REALITIES AND GAPS IN THE INTEGRATION OF ICT IN RURAL EDUCATION

Abstract

The scientific essay focuses on the realities and gaps of the integration of ICT in rural education based on research related to the main thesis, based on laws, decrees in contrast to the circumstances that make the facts vulnerable in the rural pedagogical context. It is presented in four main sections: thematic development, proposition, arguments and conclusions. The research methodology is presented from an interpretative paradigm, a qualitative approach supported by the hermeneutical method, as a technique for collecting information, documentary analysis of sources such as books, scientific articles  was used.The objective is to analyze the conditions, challenges and opportunities faced by rural communities in Colombia to integrate ICT information and communication technologies into educational practices, recognizing structural gaps and territorial dynamics. As a reflection, it is highlighted that the scarce or non-existent coverage of technology in rural areas of Colombia has an impact on the quality and relevance of education because it does not respond to the demands of the social system. The students continue with a learning format that refers to work guides where traditional teaching such as the use of the board takes over the didactics that is developed without major change or innovation, reflecting scourges. The lack of an educational infrastructure limits the teaching process and consequently the learning process, which in turn generates an increase in the dropout and repetition rate.