Semblanza y liderazgo de Omar Dengo: vigencia de su pensamiento

Aspects of the life of Omar Dengo outline and define him as a figure of outstanding humanistic leadership. His pedagogical work and social commitment are reflected in his actions for civilian causes, which transcend his times and continue to be valid today.

La política educativa y su compromiso con la equidad social y el desarrollo sostenible

The article centers its analysis in two areas of the current educational policies in Costa Rica: the statements that the document contains about its commitment with the social equity and the sustainable development, subject that has a strong relationship with rural education, its conceptualization, its planning, and its development. At the same time, it traces a brief description of the development of the right to education in the nation’s politics, showing advances of the country’s vulnerable groups, with the promulgation of new laws that these sectors have been reaching through fights and organized demands.