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The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the manner in which a civil society was reconstructed in Monte Alto, specifically in a protected area included in the micro-region of Valle de Bravo I (state of Mexico), by the measures developed to solve forested problems. There were, indeed, the forested issues which worked as incentives towards a democratic participation of various actors from the public arena, for instance environmental organizations (promoting the Vallesana society intervention) and governmental agencies. Consequently, allowing for the preservation, protection, and wealth of the protected natural region. The methodology used in this study followed a qualitative paradigm since it searched for the meaning and interpretation of environmental organizations and civil society ́ actions. Additionally, it was supported by a quantitative methodology on the socioeconomic ground of the surrounding communities, as well as accounting on the timber extraction in Monte Alto.

Sustainability studies have been addressed from an economic, social, cultural, and environmental point of view. They have exceeded dimensions and developed mechanisms, which have involved various elements to establish cooperation and social networks. The aim of this paper is to analyze cooperation and establishment of farmers' organizations as critical factors in achieving sustainable local projects oriented to reforestation and land recovery, illustrating with the case of a triple S (Society of Social Solidarity), in the town of Zapotitlan Lagunas in the State of Oaxaca. Positive effects derived from these kinds of societies are reforestation in the area, land recovery, consolidation of social relationships and job creations. Therefore, thinking and acting locally is a condition to positively impact on the environment and add a social and economic vision can contribute to sustainability.

The aim of this paper is to analyze, characterize and give a definition of home workshop production from wood craft activities performed by residents of San Juan Pamatácuaro, Michoacán. For its realization, from an ethnographic perspective had to live for a time in the community study and thus directly observe workspaces artisans and learn in their own words of their organization in different ways, as the establishment of a workshop is given in the domestic space, the tools that are used have certain peculiarities, labor usually takes familiar, coupled required part marketing or networking. Furthermore, learning from each of the trades is through socialization and observation. Thus the formation of these productive activities turn out to be a survival strategy just for families to meet their needs because they do not generate surpluses.

In this paper we want to develop the idea that the accumulation by dispossession, in the perspective of D. Harvey, also extends to the way natural resources are exploited, in the case of water, through the privatization of this resource through political and economic strategies that are increasingly refined, with the help of supranational institutions the World Bank and the IMF, but also, with the essential collaboration of the State, which plays a key role in water policies aimed at the privatization of water resources globally, and in particular for the Mexican case.

In the last forty years in various regions of Mexico, Jalisco, has given impetus to the development of industries known as "modern" as electronics and software, this is intended to increase growth and foster development, all this has been detrimental to those industries considered "traditional" (footwear, textile, jewelery), industries that have long been the basis for productive development of these regions. Policies that have followed in industrial countries has been to promote the first under the assumption that they are incorporating the technology, while the latter incorporates little technology intheir production processes and generally do not innovate. However industrial behavior has demonstrated that the above is a fallacy.Government policies that were implemented in industrial resulted in the increase in the share of industrial production called "modern", such as electronics and software, but those traditional activities such as jewelry, not only maintained but that increased production and commercial dynamism. This dynamic is observed in the absorption of employment and productive participation nationwide. The jewelry industry is a case in point, because from generation entrepreneurshipcapacity, social capital and working together with the government, among others, has managed to influence local development in the region. Therefore in this paper analyzes trying to emphasize that industry, from interviews with key actors and quantitative analysis for this industry, basic factors that impacted on the local development of Jalisco.

The purpose of this paper is to tell the experience of the BA in ethno education and community development of the Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Colombia, with indigenous communities “Embera Chamí” in the departments of Caldas and Risaralda, here in Colombia. We begin with a sociohistorical and conceptual tour with the indigenous education emergence in order to contextualize to the readers which scope we are going to work in. the second part is a tour of the institutional context _sciences for the education faculty at Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira and the creation of the BA in ethno education and community development.For finishing telling the intercultural education process from the community education.

This paper aims to analyze the strategies built by Mayo Indians to preserve their lands since the mid-nineteenth century to the Cardenas. Since the issue of the reform laws, with the reaction of the indigenous communities, preceded by overwhelming violence unleashed by economic and political elites of the region, as well as individual and collective negotiations. The diversity of social actors who were arriving in northern Sinaloa, how his actions changedthe social fabric and patterns of life during the Diaz years, will be cause for attention. The political opportunity represented the Mexican Revolution and the observed variations of collective action, to highlight and analyze issues and forms of labor organization during the years of the post-revolution, will be part of the topics to be discussed.

