Abstract

ALVARADO CORDERO, Silvia. Counseling's Alchemy: Pedagogical Proposal from the Complexity Paradigm. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.1, pp.753-772. ISSN 1409-4703.

This paper aims a contribution in Counseling field suggesting how to incorporate the complexity paradigm to professional tasks. A review of the influence of several theories on the historical development of the discipline is included along with the application of the principles of self-organization, interdependence, and sustainability to the practice of Counseling is exemplified in the paper. Based on those theoretical foundations, a pedagogical proposal was designed and implemented in a primary school. Twenty-tow teachers and 380 from the public primary school participated in a variety of opportunities for creative expression, and activities in the classroom as well as in the institution as a whole. During field work, the importance of starting with individual change in small actions such as energy saving, waste management, harmony in interpersonal relationships, and an array of unimaginable possibilities that arose from the participants, was constantly stressed. Results and conclusions show that Counseling in the primary schools can deliver important inputs that contribute to a better personal and social quality of life, becoming a successful pedagogical experience that can be transferred to other contexts.

Keywords : counseling; complexity paradigm; pedagogical proposal; Costa Rica.

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