Cultura

Talent And Culture: Wayuu Learning Practices and Knowledge In Inclusive Education

VOLUME 21, 2024

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Maldis Liani Iguarán Magdaniel, Alexa Senior Naveda, Yatsira Eliuth Jaramillo Peñaloza

Abstract

The recognition of cultural diversity constitutes a central pillar of inclusive education in multicultural societies. This qualitative study aimed to analyze the learning practices and ancestral knowledge of the Wayúu people and their contribution to the development of culturally relevant inclusive education. Using an ethnographic–interpretative design, data were collected through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, focus groups, and document analysis with Wayúu elders, community leaders, teachers, and students from educational institutions in La Guajira, Colombia. The findings reveal that Wayúu learning is based on community participation, intergenerational transmission, oral tradition, and experiential knowledge closely linked to territory and identity. These practices represent expressions of cultural talent that foster cognitive, social, and ethical development, yet remain largely undervalued within formal schooling. Persistent tensions between Western-centered curricula and indigenous epistemologies were identified, affecting students’ motivation and sense of belonging. However, experiences of intercultural pedagogical integration demonstrate that inclusive education with cultural relevance enhances meaningful learning and strengthens cultural identity. The study concludes that recognizing and integrating Wayúu ancestral knowledge is essential for advancing inclusive, equitable, and culturally sustainable educational systems.

Keywords : Inclusive education; Intercultural education; Indigenous knowledge; Wayúu people; Cultural talent..
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty