Conception of interculturality in the National University of Chimborazo: A proposal for profesional training from cultural diversity

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Published: 2015-06-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17163/soph.n18.2015.10
Keywords:
Interculturality, cultural diversity, higher education, training models, curriculum design.

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Jean Carlos García Zacarías
Patricia Cecilia Bravo Mancero
Margoth Elena Tello Carrasco
Carmen Siavil Varguillas Carmona

Abstract

In the context of university transformation processes that is advance in Ecuador, appears the interculturality as a demanding challenge and a fundamental requeriment which houses higher education have not yet responded in comprehensive manner. For this reason, the central purpose of this this research proposal is to generate curriculum guidelines for organizing the conception of interculturality in the training model of the National University of Chimborazo (UNACH). The importance of interculturality approach of higher education highlights, by the need to train professionals in different areas, from an anthropological perspective of valuation, recognition, integration and equal conditions, in a context of cultural diversity to overcome exclusión, discrimination and segregation as social problems.

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No. 18: (January-June 2015): Philosophy of Education in Plural: Interculturality
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Monographic articles

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Author Biographies

Jean Carlos García Zacarías

Licenciado en Teología Universidad Católica Santa Rosa (Caracas-Venezuela), Licenciado en Filosofía y Licenciado en Educación Mención Filosofía, Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta (Maracaibo – Venezuela). Magíster en Educación Mención Gerencia Educacional Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (Venezuela). Docente-Investigador de la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo,Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Humanas y Tecnologías.

Patricia Cecilia Bravo Mancero

Psicóloga Educativa UCER, Diplomada en Proyectos FLACSO, Magíster en Docencia Universitaria. Vicerrectora de Instituto de Educación Especial Carlos Garbay. Directora Encargada del Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas – UNACH. Docente de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Humanas y Tecnologías de la UNACH. Capacitadora del Ministerio de Educación y actualmente calificada como facilitadora de los cursos de nivelación de la SENESCYT.

Margoth Elena Tello Carrasco

Licenciada en Ciencias de la Educación, Especialidad Biología y Química UCER. Magíster en Docencia Universitaria e Investigación Educativa UNACH. Docente de Pregrado y Postgrado en la UNACH y en la ESPOCH. Facilitadora en los Cursos de Profesionalización del Magisterio Nacional en el Convenio de Cooperación Interinstitucional ME – UNACH.

Carmen Siavil Varguillas Carmona

Licenciada en Ciencias Políticas y Administrativas Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas – Venezuela). Magíster en Educación Mención Gerencia Educacional Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (Aragua – Venezuela). Magíster en Desarrollo Curricular Universidad de Carabobo (Valencia – Venezuela). Doctora en Educación Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (Aragua – Venezuela). Docente de Pregrado y Postgrado. Docente – Investigadora de la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Humanas y Tecnologías.