TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose: This article studies the impact of the implementation of learning communities in a rural context of Colombia, specifically concerning the improvements related to learning and social cohesion.
Design/methodology/approach: This longitudinal case study analyses the process and the impacts of the transformation of a school in 2015 and the subsequent years of 2016 and 2017. The data analysed include standardized external tests, a documentary analysis of the school and interviews with students, family members and the schoolteacher.
Findings: The results obtained indicate academic improvement within the school with results that exceed the national average of Colombia. The results also report how violence has been reduced by 80%. All of these outcomes were motivated by the participation of the community in the school.
Practical implications: The conclusions drawn are relevant as they show a success case that overcame the difficulties related to the lack of accessibility and quality of rural education in Colombia.
DA  - 2020-02-27
DO  - 10.4119/jsse-3251
LA  - eng
IS  - 4
M2  - 67
PY  - 2020-02-27
SN  - 1618-5293
SP  - 67-80
T2  - JSSE - Journal of Social Science Education
TI  - Transforming rural education in Colombia through family participation: The case of school as a learning community
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4119/jsse-3251
Y2  - 2024-12-26T06:08:21
ER  -