Acercamiento a la realidad de las sesiones de catequesis pre-sacramentales para la Eucaristía y la Confirmación de la Parroquia San José, en la zona urbana de Isnos - Huila

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to analyze some aspects and elements of the pre-sacramental catechetical sessions of the Eucharist and the Confirmation of the Church San José of Isnos (Huila), in the urban zone. These aspects and elements are composed by pedagogical methods, syllabus, assessment, feelings, motivation and suggestions. A semi-structured survey was implemented to the catechists and to a sample of the students. Furthermore, some observations of the catechetical sessions were done. From the gathered data, a semantic discourse analysis was carried out in three stages: First, the catechists’ answers were analyzed; then, students’ answers, and finally observations to contrast and compare the results. It was found that as for catechists as students, the catechesis is a space for education in Christian faith, however, for the catechists it is a vocation while for students it is an obligation. The syllabus is given mostly by the doctrine of the Catholic church, and it lacks more emphasis on ethical and moral values. The preferred teaching method is the explanatory-demonstrative. Regarding to assessment, it is mostly done through question-answer. This deepest perception towards these catechetical sessions permitted value positive aspects and recognize aspects to improve so that this leads to future action-research.