WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT 221 Chapter 18: Women and Local Development in Popular Sectors in Urban. Areas (Chile), Valeria Sanchez 223 Chapter 19: Self-Management in Indigenous Women's Handicrafts Micro-Businesses (Bolivia), Mireya Barrios Rosso 233 APPENDICES: Abbreviations 239 Contributors 241 Introduction The publication of this book on women's non-formal education in Latin America arises from a series of activities jointly organized by the UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE) in' Hamburg and the German Foundation for International Development (D SE) focusing on innovative education processes. A three-year research pro- gramme analysed a range of non-formal adult education pro- grammes in countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Case studies enabled the analysis of specific themes, suchas the role of pedagogy, gender, the relations between groups and institutions, and the way in which educational projects respond to the specific needs of groups of people in particular contexts. This book focuses on the outcomes of one of the seminars, which was held in Melgar, Colombia, on innovation, gender and pedagogy in Latin America in the context of women's non-formal education in the region. It is a synthesis of an earlier seminar report produced in Spanish, and contains a selection of some of the most significant contributions and case studies presented. In the first section of the book the focus is on the theoretical considerations regarding the main themes, namely, gender, innovation, social context and non-formal education. The articles written by Miryan Zuniga, Linda King and Lilian Celiberti examine various aspects of gender. Linda King analyses the different forms of violence that affect the life of women in Latin America whereas Miryan Zuiliga and Lilian Celiberti look at gender issues in education for women. Manuel Bastias, Lilian Celiberti and Miryan affiga approach the theme