An Approach to Values in High School Students in a Rural Community of Yucatan

Abstract

Communities are social systems that create and multiply behaviors; in this area, education provides competencies that shape the thinking of the adolescent, a budding citizen. The objective of this study is to describe the importance that high school students in a rural area of the Yucatan State give to the axiological principles of education and the relationship with their expectations for the future. The study is quantitative with a non-experimental, cross-sectional design; 441 students were included. Among the results, the differences in the axiological principles of education according to sex and school grade, as well as a positive correlation between these variables, stand out. It is concluded that the axiological principles of education provide high school students with fundamental elements to build their expectations. The proposals for change based on education should take into consideration the effect of the experiences faced by the adolescent during his or her life trajectory and the current global context.