Research for the creation of meaningful experiences at school

Abstract

One of the most important roles of the research, in the midst of reflecting on its epistemic foundation, consists in understanding how it is possible to create and (re) design spaces for training in contemporary schools. In this sense, it is necessary to return to the approaches of research in design and creation, usual referents in the formative practice of the arts, aesthetics and visual studies, as foundational bases for new ways of designing the experience with which students and teachers transform their living spaces: the neighborhood, the commune, the neighborhood, among many other settings.

Therefore, in this article a review is carried out around aesthetics and contemporary visual studies as scenarios where the curriculum is (re) configured as a life experience. The image, the gestures, the creation process, the color, the material become practical exercises to (re) think about the current pedagogy and its correspondence with the ethical and aesthetic training of future citizens.

The structure of this article is understood under two questions and a training model for meaningful experiences in school. The first question brings us closer to questioning the role of research in design and creation for school planning. The second concern is called under the question: What is the ethical and aesthetic impact on the configuration of being a teacher and student today? The third and last section of the article presents the training experience called “Centro de Investigación Escolar: Diseñando la Ciudad, en el Barrio Olaya Herrera de la ciudad de Medellín”.