Cambio de uso del suelo del barrio La Estrada: una oportunidad para la enseñanza de la geografía

Abstract

"Change of use of the soil of La Estrada neighborhood: an opportunity for teaching geography" is the resulting name of the research exercise, that was developed in the framework of the cycle of innovation, research and pedagogical project "Contemporary dynamics of the urban space" directed by professors Nubia Moreno Lache and Maria del Pilar Marín subscribed to the Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Education with Emphasis in Social Sciences at the Francisco José de Caldas District University. The first chapter presents the main parameters of radical geography since the 1970 and, the importance of this type of problem in bringing academia and social contexts closer; the second chapter presents the background of this pedagogical research in Bogotá, specifically in Martires and Puente Aranda towns. In the third chapter, the work presents the concepts that were taught in the project, these are, geographic space, city and soil that were fundamental for the second part of this work. The fourth chapter focuses on the creation of a pedagogical innovation project, that was developed at IED Colegio República de Colombia in Engativá town, based on the problem of land use in the neighborhood and some violent events around the same. The analysis of the results of the research allow, in the first place, to identify the way that the change in the use of the land in the neighborhood, impacts the way in which the inhabitants perceive the space at certain times of the day, Finally, the analysis of this problem from school provides for students, skills for the formation of active citizenship in their immediate environment. To conclude, the paper presents a reflection about the importance of the teacher as a researcher within the classroom, and the articulation between the academy, the school, and the neighborhoods of the city.