A theoretical review about diversity, a preponderant factor in the teaching-learning process in education in Latin America

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Yeimer Prieto-López
Mario Fabricio Ayala-Pazmiño
Beatriz Annabell Loor-Ávila

Abstract

In this scientific research, a study is carried out on the formation and development of the personality of the new generations from the Elementary Basic Education in Latin America. Here, attention to diversity represents a challenge and a priority not only for the Student Counseling Department (DECE) but also for teachers and managers, carrying out an analysis of key terms such as diversity, individuality, integration, segregation, homogeneity, individual, differentiated and personalized approach, attention to individual differences, and schools open to diversity. 


In the development of this article, qualitative and theoretical research prevailed, highlighting methods such as the historical-logical for determining the main theoretical and methodological foundations that sustain the variables and the conceptualization and definitions. Furthermore, the theoretical systematization made it possible to obtain the latest research on the field. 


Based on the conceptualization of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Latin America, actions are used to offer higher quality education to students with special educational needs and the entire school population in general. Attention to diversity is for students with a specific SEN and for all students enrolled in an educational institution since they are diverse, and equal opportunities must be given to all students. 


This article presents the meaning of educating in and for diversity from the new proposals this term has been reaching in recent times, especially under the inclusive education perspective. This new trend argues that schools should be for all, that no student, whatever their characteristics, should be excluded from education. It also defines the concept of inclusion, its main characteristics, and the principles that sustain it. Finally, a series of decisions and strategies are offered at the end of this study, and some changes must be applied so that each child can attend and learn in their school. 

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Prieto-López, Y. ., Ayala-Pazmiño, M., & Loor-Ávila, B. (2021). A theoretical review about diversity, a preponderant factor in the teaching-learning process in education in Latin America . 593 Digital Publisher CEIT, 6(6-1), 649-657. https://doi.org/10.33386/593dp.2021.6-1.930
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Author Biographies

Yeimer Prieto-López, Unidad Educativa bilingüe Torremar-Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES)-Universidad Tecnologica ECOTEC - Ecuador

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Doctor of Educational Sciences. Bachelor of Education. Associate Professor. Professor at UEES in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and in the Master of Educational Management. Teacher and Academic Auditor at Torremar Bilingual School. He has participated in various national and international events. He has more than twenty publications in Indexed Magazines, such as Latindex and Scielo. Doctoral Thesis Tutor at the Universidad del Rosario, Argentina, and the University of Holguín, Cuba. He has received more than one hundred hours of training in Education and Pedagogy in 2020 and 2021.

Mario Fabricio Ayala-Pazmiño, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES) - Ecuador

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Dr. Ayala has degrees in Computer Science, Business Administration, Education Sciences, and received his PhD in Education from the University of Melbourne in Australia, in 2018, with his highest concentration of study in foreign language teaching and learning, pedagogy, educational management, and higher education. He is an educator and has experience as an Academic Coordinator. His previous experience also includes working as head of Humanities and Community and Service departments. He was a professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, at Universidad de las Americas in Quito, and at Universidad de Guayaquil. Dr. Ayala is a member of the Monash University Hispanic Studies Teachers Association, Australia. 

Beatriz Annabell Loor-Ávila, Universidad Tecnológica ECOTEC - Ecuador

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Doctor in Social Communication Sciences. Degree in Languages ​​and Linguistics and Master in Higher Education. Professor at the Ecotec University in the Faculty of Marketing and Communication. Teacher in the Master of Educational Management of the UEES. Leader of the Communication and Journalism collective He has participated in several national and international events. He has publications in Indexed Magazines, such as Latindex and Scopus. Education and communication thesis tutor Ecotec and Unemi.

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