Publication Cover
Culture and Education
Cultura y Educación
Volume 23, 2011 - Issue 4
243
Views
7
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Construir la identidad en los márgenes de la globalización: educación, participación y aprendizaje

Constructing identity in the margins of globalisation: Education, participation and learning

, &
Pages 589-599 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

El presente artículo pretenderá aproximarse desde una perspectiva interpretativa-crítica a los modos en que se construyen las identidades en la sociedad globalizada, con especial énfasis en la escuela. Ésta constituye un entorno fundamental desde el que se forja la identidad en las etapas de formación básica de toda persona. Sin embargo, esta institución atiende a los valores, cultura y necesidades del proyecto hegemónico cultural y obvia por insignificantes y residuales a las minorías, sus aportes y todo el horizonte de posibilidades que una sociedad más inclusiva conlleva. Por ello es necesario analizar las vías que el alumnado perteneciente a colectivos minoritarios utiliza para construir su identidad, y reflexionar sobre la función que, en la sociedad globalizada, está desempeñando la escuela con estos grupos en desventaja. La institución escolar puede y debe ser un lugar de encuentro en el que a través de la participación y el aprendizaje el alumnado se interprete y proyecte en comunicación con los otros, a pesar de que en la actualidad se aleje de estas ideas.

Abstract

This article aims to take a closer look at the ways in which identities are constructed in a globalised society, from an interpretive-critical perspective and placing a special emphasis on schooling. School is a fundamental setting from which identity is built in the early stages of a person's formation. However, this institution is guided by the values, culture and needs of the hegemonic cultural group, and it sidesteps minorities and their contributions as insignificant and residual, along with a whole variety of possibilities that would come with a more inclusive society. That is why it is important and necessary to analyse the channels that students from minority collectives use to construct their identity, and to reflect on how schools are working with these disadvantaged groups, in the globalised society. The school institution can, and must, be a place where participation and learning enable students to interpret themselves and present themselves in communication with others, despite the fact that its current position is a long way from such ideas.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.