Education policy for peace: One of the great challenges for the future of Colombia

Abstract

While peace education is relevant anywhere, in Colombia it is necessary and urgent, given the high levels of violence in the country. This study raises the need to strengthen the future field of education with a focus on peace and social justice in secondary education in Colombia, as one of the actions that can contribute to the principle of non-repetition of the armed conflict, a central objective of the peace agreement signed between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia FARC. A total of 209 narratives of high school students from Bogota on the peace agreement were analyzed; in each narrative the main components of its construction and two skills from the field of education for peace that could be articulated with the field of education for the future, perspective taking and solution proposals, were evaluated. A quantitative methodology was used that included statistical exercises such as t-test, Kernels density, chi-square, cluster analysis and multiple correspondence analysis. The results made evident the need to implement pedagogies such as those proposed by education for the future oriented to prepare students for the changes required by the post-conflict country and to lead the actions that will allow them to be protagonists of such changes from their communities.