Social Sciences finds in the discourse analysis a valuable tool, when it fosters its knowledge in different theoretical and methodological frames. However, turning to the discourse analysis is not predominant in this field. Scholars, who utilize it, are usually academicians who stem from certain disciplines such as Communication and Rhetoric Studies, or Language Sciences. Other social scientists, when intending to put the discourse analysis into practice, either theyignore it, confuse it, or they do not have the analytical resources to approach it. This is why our main interest in this paper aims at reflecting about the discourse analysis importance and its epistemological possibilities—especially, as a theoretical-methodological element of the Social Science development.

The main objective of this paper is analyze migration social nets in a context of international and national migration process, in Cuacnopalan, municipality of Palmar de Bravo, Puebla (a new rural region which has been incorporated to international migration), In order to reach this task, we use as framework concepts like social webs and migration social webs. Furthermore, we focus on the importance and the function of social webs in population behavior;because this migration social webs have improve migrations process between domestic groups in the last years, which has turn national migration into international migration. These webs are based on relativeness, friendship, fellowship and are economic relationships too. Also, this research found that at the same time, migration represent one of the most important reproduction strategies developed by domestic groups, in this rural space, and this strategy could beimpossible to do without the development of a web to migrate; in this way, the existence of this kind of webs are an important untouchable social capital, which is materialized by a constant migration flow, that keep an economic, social and cultural link. So, migration is easier thanks to social webs, even without money to cover it.

In this paper some preliminary results are presented, obtained by the application of several surveys between secondary school students. The main objective of this research was to quantify the different kinds of violence that could suffer Young female students in this educative level, as well as the relationship among violence living at home, violence living in their colonies and violence living at the school. Violence to women, girls and young ladies is a complex phenomenon and wide spread in Mexican Society, like official statistics reveal; and a good example are warning signs elaborated by the ENDIREH (National Survey over the Dynamic of the Relationships en the Household) over 50% of the marriage women have suffer at least one event of gender violence. Violence on girls and young ladies could cause scholar desertion (Ayala,Zapata and Martínez, 2009) and this situation is mortgage for the families because, like Kabeer point out, education Access has a positive effect over daughters and sons. Is well known that women suffer more violence at household, but, women could suffer violence in other kind of places, like in their hometowns and schools. In community level, 40% of the women, who responses the ENDIREH affirmed they have suffer any type of violence; of this last group, 31% has undergo sexual abuse in their community, the rest of the sample (69%) has felt intimidated in community environment. In this way, we can talk about women vulnerability. In Guanajuato state, this figure is a little bit lower, due to 35% of women, in the survey, have affirmed they suffer violence in the community environment. In this sense, 13.4% of women in the ENDIREH survey mentioned they have suffered violence at the school; however, this number is lower compared to national levels of violence at the schools, where 15.7% of women affirmed they have been attacked.

In Sinaloa the vegetable and cucurbits production are important agricultural activities, so each year a high volume of chemicalinsecticides are applied to pest control that attack these crops. This paper present the main pests insects in the region, as wellas an analysis about effects of biorational insecticides on these pests. Was found that for control of Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is used Neem oil 0.2%., for kill nymphs of Bactericera cockerelli Sulc. (Homoptera: Psyllidae) soursop Annona muricata L. (Annonales: Annonaceae) at doses of 2500-5000 mg/L., for Liriomyza trifolii Burgess (Diptera: Agromyzidae) neem seeds 2%., to Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae) rapeseed oil at doses 920 g/L (2% v/v)., to Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) spinosad (Conserve®) 48-60 mg/L., and for Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) granular viruses (105 OBs/mL) combined with neem (DalNeem TM emulsifiable oil and NeemAzal TM -T/S at doses of 8 mg/L, everyone). The use of these products and the dose depends on the type of pest and crop. In general these products cause insect mortality greater than 95%, besides having low toxicity on natural enemies, so that these can be used individually or in combination in integrated pest control schemes against vegetable pests, and also for disease vectors insects in the northern of Sinaloa.

