A reflexive look at the systematization of experiences
As Rafael Echeverría could point out in his position on the ontological
language or the ontology of language from a Latin American perspective of
investigative approach to teaching practices, for which it is considered
appropriate to approach his study from the systematization of experiences, in
order to relieve experiences and heterogeneous conceptions through
dialogues and knowledge, implemented according to the needs of the context.
The systematization of experiences as a process, is derived from the different
positions and arguments of some visionaries in Latin American theory and that
was initially visualized as a way of approaching and reconstructing popular
education experiences to build knowledge in conjunction with the subjects
involved, as Freire, Maturana and Echeverría himself could have seen as the
emancipating element of man and as synonymous with freedom in himself and
for himself. At present, this work methodology ceases to be exclusive of the
context of non-formal education to be able to be worked also in areas where
education has a greater degree of formality, and is more structured, such as
the educational system that pursues academic degrees, institutional studies of
public and private organizations, where it is currently implemented and then
extend it to other training contexts.
These should be guided by appropriate objectives and procedures and
should produce good results, demonstrating their usefulness in the teaching
and learning process, emphasizing fundamentally the satisfaction of the needs
of the people to whom they are directed.
Barnechea and Morgan (2007a:10), explain that the challenge lies in
getting these processes to understand and explain the situations faced in
practice and produce knowledge that adequately guides future action, resorting
to reflection, critical interpretation and the theoretical contributions as
"instruments" that contribute to this understanding and explanation.
It is important to take into account two issues: that the systematization
of experiences is not "evaluating", since the axis that guides the production of
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As stated by Jara (2008):
Many times the systematization of experiences is confused with
the mere collection of data or with the narration of events, or
even with the production of a synthesis report of an experience,
the conceptualizations around the systematization of
experiences, have been generating interesting points of
reflection around their specific identity (p. 12).