Has the school become obsolete? Experiences youngs in the school context

Abstract

As we move through the 21st century showing great technological advances and a lifestyle characterized by globalization and consumption, has the school become obsolete? This text, is part of my research thesis of masters that addresses from the analysis of school experiences of young people, the senses there are built and rebuilt on study and work. In this framework, this article proposes to approach the educational experiences at the high school in order to understand the meanings that young people reconstruct about school in times in which the reason for being of this educational institution is widely discussed. To achieve the objective, a case study was carried out from a qualitative perspective consisting of semi-structured interviews conducted with 10 young people who are in the 6th year of a self-managed public school in the city of Villa Mercedes, San Luis. Argentina. We sought in this paper to describe some aspects of youth experiences without trying to impose truths or make generalizations but in order to contribute to the debate and thus understand the particularities of the relationship that young people establish with the school.