Hunter-Gatherer Children at School: A View from the Global South
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| Title: | Hunter-Gatherer Children at School: A View from the Global South |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Velina Ninkova, Jennifer Hays, Noa Lavi, Aishah Ali, Silvia Lopes da Silva Macedo, Helen Elizabeth Davis, Sheina Lew-Levy |
| Source: | Review of Educational Research. 2025 95(4):661-700. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 40 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Descriptors: | Access to Education, Developing Nations, Barriers, Personal Autonomy, School Attitudes, Children, Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Economic Factors, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Outcomes of Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Cameroon, Rwanda, Congo, Congo Republic, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Brunei, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela |
| DOI: | 10.3102/00346543241255614 |
| ISSN: | 0034-6543 1935-1046 |
| Abstract: | Universal formal education is a major global development goal. Yet hunter-gatherer communities have extremely low participation rates in formal schooling, even in comparison with other marginalized groups. Here, we review the existing literature to identify common challenges faced by hunter-gatherer children in formal education systems in the Global South. We find that hunter-gatherer children are often granted extensive personal autonomy, which is at odds with the hierarchical culture of school. Hunter-gatherer children face economic, infrastructural, social, cultural, and structural barriers that negatively affect their school participation. While schools have been identified as a risk to the transmission of hunter-gatherer values, languages, and traditional knowledge, they are also viewed by hunter-gatherer communities as a source of economic and cultural empowerment. These observations highlight the need for hunter-gatherer communities to decide for themselves the purpose school serves, and whether children should be compelled to attend. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1476920 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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