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Research Article

Sociopolitical Factors in Colombia Interweaving a Teacher Subjectivity

 

ABSTRACT

It is essential to revise how political discourses and the administering of politics, not precisely within the school context but outside as well, interplay with the constitution of teacher subjectivities particularly in countries where education is highly influenced by sociopolitical factors without conscious acknowledgment from teachers. Commonly, as teachers, we are somehow expected to carry out our experiences and acts of teaching in a decontextualized fashion, ignoring our voices, needs and the realities of the students. This article aims at elaborating on two sociopolitical factors: politics framing education and sociopolitical imaginaries of teachers, retelling how they have interplayed in a case of teacher subjectivity constitution. I emphasize the need to explore and assess the impact of the sociopolitical discourses which aim at devaluing teachers and public education, and the images that have been assigned to teachers and teaching with the intention to frame and control.

RESUMEN

Es esencial revisar cómo los discursos políticos y la administración de la política, no precisamente dentro del contexto escolar sino también fuera, interactúan con la constitución de las subjetividades docentes, particularmente en países donde la educación está altamente influenciada por factores sociopolíticos sin el reconocimiento consciente de los docentes. Comúnmente, como maestros, de alguna manera se espera que llevemos a cabo nuestras experiencias y actos de enseñanza de manera descontextualizada, ignorando nuestras voces, necesidades y las realidades de los estudiantes. Este artículo tiene como objetivo desarrollar dos factores sociopolíticos: la política que enmarca la educación y los imaginarios sociopolíticos de los maestros, relatando cómo estos han interactuado dentro de un caso de constitución de subjetividad docente. Insisto en la necesidad de explorar y evaluar el impacto de los discursos sociopolíticos que tienen como objetivo devaluar a los docentes y la educación pública, y las imágenes que se han asignado a los docentes y a la enseñanza con la intención de enmarcar y controlar.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

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