Life narratives as means to heal social wounds in educational environments ; Narrativas de vida, un medio para sanar heridas sociales en entornos educativos ; Narrativas de vida, um meio de curar feridas sociais em ambientes educacionais

This article presents a reflection on life narratives in educational contexts under circumstances of vulnerability. The participants were tenth and eleventh-grade studentsfrom a public school in Colombia. These students were all participants in the Cátedra de la Paz (Teaching for Peace), a Colombian academic program created to teach citizenshipcompetences to students in order to promote a culture of peace through democratic coexistence. Students were asked to situate their experiences within the framework of the constructions of memory as an activity directed to heal social wounds. This qualitative- ethnographic research approach determined that the practice of educational introspection favors the processes of a culture of peace, both as an exemplary exercise and in the construction of new spaces that promote good treatment and help to others. Thus, delving into these narratives opens new possibilities in school environments where there arestudents who want to reflect and dialogue about the culture of peace. Finally, this has been an exercise that helps to build a positive social identity, allowing young people to contribute to social transformation by becoming agents of change in their immediate environments. ; Este artículo presenta una reflexión sobre las narrativas de vida en contextos educativos bajo circunstancias de vulnerabilidad. Fundamentalmente, los participantes, estudiantes de grado décimo y undécimo de una institución pública, a través de la Cátedra de la Paz sitúan sus experiencias dentro del marco de la construcción de memoria, como pretexto que contribuye a sanar heridas sociales. Esta investigación de corte cualitativo-etnográfico determinó que la práctica de la introspección educativa favorece los procesos de cultura de paz, como un ejercicio ejemplarizante y de construcción de nuevos espacios que promueven el buen trato y la ayuda a los demás. Así pues, profundizar en estas narrativas, abre nuevas posibilidades en ambientes escolares en donde haya estudiantes que quieran reflexionar y ...