Abstract

VALLADARES, Liliana. La educación científica intercultural y el enfoque de las capacidades. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2010, vol.6, n.16, pp.39-69. ISSN 1850-0013.

This paper presents data related to the human development report of the indigenous people's lives and situation in Mexico. This report reflects the social exclusion in which they live, particularly in the field of education and science education. The idea behind this paper is proposing the creation of an intercultural science education program as a strategy for expanding the capabilities of people to do and be what they have reason to value. Intercultural science education is based on three conditions: 1) a pluralistic perspective of knowledge; 2) a socio-cultural perspective of education based on the achievement of competent performance on socially relevant situations; and 3) the conversion of the plurality of cognitive resources into real opportunities to improve people's lives and capabilities.

Keywords : Science education; Epistemological pluralism; Capability approach.

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