Access to energy and rural education: sociotechnical imaginaries, uses, and appropriations of energy in culturally diverse contexts
Summary. This study examines how electricity access through solar panels affects education at a rural school in Argentina's Salta province, serving an intercultural community. Researchers found that while solar electrification improved living and teaching conditions, supply intermittency, limited local technical capacity, and weak integration of energy resources into teaching persist as challenges. The authors argue rural electrification requires alignment with educational and cultural policies, ensuring technical sustainability, cultural relevance, and community participation.
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Vilte, G., González, F., Machado, F. P., Tarifa, V., Rodríguez, N., & González, R.. (2025). Access to energy and rural education: sociotechnical imaginaries, uses, and appropriations of energy in culturally diverse contexts. El Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual (National University of La Plata). http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/194633
Vilte, Genaro, et al. “Access to energy and rural education: sociotechnical imaginaries, uses, and appropriations of energy in culturally diverse contexts.” El Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual (National University of La Plata), 2025. http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/194633.
Vilte, Genaro, Facundo González, Facundo Pérez Machado, Viviana Tarifa, Nuria Rodríguez, and R.D. González. 2025. “Access to energy and rural education: sociotechnical imaginaries, uses, and appropriations of energy in culturally diverse contexts.” El Servicio de Difusión de la Creación Intelectual (National University of La Plata). http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/194633.
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author = {Genaro Vilte and Facundo González and Facundo Pérez Machado and Viviana Tarifa and Nuria Rodríguez and R.D. González},
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- energy, education, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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- 2026-09-01