Investigación del entorno para potenciar la autonomía en la educación
Palabras clave:
autonomía, educación inicial, desarrollo integral, aprendizaje experiencial.Resumen
Objetivo: analizar la exploración del entorno como recurso pedagógico vinculado con el desarrollo de la autonomía en niños de cuatro años de una institución privada de Loja. Método: estudio con 13 niños que comprendió una observación inicial, actividades de exploración del entorno y una observación posterior. Resultados: se documentaron dos momentos de observación y variaciones en los registros de autonomía; sin embargo, los porcentajes disponibles no identifican con claridad su denominador y no son compatibles, como porcentajes de participantes, con frecuencias enteras de n = 13. Además, el indicador global presenta valores contradictorios entre secciones. Conclusiones: la exploración del entorno constituye una estrategia pedagógica pertinente para favorecer experiencias de autonomía, pero los datos disponibles no permiten cuantificar de manera verificable el cambio observado ni atribuirlo causalmente a las actividades realizadas.
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