Sistema de ayaawata juyaawase (medida de longitud) desde los saberes propios wayuu

Abstract

AYAAWATA JUYAAWASE SYSTEM (LENGTH MEASUREMENT) FROM WAYUU OWN KNOWLEDGE This research on the system of ayaawata juyaawase (measurement of length) from Wayuu own knowledge provides important elements for Wayuu mathematical education in relation to strengthening the daily work of ethno-educators, since it seeks to take into consideration the fact of strengthening the community classroom project, in such a way that it contributes to the transformation of contextualized own content in the ethno-educational community in La Guajira. In particular, this work aims to "Characterize elements, in relation to the Ayaawata Juyaawase measurement system, that allow strengthening and validating knowledge of the Wayuu culture." In this circumstance, I consider that Ethnomathematics is and should be the spearhead for the promotion of the Ayaawata Juyaawase system (measurement of length) of the Wayuu from an intercultural vision. For its part, the methodological design based on Action Research and the qualitative study was supported by the (semi-structured) interview, allowing a group of four members of the Wayuu community, a cultural expert and three ethno-educators from the region to participate in this work. It should be noted that the four members were chosen taking into account the objectives of the project. The results show that the ayaawata juyaawase system provides units, instruments, techniques and its own language to promote reflections and approaches to the design of a social and cultural mathematics education.