Sylvia Schmelkes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sylvia Schmelkes

Mexican sociologist

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1948

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Profession: sociologist

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sylvia Schmelkes (born 28 July 1948) is a Mexican sociologist and education researcher, and current director of the Mexican National Institute of Educational Evaluation.
She is best known for her work in intercultural education, and her book 'Toward better quality of our schools'.
Schmelkes has also written over 100 academic texts and essays.
She is a former General Coordinator of Intercultural and Bilingual Education at the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico, and is currently heading the Research Institute for the Development of Education at the Iberoamerican University.In 2008 she received the Comenius Medal from UNESCO for her career as a researcher.
Other awards include the Universidad Iberoamericana's Tlamatini award in 2003, and the Maria Lavalle Urbina award in 1998.