Socio-educational programs for migrant farm workers in Mexico: Main features

Abstract

Th is paper presents the results of a scientific pedagogical research, which goal was to reveal the main features of the socio-educational programs for migrant farm workers in Mexico, studying the projects of the Mexican government to integrate the agricultural laborers into social and working life. Th e study showed that the socio-educational programs for migrant farm workers in Mexico are characterized by the following aspects: decentralization; budgets and government actions at national and local levels; educational cooperation with non-governmental organizations as well as private institutions and NGOs, both domestic and foreign; infl uence of civil organizations and their organization in networks; diversity of educational programs; creation of training programs for educators.