Incidencia de los contextos culturales y sociales, las relaciones entre iguales, la participación y el juego en el aprendizaje social y cívico en Educación Infantil

Abstract

At present, the characteristics and social phenomena of socio-culturally diverse and plural societies prevent on many occasions a true coexistence, generating processes of social injustice. This demands a humanistic education based on prosocial and civic values that allow the generation of an inclusive and democratic culture, respectful of human differences. School as a heterogeneous socio-cultural context presents itself as a great opportunity to educate young children from their early childhood as active and responsible citizens. Context, social play as a cultural phenomenon, and shared experiences among peers could present a great potential to initiate processes of school innovation from listening to children’s voices. The complexity of understanding interpersonal relationships and their connection with the diverse cultural and social processes and factors in a diverse world of constant changes leads this project to propose the aim of exploring and describing the impact of cultural and social contexts, the peer relationships, participation, and play in the social and civic learning of children in Early Childhood Education school...