Interculturalidad y formación docente en Colombia: el aporte de las licenciaturas en etnoeducación (1994-2024)

Since 1994, university programs offering degrees in ethno-education have emerged in different regions of Colombia. The approach underlying these teacher training processes draws on the perspective of ethno-education formalized in Law 115 of 1994 and Decree 804 of 1994. The approach on which these teacher training processes are based reflects the perspective of ethno-education formalized in Law 115 of 1994 and Decree 804 of 1995, regulations that recognize the education of ethnic groups and the right of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant communities to cultural control over their education. The embryo of an intercultural teacher training system in the field of Colombian higher education is associated with this phenomenon, which I call university ethno-education. This article revisits historical and political elements from three decades of its journey, with the aim of highlighting its progress and contributions to Colombian teacher training, an area in which these experiences are not yet recognized.