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This research article shows the social representations of hegemonic masculinity as an element that contributes to the reproduction and perpetuation of the patriarchal system, through the exercise of male power in the public and private spheres, which leads to the naturalization of violence against feminized bodies. The objective of this research is to analyze the social representations of masculinity that a group of heterosexual men who have aggressed women have. The methodological design used was qualitative and followed the phenomenological-hermeneutical method. The information collection technique was the in-depth interview, which was conducted with four men and one woman, as a triangulation criterion. The description of the information was done through narrative analysis. The results achieved show that the social representations expressed by the participants regarding masculinity are part of a hegemonic masculinity. Three main results were found that account for the influence of the patriarchal structure in the configuration of this masculinity: legitimation of sexual violence against women, hegemonic ideal of masculinity and femininity and, finally, the construction of power around hegemonic masculinity.

Human dignity, as the foundation and principle of the Social State of Law, is not the result of chance, it is the outcome of a conceptual, philosophical and theological development and of social and liberal revolutions that accomplished its recognition as an inherent value of human beings. This way, such concept became integrated into the positive normative system and into international instruments, to which Colombia abides, mandatory for the States. However, nowadays, the recognition of the inherent dignity of human beings and its positivization in different Colombian State regulations does not guarantee its comprehensive protection, especially for people who are deprived of their liberty. Such population has a legal bond with the State, which is obliged to protect their dignity. Due to this obligation being unfulfilled, the Colombian Constitutional Court has been forced to declare on several occasions the unconstitutional state of affairs in relation to penitentiary facilities and the prison system and has determined that the State has the obligation to protect all persons deprived of liberty by virtue of the human dignity that is inherent to them.

The article shows the analysis of a literature review, from a sociological perspective of language, on the interrelation between the categories: sexual identities, homoeroticism, identity narrative, homoerotic narrative, and virtual identities. Likewise, the theoretical and scientific advances that allow the analytical development in two phases, heuristic and hermeneutic, and their approach in science from different disciplines, which converge in the orientation of the value of discourse and the socio-semantic relations involved in a process of digital autopoiesis, are presented. Conclusions show the premises that will guide the development of the fieldwork, so that researchers can start from the monographic overview to glimpse the conceptualization of the subject in the face of new real-life phenomena.

One of the greatest threats facing humanity today is the potential use of nuclear weapons, both by States that legally possess them and by those with non-internationally authorized nuclear programs. To counter this threat, the nuclear non-proliferation regime governs the use of this type of weaponry. In this context, this paper evaluates the set of international norms of the nuclear nonproliferation regime; using a qualitative methodology and based on a literature review, it describes the evolutionary process of the regime, highlighting the role played by Latin American States in the creation and strengthening of this legislation. As a result, it is identified that the regime has a wide range of instruments to control the use of this type of weaponry; that Latin America has made positive contributions and that its territory is considered and respected as a non-nuclear space, becoming a world reference in the fight against weapons of mass destruction.

This think piece is derived from the research Transformación de la praxis docente a través de un programa de formación en pedagogía de géneros textuales para la enseñanza de la lectura crítica [Transformation of Teaching Praxis Through a Training Program in Pedagogy of Textual Genres for Teaching Critical Reading], which is carried out at the Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología de Panamá. The main objective of this article is to analyze the teaching of critical reading in Colombian Secondary Education, thus seeking other forms of didactic mediation between this way of reading and the student. The methodology of this study was qualitative, and a documentary review was chosen. For this, it was necessary to read bibliographical sources that allowed raising discussions, conjectures and tensions around the proposed theme from the objective. The main results indicate that, on the one hand, neither critical reading is being taught in accordance with social changes nor facing the challenges of modernity, and, on the other hand, it is understood that there is an absence of critical thinking in education, and this is replaced by the ease provided by the internet. It is concluded, then, that there is a need to look for other teaching alternatives for critical reading in Secondary Education.

