De la cartografía social a la comprensión de los contextos socio-educativos

Abstract

The following article gives an account of how Social Mapping can be used to unders-tand the socio-educational context of the families of three students that live in poor urban territories. These students are part of an educational program from a private organization. To fulfill the purpose of understanding the social contexts, it is neces-sary to understand how the families have built their images of the context where they live and develop. Because of its flexibility, social mapping allows us to portray the intersubjective linkages within a territory from the perspective of these families’ educational aspirations.