Abstract

RIVERA-SEPULVEDA, Álvaro Andrés  and  QUITIAN-ALVAREZ, Eduard Andrés. Student participation in rural contexts. Prax. Saber [online]. 2022, vol.13, n.33, pp.37-52.  Epub Feb 23, 2023. ISSN 2216-0159.  https://doi.org/10.19053/22160159.v13.n33.2022.12690.

In the diverse rural contexts affected by clientelism and neglect, the local communities entrust their hopes for a future generation with greater social and political awareness to the school-the only training institution that operates continuously in these areas. In this regard, the article explores the significance of school participation shared by a group of social actors linked to three rural educational institutions in the Colombian Caribbean. The research was designed as a qualitative ethnographic study using three types of techniques: participant observation, semi-structured individual interview, and focus group discussion. The results show that three phenomena coexist in the school that problematize both the training and the practice of student participation: adult-centered visions, authoritarianism, and repressive practices. It is concluded that, if the school intends to contribute to the training of participatory young people, beyond insisting on institutional mechanisms-as the only way to exercise democracy-it is necessary to reconsider the authentic ways in which they manifest their protagonism and participation.

Keywords : rural education; student participation; high school student; pedagogical research; ethnography.

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