The carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change: A case study from Chile

This study aims to identify and analyze innovative and transformative pedagogical practices constructed for, and by, a school community in Chile through the implementation of an annual carnival to face emerging social challenges in their communities. To this end, we take on an ethnographic approach...

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Main Authors: Carla Fardella, Carolina Pérez-Arredondo, Claudio Broitman, Natascha Roth-Eichin
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-10-01
Series:Acta Psychologica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824004177
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Claudio Broitman
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description This study aims to identify and analyze innovative and transformative pedagogical practices constructed for, and by, a school community in Chile through the implementation of an annual carnival to face emerging social challenges in their communities. To this end, we take on an ethnographic approach to the data collection process through participant observation, which encompassed observations of the planning and design process of the carnival, interviews and questionnaires to relevant social actors of the school community, and document analysis. Results suggest that the carnival favors the construction, maintenance, and resignification of a symbolic relationship across the school community in which it is possible to identify the ideas, expectations, and valuations of the community in their pursuit of social well-being and social change through quality and meaningful teaching and learning experiences. Consequently, the empirical findings in this study provide a new understanding of how learning and teaching practices can, in fact, challenge and overcome structural and institutional constraints in the construction and legitimation of meaningful socio-educational ecologies.
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spelling doaj-art-1e2e541b51be4276818524002607dd402024-11-10T04:07:32ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182024-10-01250104539The carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change: A case study from ChileCarla Fardella0Carolina Pérez-Arredondo1Claudio Broitman2Natascha Roth-Eichin3Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva, 160009, Chile; Fernández Concha 700, Edificio C2, Las Condes, Región Metropolitana, ChileInstituto de Ciencias de la Educación, Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 611, Rancagua, Región de O'Higgins, Chile; Corresponding author.Escuela de Periodismo, Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue 230, Purísima 225, Recoleta, Región Metropolitana, ChilePontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva, Chile; Campus Sausalito, Av. El Bosque 1290, Viña del Mar, Región de Valparaíso, ChileThis study aims to identify and analyze innovative and transformative pedagogical practices constructed for, and by, a school community in Chile through the implementation of an annual carnival to face emerging social challenges in their communities. To this end, we take on an ethnographic approach to the data collection process through participant observation, which encompassed observations of the planning and design process of the carnival, interviews and questionnaires to relevant social actors of the school community, and document analysis. Results suggest that the carnival favors the construction, maintenance, and resignification of a symbolic relationship across the school community in which it is possible to identify the ideas, expectations, and valuations of the community in their pursuit of social well-being and social change through quality and meaningful teaching and learning experiences. Consequently, the empirical findings in this study provide a new understanding of how learning and teaching practices can, in fact, challenge and overcome structural and institutional constraints in the construction and legitimation of meaningful socio-educational ecologies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824004177Socio-educational ecologyFunds of knowledgeFunds of identityCarnivalCritical pedagogy
spellingShingle Carla Fardella
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The carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change: A case study from Chile
Acta Psychologica
Socio-educational ecology
Funds of knowledge
Funds of identity
Carnival
Critical pedagogy
title The carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change: A case study from Chile
title_full The carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change: A case study from Chile
title_fullStr The carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change: A case study from Chile
title_full_unstemmed The carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change: A case study from Chile
title_short The carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change: A case study from Chile
title_sort carnival as a transformative pedagogical practice for social change a case study from chile
topic Socio-educational ecology
Funds of knowledge
Funds of identity
Carnival
Critical pedagogy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824004177
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