The problems in indigenous communities Otomi and Mazahuas in Toluca, and Ixtlahuaca-Atlacomulco valleys are various. In this region there is mainly cultural, ethnic and economic violence. It is due to lack of access to infrastructure, access to education and access to justice. Education is one of the best ways to reduce these problems.The presence of the Intercultural University and the Bachelor of Sustainable Development in the Mazahua region has begun to impact positively in some communities and civil society organizations. This has been through intercultural education model and the principles of Sustainable Development. This paper describes some experiences of the Division of Sustainable Development in some communities. At the end we argue on how sustainability is a path to peace building.

The indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides and the problems that its cause to human health, agriculture and the environment is comment, this paper also present general aspects about of biopesticides, and their uses in the biological pest control. By the nature these can be safely used in a sustainable agriculture. An example is the use of botanical pesticides whose active ingredient are the terpenes, alkaloids and phenolics, these have insecticide effects for many agriculture pests; also its are less expensive, are biodegradable and safe for humans and the environment, however havelittle residuality. Microbial pesticides are being introduced successfully to pests control in important crops such as; coffee, sugar cane, beans and corn. These products contain bacteria, fungi, viruses or nematodes. However, few entomopathogenic agents have been developed as effective biocontrol agents, one of them is the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Berlinier) for control of armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E Smith) covering about 74% of the market,fungus 10% , viruses 5% and 11% others. Other upstanding case is the use of the fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo)against bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say). Biopesticides have shown that when are used properly in the biological pest control its favor the practice of a sustainable agriculture, with less dependence of chemical insecticides.

In Sinaloa the production of grains and vegetables is one of the most important in Mexico; however, farming activities is support on the use of high volume of chemical pesticides, which has been negative environment impact. This paper present a review of the main causes and effects of the excessive application of pesticides in major field crops, which result in the possibility of increase the risk of environment pollution in the soil, groundwater, and lagoons system. Also are present alternatives and regulation issues for the application, management and waste of chemical pesticides, as well asthe implementation of organic agriculture and use of biopesticides for the control of pests and diseases. The information reflected a high quantity of toxic substances from agriculture activities to the environment, so that the risk of pesticide residues to cause contamination in ground, systems lagoons and ground water is too high, for this reason is a just moment to conduct research, actions and implementation of more stringent regulatory issues in order to low the intake of these substances to the environment.

A good combination of organic fertilizers and mineral fertilizers may allow a reduction in the use of agrochemicals, to benefit the environment and health of consumers, to obtained crops and safe products with lower content of chemical residues. In this paper, we assess the effect of organic fertilization and organic mineral in the cultivation of strawberries cv. Festival, in a factorial treatment designin 3x23 with 24 treatments in an experimental design in randomized blocks with four replicates under greenhouse conditions in Atlixco, Puebla. The factors and levels of study: chemical fertilization (FQ), three levels of N-P2O5-K2O 0-0-0, 45-20-20 and 90-35-35 kg ha-141 3 con un total de 24 commercial organic nutrient (Activator QF)prepared fulvic acid (AF) at a concentration of (13.58%) with two levels 0 and 450 ml ha-1,growth regulator (RC)commercial vegetable (Biozyme®, whit 78.87% of plant extracts and phytohormones, and 1.86% of microelements) at evels of 0 and 20 l ha-1 and vermicompost (V) of cattle manure at 50 and 100 g / pot. The experiment was divided into two periods from February to May and June to September 2011. The treatments applications were edafic (FQ and V) and foliar (AF and RC) in both stages of treatment applications were made at 10, 40 and 60 days after transplantation. The variables analyzed were number of stolons, stolon length, diameter and length fruit, number and weight of fruit per week, period, and the total of the two periods. Two twice a week the number of ripe fruits was counted, the diameter and length fruit and weight was measured. Every eight days after the formation of the first stolons, counted and measured. Statistical analysis was performed using the SAS program. In the period from February-May treatment FQ50-AF1-RC1-V50 showedstatistically different (Tukey, p = 0.05 %.) for variables length fruit (2.95 cm), diameter fruit (3.76 cm), weight of fruit perweek (11.31 g) and period (135.69 g). In the period from June-September FQ50-AF1-RC1-V50 present statistical differences for length fruit (2.93 cm); FQ100-AF0-RC1-V50 and FQ100-AF1-RC1-V100 showed significant differences, respectively, for the weight of fruit per week (7.8 g) and length fruit (73.84 g). FQ100-AF0-RC1-V50 achieves higher values for total fruit weight (189.42 g). In both periods, the organic-mineral fertilizer showed better results compared withorganic fertilization.

