Estrategia pedagógica para fortalecer la responsabilidad democrática de los representantes estudiantiles a través de cinco talleres sobre liderazgo en básica secundaria del colegio Americano de Cali

Abstract

he present work of pedagogical intervention arises from the need to strengthen the student leadership of the representatives of secondary school of the American school in Cali, through the implementation of five workshops aimed at improving leadership, which can also be used in different spaces, such as the group committees or the cohabitation table meetings. In order to achieve this objective, the institutional needs were identified so that there was no real leadership exercise in the representatives, for which interviews and other instruments were conducted that allowed identifying some problems or difficulties that were associated with the representative democracy issue. . After analyzing the information collected, it was concluded that there is a lack of preparation on issues related to leadership development, democratic awareness or teamwork, generating weaknesses in leadership processes. Thus, the proposal that involves student representatives in a significant way to create spaces for practical learning, improving from the exercise of understanding what it is to be a leader, to relationships with the other to achieve a goal with greater effectiveness. The result of this project will serve as a starting point to boost the democratic processes in the educational instance, allowing to continue with other research and findings that are framed in the light of strengthening school governance.