Capital Social en la Ayuda Oficial al Desarrollo: Claves para favorecer la Educación Inicial en Ecuador

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the elements of social capital present in the international cooperation of development programs in early childhood education during 2015-2020, aiming to promote key recommendations to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4.2. The research is based on a mixed approach that reviews academic documentation, analyzes quantitative data and categorizes interviews. The study design is non-experimental, with a descriptive-cross-sectional scope. Among the main results, it was established that there is not a wide range of networks, and the current ones work autonomously. It was determined that collaborative activities between the State and the cooperating partner promote effectiveness in achieving the objectives of the 2030 Agenda. Therefore, it is recommended to consolidate trust as a term of social capital through norms to increase the quantity and quality of cooperation networks.