Las comunidades de aprendizaje: una herramienta para el trabajo social en el desarrollo comunitario y educativo

Abstract

This study aims to raise awareness about Learning Communities as a promising project, through which social work intervenes by successful practices as dialogic learning, social education, group work, that are developed both in schools and their communities. The intervention line that runs through the social work within learning communities, is part of a renewed reflection as to what to do in the educational and professional community area, facing the global nature of problems with the participation of all people involved in the educational process and that are part of a community, recognizing that people are capable of speech and action. This study begins with the conceptualization of development, education and community, describing its most important aspects. Next is carried out a general approximation about the development, structure and organizational aspects of Learning Communities. Likewise in this study the importance of the relationship school-family-community is integrated, showing them as elements that constitute a social capital by setting up support networks that are solved through integrated community interaction. Finally, we analyze how social work through Learning Communities is materialized through social action.