Sexualities and childhoods. Knowledge and educational practices in rural and indigenous territories of the Puna Jujeña – Argentina

Abstract

The writing takes as reference the experience of an educational approach with a rural primary school in the La Intermedia community, belonging to the Puna region of the province of Jujuy-Argentina. This, within the framework of the advancement of social research proposals and extension practices in the area, addressed by a team of teachers and researchers from the National University of Jujuy. The demand made explicit by the educational establishment guided the design and development of collective meetings, with teachers from the initial and primary levels. Regarding the central theme “sexualities and childhoods”, we sought to adapt the perspective on the contexts of rurality and ethnic diversity, in a locality where the Kolla indigenous communities take center stage. Among some preliminary conclusions, cultural, religious, geographical, economic, and educational obstacles were identified for addressing comprehensive sexual education. Situations that position the school as a reference institution to carry out preventive actions for problems linked to sexual health, connection and support of school trajectories. As well as the importance of promoting and consolidating the treatment of the gender approach, of law, and the approach to intercultural health in childhood, from an intersectional analysis.