Regional Educational Policies and Critical Interculturality in Rural Areas of the Province of Abancay - Apurímac, 2023

Abstract

The research work was carried out with the aim of analyzing regional educational policies and critical interculturality in secondary education in rural areas of the province of Abancay, department of Apurímac, 2023. The research is basic, qualitative and design-based, phenomenological-hermeneutic. The study population consisted of specialists, principals, teachers and students of the secondary education level of rural areas of the UGEL (Local Educational Management Unit) Abancay and the sample consisted of: 4 specialists from the DREA (Regional Directorate of Education of Apurímac), 3 specialists from the UGEL Abancay, secondary level, 6 rural education teachers from the EBR (Regular Basic Education), secondary school level, 6 directors and 6 students from rural schools in the province of Abancay. The following data collection instruments were used: semi-structured interview guide, documentary review form and non-participant observation guide. From the research it is concluded that the PERs (Regional Educational Policies) of Apurimac do not implement strategies of CI (critical interculturality) and the educational communities of rural schools do not know about the current PER (Regional Educational Project), but the native students demand the vindication of their language in educational and social processes