Traditional games: contribution to socio-cultural development in rural educational contexts Juegos tradicionales: aportes al desarrollo sociocultural en contextos educativos rurales

Abstract

Introduction: Traditional games are constituted as playful expressions that are part of the cultural heritage of the regions and allow the identification of customs and traditions. These recreational practices, also strengthen cultural identity, favor social skills and stimulate learning processes in educational contexts, thanks to their pedagogical value. Objective: Establish the contribution of the traditional games of the local environment, to the sociocultural development of the students of the Ignacio Gil Sanabria Siachoque Technical Educational Institution - Eighth grade pilot study. Methodology: The study corresponds to a qualitative approach, framed within a hermeneutical paradigm, which validates the application of an action research model, and some instruments of social cartography. In the first phase, the characterization of the traditional games was carried out, using the semi-structured interview and the cartography of the traditional games. Then the intervention proposal was built, where "memory workshops" were developed, which allow the social construction of knowledge, favoring the exchange and transfer of knowledge around traditional games. Results: Through the exchange of knowledge, a product of social interaction, it is possible to expand the knowledge and perceptions of students towards traditional games, turning them into a resource that stimulates the sociocultural development of the school population. Conclusion: Social interaction represents a fundamental factor not only for the construction of knowledge in this case of the traditional game, but also to guarantee the survival of these practices, which are constituted as an element of the cultural heritage and ludic heritage of the region.