Research as a method of cultural expression in the IED Anaximenes Torres Ospino, Magdalena

Abstract

In recent years there has been a negative change in the municipality of El Banco, Magdalena, as the inhabitants have lost interest in the culture and heritage that is part of the history and identity of the municipality. The aforementioned gives rise to the research project that is the subject of this article, which aims to re-instill the sense of belonging in the students of the Anaximenes Torres Ospino Departmental Educational Institution, which will allow for care and maintenance in a prolonged way the patrimony and the culture of the site. Its methodology was carried out under a qualitative approach, using the type of action research, from a descriptive, exploratory design. For the collection of data, techniques such as; participant observation and field diary. An intentional or convenience sampling was carried out, choosing the students who had special interest in topics related to culture. The sample consisted of one hundred and thirty (130) students with ages ranging between four (4) and twelve (12) years, of grades between sixth and tenth of the IED Anaximenes Torres Ospino, Magdalena. The results show that with the traditional education models there is no emphasis on the culture of the municipality, having as a consequence a little or no interest of the students in knowing the internal culture of them, but at the moment of being implemented the Research and the Using ICT in the classroom, the search and knowledge desires are strengthened towards their own history and culture.