A place to meet - informal education in rural Guatemala
(2019) ASBM01 20192Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty.
The largest group out of school is represented by Guatemala’s indigenous population in rural areas. In this project I aim to address those difficulties and create a space where education can be accessed outside of the official system.
The project takes place in Xenimajuyu in the Guatemalan highlands and the outcome is designed for a Swedish-Guatemalan NGO that operates in the area. In this work I am focusing on the theoretical... (More) - The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty.
The largest group out of school is represented by Guatemala’s indigenous population in rural areas. In this project I aim to address those difficulties and create a space where education can be accessed outside of the official system.
The project takes place in Xenimajuyu in the Guatemalan highlands and the outcome is designed for a Swedish-Guatemalan NGO that operates in the area. In this work I am focusing on the theoretical background and the process of creating this place as much as the outcome and result.
The proposal is a combination of out and indoor facilities for education as well as a building that will be used as a living facility by the NGO’s future volunteers. This proposal is not to be seen as a solution to the current education problem in Guatemala but rather as an acute treatment to the disease. I do not suggest informal education solutions as a replacement to the official system but I do want to highlight how other ways of education are possible. (Less) - Popular Abstract
- The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty.
The largest group out of school is represented by Guatemala’s indigenous population in rural areas. In this project I aim to address those difficulties and create a space where education can be accessed outside of the official system.
The project takes place in Xenimajuyu in the Guatemalan highlands and the outcome is designed for a Swedish-Guatemalan NGO that operates in the area. In this work I am focusing on the theoretical... (More) - The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty.
The largest group out of school is represented by Guatemala’s indigenous population in rural areas. In this project I aim to address those difficulties and create a space where education can be accessed outside of the official system.
The project takes place in Xenimajuyu in the Guatemalan highlands and the outcome is designed for a Swedish-Guatemalan NGO that operates in the area. In this work I am focusing on the theoretical background and the process of creating this place as much as the outcome and result.
The proposal is a combination of out and indoor facilities for education as well as a building that will be used as a living facility by the NGO’s future volunteers. This proposal is not to be seen as a solution to the current education problem in Guatemala but rather as an acute treatment to the disease. I do not suggest informal education solutions as a replacement to the official system but I do want to highlight how other ways of education are possible. (Less)
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- author
- Leo, Amanda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ASBM01 20192
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Education, Informal Education, Outdoor Education, Minor Field Study, Architecture, Guatemala, Action Research
- language
- English
- id
- 8998129
- date added to LUP
- 2019-11-25 14:35:36
- date last changed
- 2019-11-25 14:35:36
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abstract = {{The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty.
The largest group out of school is represented by Guatemala’s indigenous population in rural areas. In this project I aim to address those difficulties and create a space where education can be accessed outside of the official system.
The project takes place in Xenimajuyu in the Guatemalan highlands and the outcome is designed for a Swedish-Guatemalan NGO that operates in the area. In this work I am focusing on the theoretical background and the process of creating this place as much as the outcome and result.
The proposal is a combination of out and indoor facilities for education as well as a building that will be used as a living facility by the NGO’s future volunteers. This proposal is not to be seen as a solution to the current education problem in Guatemala but rather as an acute treatment to the disease. I do not suggest informal education solutions as a replacement to the official system but I do want to highlight how other ways of education are possible.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{A place to meet - informal education in rural Guatemala}},
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