SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ARMED CONFLICT IN COLOMBIA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN A PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE FOR PEACE

Abstract

Every day society faces changes and transformations that arise from everyday life; such as the situation of the armed conflict in Colombia and its implications in various scenarios; it is only necessary to take a look at the daily news in the different media to learn about a dynamic that has taken over some geographical spaces; where the struggle for power and authority in strategic geographical areas is accentuated every day; However, in this case an approach is made on education in Colombia, specifically at the secondary level; reason that leads to raise the following general objective: To generate theoretical reflections on the social representations focused on the armed conflict in Colombia and its implications in the pedagogical practice for peace in secondary education. The methodology used is based on a qualitative research, through the interpretative paradigm, under the technique of documentary analysis; it is convenient to point out that it was possible to obtain as a result an academic essay with the purpose of analyzing the sequels that originate from the armed conflict and the reflection that the social representations that each student has and the family environment affect the development and the improvement of the student's performance; This situation leads to a detailed approach of the social phenomenon to which the culture of peace adheres and of course requires attention in search of alternatives to deepen on the subject, in search of the quality of the teaching processes.