La escuela y su rol como agente de cambio: las experiencias de los estudiantes en torno a la promoción de la justicia social y ambiental desde la implementación del modelo chango en instituciones educativas de las provincias de Manabí, Guayas y Santa Elena en el período 2019 - 2022

Abstract

Community education is one of the pillars of development for communities with limited resources and opportunities. As a result, different methodologies and pedagogical models have been developed. These have resulted in success at a local and continental level. In this context, this research aims to define and analyze how the school functions as an agent of change at the level of social and environmental justice. It is important to take into account the role that the school can play for all its participants, including teachers, students, parents and members of the community. This is because all can be influenced by the social impulse of the school. Due to this, it is necessary to address different aspects, from the significant experiences of the children regarding the transition to the Chango model, the evolution of their cultural identity and the contribution to social and environmental justice that it entails. The research was based on addressing the experiences of students from two community schools in rural areas of the coast, in order to recognize the metamorphosis presented at the educational, social, environmental and cultural levels, since the adaptation of the ChanGo Model in their environment. The schools are “Escuela Ernesto Velásquez Kuffó” from Ayampe, and “Escuela Gabriela Mistral” from Curia. Data collection techniques such as projective silhouette technique, community mapping and observation were used in the research. The data was collected through the use of tables and reports developed in apps such as Microsoft Excel for the collection of qualitative data. According to the research that was carried out, the implementation of the Chango model has been positive for the school and its community, since it needed a significant change in its pedagogical model, objectives and vision.