Experiencias del profesorado chileno en la implementación del Plan de Formación Ciudadana. Estudio de casos múltiples

After Law 20.911 was enacted in Chile during 2016, schools were urged to design a Citizenship Education Plan. The procedure followed by each school to achieve this goal remains certainly unknown. In this regard, this paper exposes the results of a qualitative research that aimed at examining the experience of a group of teachers who have assumed this work in three schools in Santiago. The results highlight the obstacles encountered by teachers in facing this challenge. Participants agree that the objectives proposed in the Law are ambiguous and its operational guidelines remain unclear. They recognize a lack of time, space, and a deficient involvement by the authorities. Based on this evidence, this paper debates on the existence of a significant gap between the purposes of the Law and its implementation, identifying possibilities for improvement.