Towards the construction of social bonds: re-readings of an intervention experience on peer harassment in a school in a low-income sector

Abstract

This work, elaborated by a research-extension team of the National University of Córdoba, arises from an intervention carried out in a public secondary school, located in the outskirts of the city of Córdoba (Argentina). The institutional demand is oriented to address situations of bullying among peers in their students. The experience seeks to: deepen the university/community relationship by strengthening communication channels to meet the demand; promote a reflective exercise with adolescents in order to achieve an adequate resolution of the conflicts they face on a daily basis; emphasize how they build their identity, the link with the adult and how they manage coexistence among them. We postulate that the university, from its extensionist role, can influence school practices by promoting interaction among the different actors and the construction of a social bond.