La construcción del yo en escenarios educativos. Un análisis desde la psicología cultural

Authors

Manuel Luis de la Mata BenítezSalto de línea Andrés Santamaría SantigosaSalto de línea Universidad de Sevilla. Facultad de Psicología. Sevilla, España.

Abstract

The construction of the self in educational settings. A cultural psychology approachSalto de línea Salto de línea The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between formal education and the construction of the self from the perspective of cultural psychology. The study blends contributions from different research fields: cultural/cross-cultural studies about formal schooling and cognitive processes, recent research about cultural differences in selfconstrual and lastly some ideas developed by David Olson about the modern notion of the individual, conceived as an autonomous entity defined by a set of attributes and mental states that is related to the cultural changes associated with literacy. This perspective is illustrated by an empirical study in which differences in self-narratives (autobiographical narratives) are observed. In conclusion, some reflections about the role of formal schooling in the construction of personal identity and some challenges in connection with cultural diversity in education are discussed.

Keywords

Self, identity, education, narrative, autobiographical memory, cultural psychology.