Reflections on the right to education of sumak kawsay in Ecuador

Abstract:

The concept of good living -sumak Kawsay (quechua) belongs to a worldview that is embedded within the model of society in different South American countries and integrated in their social and educative regulations. The complexity and ambition of its approach recommend the need for debate about what the implications are for society and the world, being qualified as a Latin American utopia. In the same way, in education where it is necessary to do a constant reflection about the scope and meaning of this fundamental right in order to face the challenges of the XXI century as an example, let us take environmental sustainability. The present study intends to contribute through hermeneutical rules to the comprehension of the significance of the right to education in Ecuador in relation to the educational proposal of good living, and promote the creation of a coherent education policy mandates culture according with Ecuadorian legislator.

Año de publicación:

2016

Keywords:

• Intercultural programs
• Educational legislation
• Educational Philosophy
• Cultural education
• Hermeneutics
• Humanistic education

Fuente:

scopus