Between norm and practice: The gap in school democratic participation processes among upper secondary students in a colombian context
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Democratic participation, Political culture, Critical education, Youth subjectivity, School power
Abstract
This study explored the relationship between school democratic participation and the formation of political culture among tenth-grade students at the “C.S.L.” Technical Industrial Educational Institution in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca. Although student participation is supported by legal provisions in the Colombian context, the findings revealed a gap between what is expected and the students’ daily experiences in the classroom. Classroom practices were identified that, instead of promoting autonomy, reinforce obedience, strip citizenship of its transformative potential, and reduce participation to formal procedures. From a critical perspective, the study proposed rethinking participation as a situated, ethical, and transformative practice. The analysis drew on critical pedagogy, decolonial studies, and power theories, offering a perspective that challenges the idea of democracy as merely a procedural mechanism within the school. At its core, the study sought an understanding that valued the unpredictable and changing nature of human experiences, marked by their complexity.
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César Luis Hernández Valencia, Uceva, Tuluá, Colombia
Bachelor of Social Sciences, Master's student in pedagogy, Central Unit of Valle del Cauca
Laura Isabel Quiroz Zárate, Uceva, Tuluá, Colombia
Bachelor of Social Sciences, Master's student in Pedagogy, Central Unit of Valle del Cauca, Laura.
María Elisa Álvarez-Ossa, Uceva, Tuluá, Colombia
PhD in Educational Sciences, Master in Education, Bachelor in Social Sciences, Teacher at the Central Unit of Valle del Cauca UCEVA, Tuluá, Colombia.
Fernando José Henao-Franco, Uceva, Tuluá, Colombia
PhD candidate in Philosophy, Master's degree in Education and History, Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences. Professor at the Central Unit of Valle del Cauca (UCEVA), Tuluá, Colombia.