The Social Insurance Regulations applicable to the construction companies with regard to meeting high work requires the owner to generate high for each construction phase and thus to check the amounts of materials, machinery and equipment, as well as labor applied at the same stage, all in order to validate that it complies 100% with the payment of worker-employer contributions by the employer, guidelines in the specific case of SMEs practice becomes more complex, controls as these companies have no proof phased costs in two areas in particular, as are exercised costs of materials and workmanship for housing, which is why this research aims to solve the problem of generating clear guidelines to comply with the verification of payment of contributions in the field of labor when it is exerciseddirectly, and through the application of direct interviews and questionnaires to the units of analysis consists of businessmen, representatives, directors or business accountants SMEs construction, staff of the National Chamber of construction Industry and the Mexican Social Security Institute head of the Department of construction, who will answer questions the same instrument provides, and with this it was determined that in fact the perception of these SMEs is required to leave a standard criterion for testing and would be more appropriate apportionment of costs proportionately based on hire dates and termination dates of the work keeping track of costs identifying overall, leaving an identification number in the working papers for further review by the authority.

This paper addresses the new technologies of digital signal controllers (DSC), is a general reference of the different companies making this type of device, in order that the reader has a general idea of the various products available market, highlighting thedifferences it with its predecessors, so as to identify in a clear and precise differences. This work was conceived in order to provide the user, a transition in the management of PIC ® microcontrollers general purpose, to the management of advanced microcontrollerssuch as the dsPIC., Same to be found from the use of general purpose, even those who have special features designed to more specialized applications.

For public / private dichotomy in Western thought, the power is exercised in the public while private space is maintained as a domestic, apolitical and non-theorized. By contrast, for feminists it is an area of power that must be studied. The aim of this paper is to analyze the link between the public and private sphere from depth interviews with 14 mayors from Tlaxcala, Mexico. It discusses the various pressures to which women are subjected to assume public office and their slim chances of a far-reaching political career. We conclude that the social relations of private sector are vital to facilitate the participation of women in the audience, making it necessary to include in the definition of democracy.

In this Paper we will look at different views about el Buen Vivir (Sumak Kawsay) or Vivir Bien (Suma Qamaña),wich is a proposal made by the Ecuador and Bolivia´s indigenous leaders, and it has been picked up by other ethnic groups and several latin american and european intellectuals. El buen vivir comes from the depths of the indigenous cultures and it can only be understanded from an intercultural view, since the leaders themselves pick up in their problems, elements that are being debated now in the occidental world, while the non-indigenous intellectuals and activists are beggining to recover the proposals made by the indigenous themselves and add other elements to think about.

The Indigenous Education is distinguished from four dimensions: community, specific, and different cultures. This paper aims to investigate the issue of intercultural situations from everyday school Pankararus Ezekiel, in order to contribute to discussions on intercultural dialogue in areas of cultural clash. At school we Pankararus Ezekiel identified through ethnographic research two situations involving intercultural theme: in the classroom, in the confrontation of specific knowledge and universal knowledge of the sayings, and relations between indigenous teachers and non-indigenous counterparts. Porting, we realize that education differently, based on a proposal to interculturality is, above all, understand the other perspective of recognition and respect of cultural diversity in our country.

This paper deals with the social vulnerability of Totonacs Indians in the State of Veracruz. Contemporary Indians are suffering the current production and development model related to poverty and insecurity. The text also studies collective answers from the people to vulnerability. The minimal analysis unit is the domestic family which is composed by men, their kinship and social relations, and also by their social resources and abilities. Totonacs have an agricultural ancient culture which is tied to market fluctuations; new adjustments to the market situation have been developed. To the end of 1980’s Totonacs Indian grew coffee but grain coffee prices decreased and the suffered by insecurity and poverty; as a result of this situation migration appeared to be the answer, and they starting looking for seasonal jobs in masonry. A migration to Mexico and Puebla cities started changing the life of migrants and their families.

