Manos a la siembra como estrategia socioproductiva para el mejoramiento del estado nutricional de niñas y niños del CEIS “Guamacho”

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to implement the hands to sowing program as a socio-productive strategy for the improvement of the nutritional status of children of the CEIS "Guamacho", Píritu municipality of Falcón state, where it was possible to verify through the application of the SWOT matrix and direct observation, that children have weaknesses associated with malnutrition, overweight, physical inactivity, poor performance, among other diseases in children who do not have an adequate nutritional status because they do not consume the nutrients necessary for their growth and development. On the other hand, the food of the feeding program in the school is not permanent because sometimes it arrives and sometimes it does not, in addition to this, they do not have good eating habits and this results in diseases that endanger their health and their lives. This study is nourished by the contributions of Maslow's Theory of the Hierarchy of Needs cited by Campos (2010), Skinner's Theory of Reinforcement (1938), Bandura's Theory of Social Learning (1925) cited by Papalia, (2001) and in Vigotsky's Constructivist Conception, (1988). It is framed within the approach of Qualitative Research, socio-critical paradigm, Transformative Research-Action-Participatory method and dialectical-reflective design. It is aimed at teachers as key informants. Among the techniques, observation and interview were applied and as instruments the interview script and observation guide, which were analyzed through the technique of categorization and triangulation. All this merited applying an action plan which was executed with different activities and strategies, resulting in reflection and transformation by teachers. Concluding that to solve the situation described was necessary.