In this book, we looked at self-image from a humanistic perspective. We see it as a dynamic and complex process that compromises self-respect and self-confidence. The protagonists of this story come from a rural area. They were a group of eleventh graders from a high school in Samacá, one of the 123 towns in the state of Boyacá, Colombia. As narrators of the story, we wanted to explore, analyze, and interpret how these adolescents perceived their self-image through their life stories under a narrative inquiry method. By telling their narratives, the students could reconstruct and re-signify their reality, while showing us who they are in relation to other people and their contexts. Therefore, life stories offered us the possibility to explore students' inner and social worlds. This research study helped us increase our sensitivity to how the adolescents saw themselves as part of their rural contexts, as well as how this might affect their futures.
Resumen
En este libro comprendimos la auto-imagen desde una perspectiva humana. Es decir, como un proceso dinámico y complejo que se relaciona con el auto-respeto y la auto-confianza. Los protagonistas de esta historia provienen de una zona rural. Ellos son un grupo de estudiantes de grado once de un colegio localizado en Samacá, uno de los 123 municipios que conforman el departamento de Boyacá en Colombia. Como narradores de esta historia, quisimos explorar, analizar e interpretar como estos adolescentes percibían su auto-imagen a través de sus historias de vida, enmarcadas en un método narrativo. Al narrar sus historias, los estudiantes reconstruyeron y resignificaron su realidad mientras nos mostraban su relación con otras personas y su propio contexto. Estas historias de vida nos dieron la posibilidad de explorar su mundo interno y social. Incrementamos nuestra sensibilidad como investigadores y entendimos como los adolescentes se percibían en un contexto rural y las implicaciones que esto tiene para sus vidas futuras.
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION
THE TRIP THAT WE PLANNED
OUR FELLOWS IN THIS TRIP
Self-Image
Life–Stories
Rural Colombia
OUR REST AREAS TO REFLECT UPON THIS FIELD TRIP
Strategies for Data Collection
Life story.
Focus Group Interview.
School Context
Social Subjects
Ethical Issues
THE EXPERIENCES WE ENCOUNTERED IN OUR JOURNEY
Self-image is an Ambivalent Construction
The role of the parents.
The role of friends/partners.
The role of the school.
THE PHOTO ALBUM WE END UP WITH IN THIS VOYAGE
REFERENCES
A propos de l’auteur
BERTHA RAMOS HOLGUIU
Professor at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) in Tunja, Boyacá. She holds a Ph D in Education Sciences from UPTC, and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics for the Teaching of English from Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. She is the leader of the research group ‘TONGUE’ and currently teaches at the Modem Languages Teaching Program at UPTC, the M.A. in Language Teaching Program, and the Education Sciences Doctoral Program at the same university.
JAHIR AGUIRRE MORALES
Professor at Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) in Tunja, Boyacá. He holds an M.A. in English Didactics from Universidad de Caldas. He belongs to the research group ‘TONGUE’ and currently teaches at the Modern Languages Teaching Program at UPTC. He was an ESL teacher in North Carolina and a Spanish language teacher in Virginia, USA.
ADRIÁN MAURICIO PITA PABÓN
English teacher at a public high school in Boyacá, holds an M.A in Language Teaching from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). He belongs to the research group ‘TONGUE’ and currently teaches at the School of Languages at UPTC.
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