educating in democratic values

El impacto del programa Aprendiendo a Querer

en los Valores Democráticos AaQ es un

instrumento de

educación en valores

para la democracia

en Latinoaméric

a

Danielle Peregoy & Erin Wilson, Investigadores en The Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy ,

The College of William and Mary

Elaboraron un marco teórico y

metodológico, procesaron los datos estadísticamente y

encontraron el impacto positivo del

programa

Diseño de la investigación

La investigación se llevó a cabo con 9.000 estudiantes de 3 países durante 3 años:

•México 1.500 estudiantes •Perú 6.000 estudiantes •Venezuela 1.500 estudiantes

En este estudio presentamos 6.000resultados -pares de datos- de estudiantes peruanos.

1. La pregunta/Hipótesis

¿Hay cambios significativos en cuanto al desarrollo de valores democráticos en los alumnos de 4º a 6ª de primaria de Perú después de cursar AaQ durante un año?

2. Instrumentos de evaluación• pre-encuesta aplicada antes

de cursar el programa AaQ• post-encuesta aplicada

después, al terminar de cursar el programa

Modelo de Valores Democráticos

Creado por Danielle Peregoy y Erin Wilson, investigadores en the College of William and Mary

Formado por 6 componentes divididos en 15 enunciados que

recogen: 1. acciones, 2. conocimientos y 3. actitudes concretas.

Modelo de Valores Democráticos

β1 (Respeto por la igualdad) + β2 (Respeto por la Diversidad) +β3 (Respeto por los derechos individuales

y la libertad de expresión) + β4 (Análisis crítico de la autoridad) + β5 (Participación) + β6 (Poder compartido) + β7 (Experiencia de la sociedad

democrática) + β8 (Contexto socio-político) + β9 (Y) Y = un agregadoε = un término de error

Metodología

Los estudiantes respondieron a través de internet o bien manualmente tanto la pre-encuesta como la post-encuesta.

El registro se hizo en una escala entre el “0” y el “5”. “5” representa “siempre” “0” representa nunca.

Metodología

Todos los datos se digitalizaron, y después se procesaron estadísticamente. Se compararon los resultados de las pre- y post- encuestas.

Las diferencias obtenidas se consideran estadísticamente significativas cuando el valor

es 0,05.

Ejemplo del trabajo de los

alumnos

Otro ejemplo de trabajo de los niños

General Results:All six components reflect significant

differences.”.

Resultados Generalesen los cuadros

Los seis componentes del modelo MVD reflejan diferencias significativas.Es decir, los alumnos mejoraron significativamente en la adquisición de todos los valores del modelo MDV.

Conclusiones Generales

De las 15 acciones, conocimientos y actitudes evaluadas, 14 revelaron la influencia positiva de AaQ; Sólo 1valor democrático “compartir el poder no se logró mejorar significativamente (la importancia de escuchar a los demás)

General Results:

Girls Results. Respect for Equality

Best Results 4th

Boys Results. Respect for Equality

Less than girls. Best 4th

Otras conclusiones

• Cuarto grado es el momento escolar propicio para inculcar el respeto por la igualdad;

• La educación en hábitos que conducen a compartir el poder con los compañeros requiere que se trabaje con alumnos de mayor edad (6º) si se desean obtener cambios significativos.

• Los alumnos de 5º grado adquieren con mayor facilidad los valores relacionados con la participación.

MissionMission

Alliance for the Family guides young people to understand, Alliance for the Family guides young people to understand, appreciate, and try to adopt the universal values, skills, and appreciate, and try to adopt the universal values, skills, and habits that lead to a healthy, happy, and stable family and habits that lead to a healthy, happy, and stable family and community. We do this by developing, testing, and distributing community. We do this by developing, testing, and distributing printed and electronic materials for them, their teachers, and printed and electronic materials for them, their teachers, and their parents, who are their childrentheir parents, who are their children ﾕﾕ ss most important most important educators. Since the values are universal, universal, our mission educators. Since the values are universal, universal, our mission is world-wide.is world-wide.

