Community Education and Ethnobotany: Roots of Knowledge from An Environmental Approach

Over time, communities have developed their own customs for relating to their natural environment, based on their knowledge and experiences. This knowledge, especially in the human-plant relationship, includes multiple uses, such as medicinal or nutritional uses, which have been built through interg...

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Main Authors: Castillo Ruge, Mayel Camila, Rodríguez Vargas, Leidy Katherine, Pachón Barbosa, Néstor Adolfo
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description Over time, communities have developed their own customs for relating to their natural environment, based on their knowledge and experiences. This knowledge, especially in the human-plant relationship, includes multiple uses, such as medicinal or nutritional uses, which have been built through intergenerational educational processes. However, in contemporary society, this knowledge has experienced a reduction or fragmentation evidenced in the approach and interaction with communities and their natural environment. Therefore, this article aims to recognize the ethnobotanical knowledge of a peasant community from an environmental approach to strengthen the perception of Community Education scenarios. The study is carried out through qualitative research with some quantitative aspects through IV methodological phases: reading of the context, social characterization, design, application and analysis of data collection instruments. During the process, it was established that the recognition of ethnobotanical knowledge constitutes an important part in the construction and formation of the community based on dialogue and exchange of traditional knowledge. Likewise, it strengthens the perception of Community Education providing solid bases to rethink mechanisms of resistance and empowerment of the community by valuing its knowledge as experiential and local training that responds to current challenges. In the quantitative aspects, 191 species of plants were found distributed in 6 ethnobotanical uses: therapeutic, nutritional, ornamental, aesthetic, handicraft and spiritual, allowing to understand the dynamics between the peasant community and plants in a contextual framework in these community education scenarios.
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spelling oai:revistas.idep.edu.co:article-32302025-04-09T10:50:11Z Community Education and Ethnobotany: Roots of Knowledge from An Environmental Approach Educación comunitaria y etnobotánica: raíces del saber desde un enfoque ambiental Castillo Ruge, Mayel Camila Rodríguez Vargas, Leidy Katherine Pachón Barbosa, Néstor Adolfo etnobotánica educación comunitaria saberes tradicionales comunidad campesina ethnobotany community education traditional knowledge farming community Over time, communities have developed their own customs for relating to their natural environment, based on their knowledge and experiences. This knowledge, especially in the human-plant relationship, includes multiple uses, such as medicinal or nutritional uses, which have been built through intergenerational educational processes. However, in contemporary society, this knowledge has experienced a reduction or fragmentation evidenced in the approach and interaction with communities and their natural environment. Therefore, this article aims to recognize the ethnobotanical knowledge of a peasant community from an environmental approach to strengthen the perception of Community Education scenarios. The study is carried out through qualitative research with some quantitative aspects through IV methodological phases: reading of the context, social characterization, design, application and analysis of data collection instruments. During the process, it was established that the recognition of ethnobotanical knowledge constitutes an important part in the construction and formation of the community based on dialogue and exchange of traditional knowledge. Likewise, it strengthens the perception of Community Education providing solid bases to rethink mechanisms of resistance and empowerment of the community by valuing its knowledge as experiential and local training that responds to current challenges. In the quantitative aspects, 191 species of plants were found distributed in 6 ethnobotanical uses: therapeutic, nutritional, ornamental, aesthetic, handicraft and spiritual, allowing to understand the dynamics between the peasant community and plants in a contextual framework in these community education scenarios. A lo largo del tiempo, las comunidades han desarrollado costumbres propias para relacionarse con su entorno natural, establecidas en sus saberes y experiencias. Estos conocimientos, especialmente la relación ser humano-planta, abarcan múltiples usos, como el medicinal o nutricional que han sido construidos mediante procesos educativos intergeneracionales. Sin embargo, en la sociedad contemporánea estos saberes han experimentado una reducción o fragmentación evidenciada en el acercamiento y la interacción de las comunidades con su entorno natural. Por lo tanto, el artículo tiene como objetivo reconocer los saberes etnobotánicos de una comunidad campesina, desde un enfoque ambiental, para fortalecer la percepción de los escenarios de educación comunitaria. El estudio se lleva a cabo mediante investigación cualitativa con algunos aspectos cuantitativos, en IV fases metodológicas: lectura del contexto, caracterización social, diseño, aplicación y análisis de instrumentos de recolección de información. Durante el proceso se logró establecer, que el reconocimiento de los saberes etnobotánicos constituye parte importante en la construcción y formación de la comunidad desde el diálogo e intercambio de saberes tradicionales. Asimismo, fortalece la percepción de la educación comunitaria, proporcionando bases sólidas para repensarse mecanismos de resistencia y empoderamiento de la comunidad, al valorar su conocimiento como formación vivencial y local, y respondiendo a los desafíos y retos actuales. En los aspectos cuantitativos se encontraron 191 especies de plantas, se distribuyeron en 6 usos etnobotánicos: terapéutico, nutricional, ornamental, estético, artesanal y espiritual, permitiendo entender las dinámicas entre la comunidad campesina y las plantas, en un marco contextual en estos escenarios de educación comunitaria. Instituto para la Investigación Educativa y el Desarrollo Pedagógico, IDEP 2024-09-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.idep.edu.co/index.php/educacion-y-ciudad/article/view/3230 10.36737/01230425.n48.3230 Educación y Ciudad; No. 48 (2025): January-June; e3230 Educación y Ciudad; No. 48 (2025): Temática libre (enero-junio); e3230 Educación y Ciudad; Núm. 48 (2025): Temática libre (enero-junio); e3230 2357-6286 0123-0425 spa https://revistas.idep.edu.co/index.php/educacion-y-ciudad/article/view/3230/2468 https://revistas.idep.edu.co/index.php/educacion-y-ciudad/article/view/3230/2512 Derechos de autor 2024 Mayel Camila Castillo Ruge https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
spellingShingle etnobotánica
educación comunitaria
saberes tradicionales
comunidad campesina
ethnobotany
community education
traditional knowledge
farming community
Castillo Ruge, Mayel Camila
Rodríguez Vargas, Leidy Katherine
Pachón Barbosa, Néstor Adolfo
Community Education and Ethnobotany: Roots of Knowledge from An Environmental Approach
title Community Education and Ethnobotany: Roots of Knowledge from An Environmental Approach
title_alt Educación comunitaria y etnobotánica: raíces del saber desde un enfoque ambiental
title_full Community Education and Ethnobotany: Roots of Knowledge from An Environmental Approach
title_fullStr Community Education and Ethnobotany: Roots of Knowledge from An Environmental Approach
title_full_unstemmed Community Education and Ethnobotany: Roots of Knowledge from An Environmental Approach
title_short Community Education and Ethnobotany: Roots of Knowledge from An Environmental Approach
title_sort community education and ethnobotany roots of knowledge from an environmental approach
topic etnobotánica
educación comunitaria
saberes tradicionales
comunidad campesina
ethnobotany
community education
traditional knowledge
farming community
topic_facet etnobotánica
educación comunitaria
saberes tradicionales
comunidad campesina
ethnobotany
community education
traditional knowledge
farming community
url https://revistas.idep.edu.co/index.php/educacion-y-ciudad/article/view/3230
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