New book by CEPPE UC: The education of the future: Transdisciplinary dialogues

The work connects research, public policy and educational practice, offering a framework for thinking beyond specific reforms and projecting educational systems from a long-term perspective.

On Thursday, December 12, in the Matte Room of Casa Central UC, the launch of the book The education of the future: Transdisciplinary dialogues, Edited by Magdalena Claro y Christopher Villalobos, director and deputy director of CEPPE UC, respectively.

The text is not a compendium of recipes or definitive answers. On the contrary, it is an invitation to dialogue and reflect in a transdisciplinary way on the role of education in a complex and interconnected world. Through its pages, the book connects research, public policies and educational practice, offering a framework for thinking beyond specific reforms. and project educational systems from a long-term perspective.

The book

The work synthesizes a cycle of six dialogues developed between June 2022 and January 2023, which brought together more than 180 participants, including academics, decision-makers and education professionals. Each chapter explores a critical axis of learning and teaching in the XNUMXst century, offering a plural and transdisciplinary perspective.

In the first chapter, titled Learning and teaching for sustainable development, reflects on the impact of climate change and the ecological crisis on educational processes, exploring how schools can integrate sustainability into their practices by connecting nature, society and education. The second chapter, Learning and teaching for non-discrimination, analyses the challenges posed by the diversity of identities – such as gender, race, ethnicity and migration – and proposes inclusive approaches that guarantee equality in educational spaces. In the third chapter, Learning and teaching for citizenship, explores new ways of building community in a digitalized world, highlighting how education can empower students to participate actively and critically in society.

The fourth chapter, Learning and teaching for social-emotional development, highlights the need to prioritize emotional well-being in an educational system oriented towards academic achievement, addressing key issues such as school violence and mental health. For its part, the fifth chapterNew ways of learning, analyses how digitalisation redefines learning processes, increasing student autonomy and posing new challenges for pedagogical authority. Finally, the sixth chapter, New ways of teaching, focuses on the pedagogical innovations needed to meet the challenges of the 21st century, highlighting the importance of flexibility, interdisciplinary collaboration and the active role of teachers.

The book launch: A dialogue of dialogues

At launch, the dean of the Faculty of Education UC, Alejandro Carrasco, highlighted the ability of universities to project the future from a critical and transformative perspective. “This book is a example of the dialogue between society, ecosystems and university, addressing essential human experiences such as ecological interdependence, citizenship and affectivity, which is the ultimate purpose of education. It seeks to project in a collective and organized way what will be 'The education to come',” he said.

For its part, Magdalena Claro, director of CEPPE UC, stressed the importance of pausing to reflect in the midst of rapid social, political and cultural changes. “This book does not offer definitive solutions, but rather a living conversation that raises fundamental questions about How to educate in a changing world. It is a call to dialogue and collaborate in a transdisciplinary manner to imagine an education more relevant to the times we live in"I affirm.

The launch featured a panel discussion moderated by Cristóbal Villalobos, deputy director of CEPPE UC, in which they participated Luis Flores, academic at the UC Faculty of Education; Paula Luengo, professor at the UC School of Psychology; Alejandra Meneses, professor at the UC Villarrica Campus; and Magdalena Claro, director of CEPPE UCIn this space, the central themes of the book were reviewed, as well as the relevance of stopping to reflect in a world dominated by immediacy., highlighting the importance of dialogue and collaboration from transdisciplinary perspectives.