Paz, educación para la paz y construcción de cultura de paz: Una mirada desde la Universidad Simón Bolívar sede Cúcuta.

Abstract

The general purpose of this research is to know the meanings of peace of the teachers, students and administrators of the Simón Bolívar University, Cucuta headquarters, through qualitative research, which contributes to the construction of an education for peace proposal, from the construction of the culture of peace. In such a way that to achieve this purpose it is important to describe the meanings of peace, as well as to recognize the elements that make education visible and explore the factors that allow the construction of a culture of peace. Under a qualitative methodology and a phenomenological approach, the semi-structured interview was applied as an instrument for the collection of information. The investigation is concluded, obtaining as a result the PAZATIEMPO strategy, which was created from the four pillars of imperfect peace, that is, thought, felt, acted and expressed.