Desarrollando las habilidades sociales desde la escuela como impulso de una cultura de paz.

Abstract

The school is the social environment where the child relates in large part of their time with to their peers and adults, making it one of the most important institutions of socialization and designed to teach and enhance social skills. This need to address school lifestyles that emerge in schools has increased to alarming levels of interpersonal problems among children and the difficulties of interaction  where the individual between families. The focus on research issues in schools has centered on cognitive aspects, leaving out important aspects such as basic developmental needs of children, for instance: personal identity, self-esteem, emotional security, relationships and social networking, participation, development of autonomy, and so on (Lopez, 1995). Based on an education oriented at values the school seeks to foster an environment where behavior and pro-social attitudes are built into the community contributing with other sectors and institutions of society to build a culture of peace. In an increasingly competitive society where the individual is penalized or rewarded for the consequences of their decisions and taking into account that, in addition, the person is immersed in an individualistic culture where he feels increasingly alone every day with the outcome of the decisions he makes, it is necessary to promote social development in an environment where the individual and the groups to address their conflicts and learn to deal with their differences constructively. If we equip children with an education in values that promote proper behavior and the tools for negotiation and mediation we will be laying the foundation of a true culture of peace.