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Las políticas educativas de la ingeniería civil en México: una estratigrafía histórica.

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Title: Las políticas educativas de la ingeniería civil en México: una estratigrafía histórica.
Alternate Title: Educational policies of civil engineering in Mexico: a historical stratigraphy.
Authors: Ramón González, José Augusto1 jose.ramon@ingenieria.unam.edu
Source: Alteridad: Revista de Educación. ene-jun2025, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p61-71. 11p.
Subject Terms: *Civil engineering education, *Civil engineering, *Educational change, Social participation, Civil engineers
Abstract (English): As a result of the social approach adopted in recent years by the Mexican Federal Government, a new strategy has emerged to promote higher education, focusing on the most marginalized individuals and communities, with the goal of fostering their inclusion in professional training at this level. This research presents the philosophical foundations of this initiative, based on the concept of "episteme"; it includes a review of the evolution of higher education in Mexico from the perspective of civil engineering, utilizing a stratigraphic model of knowledge. In particular, the creation of the Benito Juárez García System of Universities for Welfare and the Civil Engineering School in Texcoco, State of Mexico, is described. The latter serves as an alternative to address the consequences of educational policies implemented under the so-called neoliberal framework, representing a potential option for improved social participation in the development of specialized technical capacities. The results and conclusions demonstrate that the educational reforms implemented do not follow a continuous discursive line but rather emerge in response to the episteme or discursive stratum of the moment. As a case study, the current higher education model in civil engineering is presented. In the same way, the results of the new model of the University of Civil Engineering are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Como resultado del enfoque social adoptado en los últimos años por el gobierno federal mexicano, ha surgido una nueva estrategia para promover la educación superior, dirigida a personas y comunidades en situación de marginación, con el objetivo de favorecer su inclusión en este nivel de formación profesional. En esta investigación se presentan los fundamentos filosóficos de esta iniciativa, basados en el concepto "episteme", la reseña de la evolución de la educación superior en México desde la perspectiva de la ingeniería civil, mediante un modelo estratigráfico del saber; y, particularmente, la descripción de la creación del Sistema de Universidades para el Bienestar Benito Juárez García y de la Escuela de Ingeniería Civil en Texcoco, Estado de México. Esta última constituye una alternativa para superar las consecuencias derivadas de la aplicación de las políticas educativas del llamado esquema neoliberal y que puede representar una opción para que la participación social ocupe un mejor lugar en la creación de capacidades técnicas especializadas para el desarrollo. Como resultados y conclusiones se muestra que, las reformas educativas implementadas, no obedecen a una línea discursiva continua, sino por el contrario, son emergencias que siguen a la episteme o estrato discursivo del momento, y como referencia demostrativa, se presenta el actual modelo de educación superior desde la ingeniería civil. De la misma forma, se presentan los resultados del nuevo modelo de Universidad de Ingeniería Civil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:As a result of the social approach adopted in recent years by the Mexican Federal Government, a new strategy has emerged to promote higher education, focusing on the most marginalized individuals and communities, with the goal of fostering their inclusion in professional training at this level. This research presents the philosophical foundations of this initiative, based on the concept of "episteme"; it includes a review of the evolution of higher education in Mexico from the perspective of civil engineering, utilizing a stratigraphic model of knowledge. In particular, the creation of the Benito Juárez García System of Universities for Welfare and the Civil Engineering School in Texcoco, State of Mexico, is described. The latter serves as an alternative to address the consequences of educational policies implemented under the so-called neoliberal framework, representing a potential option for improved social participation in the development of specialized technical capacities. The results and conclusions demonstrate that the educational reforms implemented do not follow a continuous discursive line but rather emerge in response to the episteme or discursive stratum of the moment. As a case study, the current higher education model in civil engineering is presented. In the same way, the results of the new model of the University of Civil Engineering are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:1390325X
DOI:10.17163/alt.v20n1.2025.05