Realzando la Conciencia de los Estudiantes Hacia la Solidaridad como Valor Social

Abstract

This qualitative research addresses students’ conscientization to the social value of solidarity as it is portrayed in the responses to short stories among fourth graders at a public school in Bogotá. The pedagogical intervention was implemented within an inquiry based approach and students’ exposure to short stories that led them to become aware and reflect on their role in society through the enhancement of their ideas, opinions and thoughts. Students’ statements were identified and interpreted through, questionnaires and field notes that were analyzed to the light of the theoretical sources consulted in this study. The findings revealed that students’ reconstruction of the social value of solidarity has to do with the recognition of the other’s vulnerability and the relationship of this concept to friendship and respect values. This study demonstrated that students’ reflections give account of a reality that needs to be understood and transformed by the participants of the society, so when students related the stories to their lives and context they became more aware of their role in their communities and the way they and the others act.