Towards an understanding of ecological sexuality education Hacia una comprensión de la educación ecológica de la sexualidad

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to understand the functionality and importance of ecological education in relation to the integral formation of children and young people and its impact on the process of personal and social development. The study was conducted through a qualitative approach, under the interpretative paradigm with a phenomenological perspective and a field design. Ten participants were selected from a public educational institution in the city of Cúcuta (Colombia), to whom an in-depth interview was applied. In the results, it is possible to infer that the construction of knowledge about sexuality should not be cumulative and without ideological biases, since there are ecological interrelationships, for example, that which is established between the school and the family through the student. It is concluded that ecological sexuality education should be based on the self-recognition of a harmonious life and its impact on the processes of personal and social development, as well as on training in the development of self-esteem, giving and receiving love and a sense of joy and attempts to prevent sexual problems in a responsible and respectful way of life.