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This dissertation critically examines how the monocultural ethnocentric structures of the Mexican education system – that are reproduced in the course of change processes in macro-level institutions, in their educational policies and their diversity-sensitive educational approaches – affect the educational quality of Native Mexican peoples, and, in particular, of the internal migrants among them. Theoretical approaches, such as Critical Race Theory, Structuration Theory, Diversity Education Theory and Change Theory are combined with results of a critical mixed-method analysis of empirical data from the Mexican research context to first uncover the origins and mechanisms of the reproduction of monocultural ethnocentric structures in today’s Mexican society. Then, the different internal migration patterns and related demographic profiles of Native Mexicans are explored. Afterwards the structures of the Mexican education system as well as the scope of influence of its institutions at the macro level are analyzed. Finally, the availability, accessibility, acceptability and adaptability of education for Native peoples in Mexico is examined. The abductive, interdisciplinary, longitudinal and iterative analysis showed that the educational quality of the Native Mexicans, and, in particular of the internal migrants among them, is lower compared to non-Native Mexicans, because institutions at the macro level of the education system that opt at dismantling the existing monocultural ethnocentric system structures in order to improve the educational quality for minoritized groups such as Native Mexicans, are unable to implement their diversity-sensitive educational approaches and related policies due to their limited resources and their corresponding low scope of influence.