Essays about: "Guatemala"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 98 essays containing the word Guatemala.

  1. 1. A (COMPREHENSIVE) SEXUALITY EDUCATION? A Qualitative Field Study About the Support or Resistance of Communities Toward Sexuality Education in Guatemala

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karolina Lecalonnec; [2023-04-11]
    Keywords : Sexual Politics; Comprehensive Sexuality Education; Resistance; Support; Communities; Secondary School Teachers; Guatemala;

    Abstract : Sexuality education is considered a fundamental element to improve public health outcomes, informing young people about their rights and sexual health, and contributing to sustainable development. However, in many countries around the world, it remains a sensitive topic, often as a result of sociocultural and religious taboos, which due to recent efforts has received renewed resistance and opposition. READ MORE

  3. 2. Decolonizing Aid: A Comparative Analysis of USAID and Sida's gender equality strategies in Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alejandra Perez Towns; [2023]
    Keywords : Decolonizing aid; discourse; colonial markers; USAID; Sida; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The development aid field has been subject to increased questioning regarding power relations between donors and recipients; some studies shed light on the fact that development aid is an extension of colonial practices. Currently, there have been efforts to ‘decolonize aid’. READ MORE

  4. 3. The State of the Guatemalan Education System through an Analysis of Teachers’ Education Programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Megan Cristina Rothwell Guerra; [2023]
    Keywords : Guatemala; Education; Middle-range theory; professions; teachers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Improvement of the Guatemalan national education system is a center for development. Many attempts have been made over the years to improve the system; one, in particular, is the creation of the National System for Teacher Training. READ MORE

  5. 4. Violence Against the Elite : A Comparative Analysis of two Terminal Classic Mass Graves in Cancuén

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Nayelli Wallbing Kenney; [2023]
    Keywords : Mass graves; violence against elite; collapse; power; socio-politics; socio-economy; osteological analysis; Cancuén; Massgravar; våld mot elit; kollaps; makt; socialpolitik; socioekonomi; osteologisk analys; Cancuén;

    Abstract : In this essay a comparative analysis will be conducted on two mass graves from the terminal classics in the Maya lowlands. This will be done by analysing interpretations of the Cancuén site in Guatemala. Cancuén was a major trading port city in the terminal classics’ southern lowlands. It flourished until its decline in the late 700’s CE. READ MORE

  6. 5. Aunque les cueste la vida/ Even if it will cost them their life : A study of irregular migration between Guatemala and the United States of America and the effects it has on the Maya communities

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Paulina Åström; Esther Elgaard; [2023]
    Keywords : Guatemala; Irregular Migration; Maya Community; USAID; Corruption; IOM; NGO; Return migration;

    Abstract : Today, many Guatemalans flee the country and leave their home communities behind due to poor living conditions and high unemployment. Irregular migration involves many risks yet is for many seen as a necessity to live a purposeful life. READ MORE