Ethics and Pedagogy in Decolonial Key: A Theoretical Approach from the University Context

This research project addresses the necessity of studying ethics and pedagogy beyond the Eurocentric paradigm of modernity, responding to the resurgence of social movements (peasant, Afro, and indigenous) demanding decolonizing projects. The central objective is to resignify an ethical and pedagogical perspective that promotes the recognition and dialogue of knowledge from critical intercultural and transcultural approaches, aiming to overcome the ontological and epistemic denial imposed by the coloniality of power-knowledge. The investigation focuses on the Ecuadorian university educational context, proposing an alternative methodological and epistemological approach to address the educational reality. It seeks to integrate the struggles and praxis of original, indigenous, and Afro-descendant communities through a dialogue of knowledge across all educational structures. Methodologically, a qualitative approach is employed, utilizing the dialectical hermeneutic method for deep comprehension, analysis, and interpretation of events, allowing for the reconstruction of the research object and its application in transformative social praxis.<br/><br/><b>Goal</b>: <br/>To analyze the theoretical and epistemological problems present in university education, viewed from the ethical and decolonial pedagogical perspective.<br/><br/><b>Research lines</b>: <br/>Epistemologies, knowledge and interculturality