Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education
Abstract
In the face of poverty and long-term political instability in Bolivia, many adult educators
are working towards social justice, focusing students on economic opportunities and maintaining
their indigenous culture. The process is complex and often compounded by the sociocultural
context in which the learning takes place, particularly when examining education and justice for
women and minorities. However, in cases when the educational model takes daily life within
local cultures into account (popular education), true learning and change can be seen
