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THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM
https://doi.org/10.22383/ri.v19i33.126

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Leidy Yohanna Holguín Villa Jennifer Alejandra Penilla González Luz Mery Chaverra Rodríguez Elvia Patricia Arango Zuleta

The current paper proposes a reflection aroused from the theoretical approach of the research project called Civic Education based on the education within the diversity from the equity and social justice at the university, developed in three Colombian Universities as well as in two Mexican Universities. The objective of this research is the analysis of the characteristics of the students’ values and interactions in relation with the Civic Education based on the education within the diversity, from the equity and the social justice at the university. In this paper, three techniques are methodologically integrated: documentary revision, result analysis in the application of a questionnaire to106 students of the Universidad Catolica de Oriente –UCO-, and reflections made by the authors of this study. There are not conclusions; however, there are some outlines of a depth study and some other explorations about the topic.

Keywords: civic education, citizenship, university, social responsibility at the university

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THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM

Authors

  • Leidy Yohanna Holguín Villa Universidad Católica de Oriente
  • Jennifer Alejandra Penilla González Universidad Católica de Oriente
  • Luz Mery Chaverra Rodríguez Universidad Católica de Oriente
  • Elvia Patricia Arango Zuleta Universidad Católica de Oriente

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22383/ri.v19i33.126

Keywords:

civic education, citizenship, university, social responsibility at the university

Abstract

The current paper proposes a reflection aroused from the theoretical approach of the research project called Civic Education based on the education within the diversity from the equity and social justice at the university, developed in three Colombian Universities as well as in two Mexican Universities. The objective of this research is the analysis of the characteristics of the students’ values and interactions in relation with the Civic Education based on the education within the diversity, from the equity and the social justice at the university. In this paper, three techniques are methodologically integrated: documentary revision, result analysis in the application of a questionnaire to106 students of the Universidad Catolica de Oriente –UCO-, and reflections made by the authors of this study. There are not conclusions; however, there are some outlines of a depth study and some other explorations about the topic.

Author Biographies

Leidy Yohanna Holguín Villa, Universidad Católica de Oriente

Licenciada en Educación Básica con énfasis en Lengua Castellana. Estudiante de Especialización en Pedagogía y Didáctica de la Universidad Católica de Oriente. Asistente de la investigación, Universidad Católica de Oriente, Rionegro, Colombia.

Jennifer Alejandra Penilla González, Universidad Católica de Oriente

Bibliotecóloga. Estudiante de Especialización en Pedagogía y Didáctica de la Universidad Católica de Oriente. Asistente de la investigación, Universidad Católica de Oriente, Rionegro, Colombia.

Luz Mery Chaverra Rodríguez, Universidad Católica de Oriente

Doctora en Educación con énfasis en Mediación Pedagógica de la Universidad de La Salle de Costa Rica. Docente investigadora en la Facultad Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Católica de Oriente -UCO-, Rionegro, Colombia. Integrante grupo de investigación SER.

Elvia Patricia Arango Zuleta, Universidad Católica de Oriente

Candidata a doctora en Filosofía, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Docente investigadora en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Católica de Oriente -UCO-, Rionegro, Colombia. Integrante del grupo de investigación SER.

Published

2019-02-07

How to Cite

Holguín Villa, L. Y., Penilla González, J. A., Chaverra Rodríguez, L. M., & Arango Zuleta, E. P. (2019). THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM. Revista De Investigaciones, 19(33), 79–90. https://doi.org/10.22383/ri.v19i33.126