La enseñanza tradicional de las ciencias versus las nuevas tendencias educativas

To think of an educational proposal that teaches how to learn, it is necessary to consider a change not only educationally but also political, social, economical, ecological, cultural, among others, to enable an understanding of reality and in which there can be a construction of knowledge and a crucial role of sciences. But we must not forget that the development of science has been marked by the so-called positivistic science that it is characterized by interpreting phenomena and how this function through theories and laws, where the context and humans have a very poor leading role, if any, to which one can call scientism, which has allowed development even above human needs. However, since the 90s, there is a resurgence of progressive humanism in the educational fields, where there is a search of a revaluation of what it is considered human, which involves a series of epistemological and methodological changes that drives us towards new ways of working. This calls us to reflect on extreme choices to build knowledge, beyond the traditional teaching of the sciences, which are comprehensive, systematic, and flexible and rooted in a humanistic culture. Some models of the new trends are: directed research, discovery learning, inquiry learning and teaching of science and new technologies.

La enseñanza de las lenguas indígenas en Costa Rica

Se hace un planteo de la situación general de las poblaciones indígenas en Costa Rica, en relación con la situación específica de sus lenguas y las gestiones llevadas a cabo en instituciones académicas y entidades del Estado. Se analizan factores sociales y pedagógicos implicados en el complejo proceso de la interculturalidad; caso particular es el de la educación bilingüe.An overview is given of the general situation of indigenous populations in Costa Rica, specifically with relation to that of their languages and the actions being taken by academic institutions and the government. An analysis is provided of social and pedagogical factors implied in the complex process of interculturality; one particular case is that of bilingual education.