La Androergología: una nueva disciplina de la educación

A research work on the micro firms in Caroni district, has been developing since 1994. Such study pretends to deepen the theory that let the empiric- philosophical- conceptual and methodological building of a new discipline in education, called Androergology. The most outstanding aspects that can be seen from the philosophical bases are the following: its ontology, as aempowerment of the individual abilities through mental structures change in a community of pairs; ethics as the one based on the assignment of Good for the process of creatingsocioproductive communities_ which also means a liberating function since it can achieve a sustainable economic development by the assembling of micro firms nets; and the epistemology derived from the bases of the General Theory of Systems and the Morin’s circular complexities. Among the principles of this discipline that can be mentioned are ContinuingEducation- since the individual already belongs to a society that always creates knowledge, global markets - the undertaker should produce for a world society, the age of this microfirm’s man- as a discussion upon the knowledge production in that individual as an epistemic subject, the Integral Education- since the spiritual, social and humanistic aspects should beadded to the technical ones; and the Contextual Formation-since the process should take place into the unit of production. The androergologic methodology is thought out as a processof two inputs: the business needs diagnosis and the knowledge of context. The central part focuses its attention on the adult learning process situation; and the concentric circles whichmean the ideal synergical relationship between the programmatic contents, learning processes, the androergologist and the necessary supervising process, which results to be theintegral and innovating element of this method. 

The playful as a psycho-pedagogic method: one experience in preventing youth drug dependence

This participatory action research was based on a experience of educational intervention on La Cruz and Bello Oriente (Manrique-Medellin), a marginal zone in the northeastern part of the Commune 3 in Medellin,. Colombia. In this marginal sector, psychosocial problems seem to be associated to limited educational and employment opportunities, domestic violence, illegal armed forces, sexual abuse, social discrimination, and lack of adequate public services, among others.  All these are also considered as risk factors for drug dependency.  We used a structured interview designed to identify leisure tendencies, use of free time, and tendencies in recreational activities. Data from the interview were triangulated with information collected by observation and in field work and used to build a psycho-pedagogic method based on play and leisure activities. The effects of the use of this educational intervention on the satisfaction of human needs were analyzed in light of the theory of Manfred Max-Neef. Results point out the need for new educational strategies aimed to promote creativity, solidarity, mental, physical and social health, more enthusiasm and motivation and in general, positive attitudes that help prevent drug dependence.

Salvador Dalí y el método paranoico-crítico, visión desde el psicoanálisis

Surrealismo y psicoanálisis, dos movimientos que buscaban liberar al sujeto de sus represiones, mantuvieron una relación cercana desde distintas perspectivas, la cual alcanzó su apogeo bajo la representación de sus principales referentes, Sigmund Freud, André Breton y Salvador Dalí. Este último se destaca por su deseo intenso de acercarse al analista austriaco, una vez se aproximó a la obra psicoanalítica, corriente de pensamiento que influiría en su obra artística y vida personal. En este sentido, se realiza una revisión sistemática de literatura con la intención de reconocer la influencia de la obra psicoanalítica en la vida y obra de Salvador Dalí. Se encontró que la relación entre la corriente de pensamiento y el artista español se ubica en el plano teórico y personal. Siendo admirador de las ideas psicoanalíticas, Salvador Dalí las incorpora como fundamento teórico del método paranoico-crítico, propuesta de creación artística, dando lugar a la paranoia como elemento sistematizador de la confusión.