Mrs. Christine de Marcellus VollmerChairwoman and founder Alliance for the family

Areas of armed conflict around the world

Video clip of Proyecto Alcatraz

New focus in education: from IQ to MQ

End of XX Century: increase in

investigations about Emotional and Moral Intelligence (EQ and

MQ)Pioneers in these

studies:-Thornike, 1937-Wechler 1940-Gadner, 1983

-Salovey & Mayer, 1990 coined the term

“Emotional intelligence”-Goleman, 1995

MQ

EQ

IQ

WorkWork

Alliance for the Family’s work centers on a character and character and citizenship development program: ALIVE TO THE WORLD® citizenship development program: ALIVE TO THE WORLD® (APRENDIENDO A QUERER®)(APRENDIENDO A QUERER®)

In 2007 Alliance for the Family became the copyright holder and now markets version in English, Spanish, French and English, Spanish, French and PortuguesePortuguese

Values of social intelligence

From an ethical perspective, these are the desired values of social intelligence:

SolidarityDialogueMutual respectAppreciation and tolerance of diversityTeam work

Social and human capital

Social intelligence measures social capital in our lives and communities

Social intelligence evaluates the result of what we produce “socially” in our families, with our friends, in our communities and our work place = DEMOCRATIC VALUES

Alive to the World®Alive to the World®

A complete educational A complete educational programprogram that equips young people with knowledge and practical skills to live the to live the universal and democratic universal and democratic valuesvalues that lead to a healthy, happy, responsible and stable person and citizen.

This program contains guidance material to support democratic values, democratic values, citizenship, character buildingcitizenship, character building

The ProgramThe Program

Democratic valuesDemocratic values CitizenshipCitizenship ToleranceTolerance HappinessHappiness Decision taking techniquesDecision taking techniques DrugsDrugs AIDS preventionAIDS prevention AbstinenceAbstinence ...are some of the topics

and skills treated in this program

The CurriculumThe Curriculum

Decision-taking techniques, tolerance, democracy, AIDS prevention and abstinence are some of the topics and skills that are presented in the Alive to the Alive to the World®World® program. The result of many years of research and development, this 12 year series aims to assist parents and teachers in the important job of helping kids learn and integrate into their lives the necessary information, skills and habits so that they can become responsible, happy and successful individuals.

Student BooksStudent Books

Subjects are presented through a fun storya fun story students can relate to

Extra informationExtra information makes each subject easier to understand Classroom activitiesClassroom activities draw out the student’s response

Student BooksStudent Books

Homework activitiesHomework activities involve parents and help students apply what they have learned.

HighlightsHighlights summarize the text for easy review.

Student BooksStudent Books

At the end of each book, self quiz cardsself quiz cards allow students to draw together what they have learned.

General knowledge creates links to subjectslinks to subjects such as history, sport, and geography.

Teacher GuidesTeacher Guides

An innovative formatinnovative format to easy access to: General information and Objectives Class Plan

Teacher GuidesTeacher Guides

General Information:General Information: Sets forth the goal of each chapter Objectives:Objectives: Knowing, Accepting and Doing; the three steps which

encourage the student to be the main actor Class Plan:Class Plan:

Knowing,Knowing, concepts governing behavior are explained through various teaching tools

AcceptingAccepting, the students identify with the concepts through suggested classroom activities

DoingDoing, the students are shown in a non judgmental way, practical and age-appropriate ways to apply the concepts in their daily lives.

MethodologyMethodology

Alive to the World®Alive to the World® is structured as a 12 year curriculum. Each level includes a student book and a teacher manual. Every level is comprised of 35 one-to-two hour lessons.

The Student TextbooksThe Student Textbooks

Supply knowledge,Supply knowledge, guide the emotions and inspire appropriate guide the emotions and inspire appropriate actionaction by presenting a continuous story about a group of children who confront universal situations.

ParentsParents

The program strengthens the Image of ParentsImage of Parents as the fundamental teachers, since the stories make constant references to how important it is for children to approach them for support and advise.

Tools for TeachersTools for Teachers

The teacher’s manuals are geared towards helping the towards helping the facilitatorfacilitator prepare each session, and include the conceptual framework and methodological suggestions for engaging students

Teacher Training ProgramsTeacher Training Programs

Alive to the World® offers different types of teacher training courses varying from a 100 hour diploma at university level, to teacher training, to group sessions

This programme contributes to continuing professional development (CPD)

EvaluationEvaluation

Alliance for the Family provides a turn-key system for collecting data via the internet. collecting data via the internet.

Its consultants then evaluate changes in the students’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors

Other ProjectsOther Projects

Information Values Gateway Online Teacher Training Program Adapting to Africa Production of Digital Media for DVD’s and the Internet Translation into Portuguese

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