Representaciones educativas y comunicacionales del hombre y la mujer en la prehistoria ecuatoriana

Abstract

The following research work, describes the educational and communicational representations of men and women in Ecuadorian prehistory, highlighting how these representations influence the way students perceive the roles of men and women in the school environment. A mixed approach with action research design was used, combining qualitative and quantitative methods to diagnose and reflect on the results. Also, surveys were applied to high school students of the “San Luis Beltrán” School and Jima School, also interviews with teachers to learn perceptions and opinions about the curricular contents. In addition, a documentary analysis of school texts and a hermeneutic analysis of articles from the newspaper “El Mercurio” (2008-2021) were carried out to examine how educational and media discourses represent gender roles in prehistory. The results show that school texts and the media perpetuate traditional stereotypes, presenting men as providers and women as caregivers or secondary figures. Likewise, a lack of updating in school contents was identified with respect to recent archaeological findings that show a greater participation of women in various social and economic activities. It was concluded that it is essential to review and reformulate gender representations in educational and media resources, proposing strategies that promote a more gender-sensitive education.