Socioproductive projects: alternative for endogenous development from educational institutions

Abstract

This article reviews the results of the research that had the purpose of proposing the implementation of socio-productive projects as an alternative for endogenous development from the Galanda Rojas de Contreras Educational Unit, located in the Pueblo Nuevo parish, Baralt municipality, Zulia state. The methodology included a feasible project, field design, non-experimental, transectional. The population consists of 12 teachers and 64 students. Data were collected through a questionnaire, validated by experts and reliability 0.8912. It was concluded that the respondents have empirical knowledge about the cultivation of different crops, such as school gardens or in isolated pots, but they lack knowledge about different cultivation methods that make it easier for them to harvest vegetables. It was necessary to offer alternatives to the population of the aforementioned institution, on how to take advantage of idle spaces, available and suitable for cultivation. It was determined that socio-productive projects are generally agricultural.