Ethnoeducation in a Pandemic: Unveiling the Fragilities of the Intercultural

Etnoeducación en Pandemia: Develando las Fragilidades de lo Intercultural

Objective. The purpose of the research was to characterize the pedagogical practices of teachers in the period of confinement and suspension of face-to-face activities in the intercultural educational context. Method. For this, a research with a qualitative approach and ethnographic method was developed, using interviews and participant observation as research techniques. Seven schoolteachers were considered as key informants, who serve an indigenous population in the Department of La Guajira, Colombia. Results. The areas in which relevant findings were made were related to the identification of eight aspects related to pedagogical practices, namely: vision of the pandemic situation; characterization of the family context and the context-educational system; characterization of the Teacher from her personal and professional condition; characterization of the students, the strategies/and the doing; and evaluation. Conclusions. From them, it is evident that the conditions of access and use of Information and Communication Technologies emerge as a significant component of educational processes, placing members of ethnic groups that have limitations in a position of vulnerability. in them.