The purpose behind this paper is to determine the basic concept which marginal female and male farm workers possess concerning a series of areas or aspects related to their perception of development of their own particular community, especially the municipality of Atzitzihuacan, Puebla. Identification of differences between females and males can help us to understand the relevance of gender in the construction of diverse realities in a particular context.

This paper describes the design and implementation of a PIC microcontroller based training module, whose main purpose is to develop a system, which allow the implementation of process control and data monitoring applications based in a microcontroller (MCU), so that it provides the user a powerful, flexible and easy to use tool to develop MCU based control applications.This system was conceived so the user develops skills in design and implementation of control units for application in problems which require a system capable of monitoring environmental variables and processes, helping in this way in the quick understanding of the technology and reducing time and cost of development.

This paper shows the use and value of natural resources from a social, sustainable and legal perspective, under the scheme of Sustainable Forest Management Units (UMAFOR by its Spanish acronym). Two participatory workshops were carried out in March 2010, one in UMAFOR Sierra La Madera and another in UMAFOR Sierra Alta, belonging to the Sierra de Sonora. An adaptation of “Problems, Causes and Consequences” of Ramírez-García (2004) methodology was used to discuss issues such as conservation, productive activities, society, laws, research and support programs. The objective was to analyze challenges and opportunities in the Sierra de Sonora under this management scheme. The ratting of natural resource for inhabitant and producers was documented based in ecosystems type and its value for use. Economic value was the most important for productive and non productive use; however, there are opportunities to transit from traditional to sustainable activities. Local producers are interested in linking whit research centers and consultants to get support for diversification of productive activities. It is possible to have changes according to sustainable development; UMAFOR is an alternative to achieve those changes.

The obtaining of good quality plants for mass production of bamboo is an important factor due to the conventional methods of spreading have been little studied and limited their spreading. The present paper was carried out under green house conditions, with the purpose of evaluating the effect on spreading method factors, species of bamboo (CH, V y SN), (Ga, Bo y Bv) and substrate (ATC, TCE y SIC) about the surviving (SPV), number of shoots (NH), number of roots (NR), length of roots (LR), number of leaves by seedlings (NHA), height (AL) and diameter of stalk (DI) of the first shoot of plants of de bamboo in pots of black polyethylene The treatments were random established with three fold repetition The results were evaluated at the end of the experiment.( DDT). The method by chusquin is better. than varetas and nodal segments for the variants under study. The vareta and nodal segment offer less surviving and less number of shoots. Meantime the Guadua angustifolia and Bambusa vulgaris are the best species in relation to Bambusa oldhamii for bamboo spreading , regardless the substrate used.

This paper analyzes the role of social ownership of land in the expansion of cities in Mexico, authorities and after the Article 27 constitutional reforms implemented in 1992. A review of the concept of city and urban sprawl, and the problem of the land market. Similarly examines the particularities of Latin American and Mexican cities that are characterized by traits of marginality and settlements in a large mass of citizens who lack the resources to acquire a piece of land to build a home. In addition to this, we analyze the complex process of socially owned land including the growth of cities and from the existence of different types of property in the urban process that fosters the involvement of various agents to strengthen the overall process.

Rural extension practices are one of the core elements of various programs and projects of rural development oriented to small farmers. Despite the importance of these initiatives and the clear influence of the psychosocial dimension in its course, calls attention that psychology has made few contributions to these issues. Thus, in order to explore these matters, a case study was conducted in Formosa province (Argentina), which included participant observation and interviews to smallholders. Based on this research it was identified the importance of studying the relationship established between small farmers and professionals within the framework of rural development projects. Therefore, this article examines both the type of knowledge that professionals and smallholders have, and the differences and complementarities that exist between them. At the same time, emphasizing on the perspective of the farmers interviewed, different reactions arising against technical knowledge and the expectancies about the role of professionals in rural practices are described. Finally, this paper also shows up the need of basing rural extension practices on small farmer needs and perceived problems, appreciating and taking into account their know-how. It also emphasizes the importance of establishing interpersonal relationships on dialogue, recognition and respect between both actors. Considering the above, it is concluded that in addition to possessing technical skills, extension professionals should have a set of interpersonal skills to maximize the impact of their actions.

