Encountering risk: Teachers confronting violence in Veracruz

This article addresses some implications of the criminal violence experienced by teachers and the basic education communities in which they work in the central region of Veracruz. The conceptual foundation for the discussion is provided through the notions of significance, subject and violence. Meth...

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Autor: Treviño Ronzón, Ernesto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Perfiles Educativos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/58000
Acceso en línea:https://perfileseducativos.unam.mx/iisue_pe/index.php/perfiles/article/view/58000
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Risk
School violence
Discourse analysis
Significance
Subjectivity
Subject
Riesgo
Violencia escolar
Análisis de discurso
Significación
Subjetividad
Sujeto
Descripción
Sumario:This article addresses some implications of the criminal violence experienced by teachers and the basic education communities in which they work in the central region of Veracruz. The conceptual foundation for the discussion is provided through the notions of significance, subject and violence. Methodologically, the focus is on analyzing teachers’ discourse recorded through focus group and interview techniques. The author indicates how teachers experience situations characterized by insecurity and risk, how they assign new meaning to these situations, and how the subjects evolve, given the need to act in response to these situations. The author’s findings indicate that insecurity presents unprecedented challenges for teachers’ work and their personal lives. And although teachers may reflect upon the implications of the current context, their margins for action are extremely limited, and this is further accentuated by the lack of any significant institutional support.