The teaching-learning process from different educational institutions reveals that it is necessary to promote knowledge and appreciation of the artistic manifestations of the country’s cultural heritage. Finding effective ways to promote experiences related to art aimed at students is essential, since they are useful for developing multiple intelligences, especially spatial intelligence. In this sense, virtual tours are an important tool to appreciate art from anywhere in the world. Such tours allow students to virtually explore the cultural heritage from different museums and thus acquire their knowledge. This article presents an exercise conducted with the aim of identifying the impact of technology in artistic-cultural education. The documents present, first, a bibliographic review of the fundamental concepts and categories in this field. Subsequently, the methodology used for the research, a qualitative analysis of the information, is described. Next, the experience of three museums that offer virtual tours for the public –Museo Casa Guayasamín, Museo de San Francisco and Museo Interactivo de Ciencias (MIC)– in the city of Quito was analyzed. Finally, the conclusions and the bibliographical references are stated.

This document reports the results of a study that aimed to recognize how teleworking, working at home and remote work have influenced the habits of people who have had to adapt to these work modalities due to the effect of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. A quantitative methodological approach with a descriptive-correlational scope and a non-experimental-cross-sectional design was applied, with a sample of 318 legal age workers, with active employment contracts, who worked in one of those mentioned modalities. The results evidenced several realities: the preference of the participants for some of these work modalities; the little accompaniment by the companies revealed by working conditions; the affectations manifested by the participants in their eating habits, as well as a decrease in their physical activity and, as a consequence, a reduction in their health. The variants shown by the study are a significant contribution for organizations, since they can take them into account to continue implementing good practices in their work. It is clear that companies must improve the support they provide to their workers and identify early physical and mental health issues that may affect their work performance or quality of life.

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated numerous problems that have modified the relationships and the perception of the environment. Both public and private educational institutions are no exception, given the changes in the representation of these spaces made by students, teachers and the educational community in general. This research aimed to understand the spatial representation of the educational institution and virtuality as a study space for high school students from Colegio La Salle Envigado after the COVID-19 emergency. The methodology, which had a qualitative approach, followed a phenomenological method and was conducted with 11 students from that institution. The data collection techniques used were the semi-structured interview, the social cartography and the non-participant observation as a cross-sectional technique. In summary, this study evidenced that said representation is built based on the quality of learning, the relationship dynamics, the benefits and comforts that the space can provide, and the practices that may or may not be possible considering the conditions imposed by the sanitary emergency. At the end of the document, the meanings of institutional and virtual space are discussed in terms of teaching-learning methodology, appropriation and school socio-spatial dynamics.

With the arrival of COVID-19, face-to-face activities were suspended due to the high risk of contagion to which people were exposed. As an alternative to this situation, a virtual training plan focused on Information and Communication Technologies for education was provided, through technological tools that allowed instructing teachers of the middle-level educational institutions of the Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Cantonal Pedro Moncayo. This document contains the methodological proposal for the structure of virtual classrooms and the analysis carried out between the different variables: age, gender, disability, number of students, course content, materials, instructor's explanations, mastery of the subject and application exercises for research. In this project aimed to link with society, the students of the 8th level of Information Systems at the Universidad Tecnológica Israel (UISRAEL) trained 300 teachers, providing a significant contribution through online classes, which motivated them to improve continuously the teaching processes that they carry out.

Using a qualitative and descriptive approach, the article shows the case study of the experiences that are characteristic of the use of the collaborative digital bibliographic manager (CDBM) for research. For this reason, a scale was built to show the different uses and educational levels of the CDBM and thus qualify the research and the academic production. Subsequently, trends in its use in master's degree theses were analyzed. One hundred and eleven students from the modules assigned to the area of ​​applied research participated in this study. The results show that the CDBM is a means of collecting, organizing and sharing documents for collaborative work and, in addition, it is highly used for research. It can be concluded that in the master's program there is an open and flexible curricular design that includes information technologies and has a virtual learning network based on the socialization of valuable experiences.