Between Tradition and Tourism:
Educational Strategies of a Zapotec Artisan
Melanie G. Davenport
Georgia State University
Citation: Davenport, M. G. (2007). Between tradition and tourism:
Educational strategies of a Zapotec artisan. International Journal
of Education & the Arts, 8(11). Retrieved [date] from
http://www.ijea.org/v8n11/.
Abstract
This case study examines the teaching and learning strategies employed by
a Zapotec weaver in Oaxaca, Mexico, to draw attention to the personal
agency of indigenous artisans participating in the tourist economy, and to
examine ways in which non-formal and informal education in skills and
understandings related to art can function in the lives of real people,
especially members of less privileged cultural groups. Among the strategies
employed by this artisan are intergenerational transfer, self-directed
research, experimentation, and workshops. Implications for art education
include consideration of economic incentives and other motivations for
art-related learning in this and other settings.
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