OSUN Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Abstract
This research shows how the Autonomous Intercultural Indigenous University (UAIIN), the most important community-based indigenous higher education institution in Colombia, has developed an educational model that harmonizes indigenous traditional knowledge with contemporary Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) discourses of higher education. Through qualitative analysis, the study compares how these two approaches are reflected in discourses around the purpose of education, pedagogical methods, and the university’s curriculum. The findings highlight an educational model that reconciles the inclusion of indigenous epistemologies with the contemporary dynamics of higher education.
Recommended Citation
Sandoval, Paula Milena Suárez, "Intertwining Wisdom: The Fusion of Indigenous Knowledge and Liberal Arts and Sciences Education Discourses at the Autonomous Intercultural Indigenous University in the Colombian Cauca" (2025). OSUN Publications. 37.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/osun_publications/37
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