Senses and purposes of the school experience of high school students of Resistencia and Corrientes

Abstract

In this paper we propose to describe the visions that students build around high school, contrasting their assessments and expectations with their perceptions about what the school offers them in terms of work with knowledge and preparation to continue higher studies for entry into the world of work and citizenship training and values. To do this, we analyzed results obtained from the application of semi-structured questionnaires to students who were finishing secondary school in four public schools, two in the city of Corrientes and two in Resistencia (Chaco). We complemented the analysis by examining the results of five discussion groups, in which students who were studying the last years of study, participated in two of the schools where the surveys were initially applied. Studying how students perceive and value the training received in high school in relation to their purposes, has allowed us to explore the construction of the sense that the school experience assumes for them.