title: Schooling and Identity: A Qualitative Analysis of Self-Portrait Drawings of Young Indigenous People from Chiapas, Mexico.
abstract: One of the features associated with schooling and formal education is their decontextualized nature, a characteristic that has been related to the advancement of logical abstract thinking. The aim of this study was to compare and contrast self-portraits through the graphical representations and verbal explanations made by young indigenous people from the Altos de Chiapas with different educational levels ranging from primary school to university. Participants were of the same age. The results show the abstract nature (as opposed to the concrete character) of some of the self-portraits made by the group of university students and the prevalence of individual aspects (rather than social contextual factors) especially within this same group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Girona Girona, Spain.
authors.forename: Moises
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esteban-Guitart
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Girona Girona, Spain.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monreal-Bosch
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Girona Girona, Spain.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.affiliation: Division of Social Sciences, Intercultural University of Chiapas San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bastiani
keywords: formal education; identity; literacy; self-portrait; social change