Interculturality in the basic education of Ecuador

Abstract

The present work is the result of a descriptive investigation of type bibliographic revision with qualitative approach. Methods of theoretical cut were employed, such as analytical-synthetic and hermeneutic, as well as the technique of content analysis, which allowed to determine that Ecuador has a solid legal framework based on the Constitution of the Republic of 2008, which recognizes the multicultural character and plurinational of its population; Intercultural Education is a process of cognitive, procedural and attitudinal construction of relations between cultures; that can not be reduced to classroom and curricular contexts; it is also a set of political, social and cultural processes, which requires pedagogical models that are specified in policies, programs and projects to generate learning environments characterized by cultural interaction; where all the cultural features must be taken into account to educate the young generations in a coexistence of respect, solidarity, equity, flexibility and tolerance; to live in an increasingly complex society, which undergoes new sociocultural changes, generating the expansion of the links between diverse cultural groups; This is precisely the essence of the importance of intercultural education in Ecuadorian basic education.