The aim of this paper is to clarify the issues and find solutions to align somewhat academic models of institutions of higher average level and above found in the central highlands of the state of Sonora, as are the University of Sierra, and the CBTA 53 and confront the culture of the people of the importance of young people studying a degree in that region.The above educational institutions are located in the geographical catchment area and education, in fact, in the same population, in the northeastern state of Sonora. The mountains of Sonora had always intended to have a school of higher education. To justify the town of Montezuma as a geographically strategic point, and thanks to the efforts made by the governor in turn was as the University of Sierra opens its doors to students on the mountain in August 2002.For the analysis of the functioning of an educational institution in the rural sector, should take into account a wide range of factors, however, this work will be key to analyze the dislocation and inconsistency of educational models from an institution of higher average level in relationship to another level, which serve as a unique educational opportunities for the people of Sonora and surrounding Montezuma. In addition, the cultural aspect, which reflects a regional behavior of the inhabitants of the region. La Sierra University is located in the mountainous region of the state of Sonora, in the town of Montezuma, with a catchment area of more than 30 municipalities in this area, which lacked a college until recently time.

Traditional knowledge (TK) integrates and shared local and cultural wealth by the members of a community. It includes information regarding beliefs, systems of values, respect and environmental care, as well as knowledge and management of native flora and the use of medicinal plants, like the mayority of the indigenous cultures of Latin America, which results in a viable resource management. Under this statement, the objetive of this paper was; to know, to collect and to analyze the TK of the medicinal plants of the indigenous community of Santa Catarina, B.C. Mexico and propose guidelines for their management. It was obtained a 36 medicinal plants record of the Mediterranean ecosystem, it was also identified the suffering for which the medicinal plants are used, as well as parts of the plant and its employment forms. It was concluded that the integration of TK to government management plans, represents an option for the conservation of ecosystem natural resources, in which the agricultural and livestock pressure constitutes a serious menace for the conservation of plant communities.

Hydraulic conductivity is a basic element in the advancement of knowledge of a geological environment in both the flow and transport processes of pollutants for conservation projects, managementand environmental management and also for the development of public policies for protection of ecosystems, among others. The aim of this paper is to obtain the hydraulic conductivity (K) and the finescontent (C) of saturated granular half using two empirical laws. One correlates the electrical conductivity of saturated granular media σo and water saturated σw which depends on the formation factor(F), cation exchange capacity (CEC) and the fines content in the saturated soil. Using data obtained from materials of 18 samples from 6 wells the relationships between F-C and CEC-C were obtained,so the equation reduces to a σo function in terms of σw and C, with a correlation coefficient of R = 0.97. A second experimental law is the one that results from the experimental relationship between K and C,being 1.4054 K 0.1804.C with a correlation coefficient of R = 0.96. From both experimental expressions relationships between K and C, a and C,and C are created so from every pair knowing one of them you get to know the other one. Under the scheme outlined electrical conductivity sections for the saturated medium and fines content are obtained,finding that the groundwater in the study area consists of a thin top layer and beneath it there is a predominantly sandy environment.

Based on a multisectors approach, this document set upaggregated restricted social accounting matrix of 10villages in Mexico. This paper, analyze the effects of anexogenous increase in the product equivalent to 100 pesosper capita onto the rural households’ income and reducingpoverty. Furthermore migration and the salaried work therural households perform five productivity activities:commercial agriculture, livestock, staple crops, forestry andfirewood gathering, and commerce and services. On thebasis of three simulations we are to obtain that the impacton the income and reduction of poverty of the ruralhouseholds of an external injection depends of the activityto which it is applied; the dimension of the accountingmultipliers depends on the participation and of the linkagesof each activity on the local and external economy. The results show that the commerce and services (1.75 to 2.28), staple crops (1.36 to 2.21), and livestock (1.36 to 1.84)present the largest multiplier effects.

This paper discusses the impact that the status as non-nativeEnglish speakers (NNESs) has had in six Mexican nationalsas teachers of the foreign language. The idea of the nativespeaker as the ideal teacher of English is explored from thenon-native English teachers’ (NNESTs) perspectives andexperiences, based on the way they are perceived by theirstudents. Through interviews in the form of personalnarratives, NNESTs’ life stories were collected in order toanalyse the experiences and challenges that they face in theprofession as non-native speakers. The data shows thatNNESTs are confronted with issues of credibility andacceptance on the part of their students based on factors ofnativeness and ethnicity. This of course has an impact in theNNESTs’ professional and personal lives.