Deserción Escolar en el Centro Etnoeducativo Kamushasain en el Municipio de Riohacha la Guajira entre 2019 al 2021

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze and identify the factors and possible causes that influence the dropout of primary school students from the Kamushasain ethno-educational center in the city of Riohacha, La Guajira. The characterization of this problem that directly affects children and parents is important, to the extent that its persistence hinders development, widens the social gaps of the Wayuu community, and makes it difficult to carry out life projects. each of its members. Hence, the theoretical framework from which we start is Amartya Sen's Capabilities Approach, and the concepts of Human Security and ethno-education, which highlight the importance of understanding that, more than an end in itself, development is a process. of expanding individual possibilities and freedoms, with a differential and territorial approach. In methodological terms, it is a study of a mixed and descriptive nature, in which not only previous studies were taken into account, but semi-structured interviews were carried out with officials of the municipal administration, and a questionnaire was carried out with teachers of the educational establishment, and parents of family. It is expected that this research will contribute to the formulation of well-being strategies for the Wayuu population, achieving their inclusion in socioeconomic, cultural, academic, governance and population support aspects.