Metodología para la apropiación social del conocimiento sobre cambio climático con base en la experiencia de la IE Eugenio Díaz Castro

Abstract

Climate change affects the vulnerability of communities like Soacha, where infrastructure and resource limitations make it difficult to respond to adverse climate events. In this context, education can be a crucial tool for promoting resilience, and in particular, Social Appropiation of Knowledge Ownership (ASC) activities can play an important role in disseminating and promoting understanding of science and technology concepts whose application can shape the daily practices of students and teachers. This project aims to design a ASC methodology on climate change at the Eugenio Diaz Castro Elementary School in the municipality of Soacha, Cundinamarca, using an ontological perspective to understand how realities and practices are constructed and transformed around this phenomenon. It will explore how students and teachers internalize, discuss, and apply this knowledge, as well as the factors that influence the adoption of adaptive practices. This research adopts a qualitative and phenomenological approach, utilizing in-depth interviews, non-participant observation, and reflective journals to capture how the educational community interprets climate change and transforms it into concrete actions. In addition, participatory workshops were held to co-create guidelines to strengthen institutional resilience. Using a political ontology framework, this research seeks to understand how local interpretations of climate change can be influenced by concepts such as climate variability and whether global phenomena are considered in relation to their local perspective. The analysis will identify barriers and facilitators to knowledge appropriation, contributing to the design of educational strategies that promote critical understanding and effective actions for adaptation. These findings can contribute to strengthening the educational community's response capacities, providing a replicable model that integrates local and scientific knowledge in building a culture of resilience.