Education and child rearing in communitarian experiences

An anthropological study

Authors

  • Laura Santillán Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires/Argentina)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34626/esc.vi41.293

Keywords:

children’s education and rearing, communitarian experiences, collective actions, popular ways of living

Abstract

In this article we aim to analyze – from an anthropological perspective – the everyday
practices regarding children’s rearing and education in communitarian initiatives. In opposition to
other approaches, our objective is to examine the way in which the «informality» of these experiences
is related to other collective initiatives amongst the subaltern sectors. As well, we analyze
the way in which these initiatives involved the collaboration with highly formalized institutions,
such as the State. In addition, we will demonstrate that improvisation and deliberate actions in
communitarian education experiences are not only not-opposed, but also they alternate in dynamic
and complex ways. These statements are the product of our fieldwork, which took place in the North area of Buenos Aires suburbs (Gran Buenos Aires), and the analysis was developed from an
ethnographic approach.

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Published

2014-04-01

How to Cite

Santillán, L. . (2014). Education and child rearing in communitarian experiences: An anthropological study. Educação, Sociedade & Culturas, (41), 91–108. https://doi.org/10.34626/esc.vi41.293

Issue

No. 41 (2014): Thinking education in the XXI century: contributions

Section

ARTICLES | Open call

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