Cultural identity in the virtual environments of early childhood education students in Lurigancho, Peru

Virginia Mercedes G.L. · Revista de Ciencias Sociales (2022) · DOI: 10.31876/rcs.v28i.38143

Resumen

Cultural identity is a topic of vital importance in any society. This article aims to determine the level of cultural identity in infants in virtual environments, highlighting the understanding and importance of the concept in human beings. The type of research is quantitative descriptive, with a population of 60 infants aged 4 and 5 years in Lurigancho-Peru, using the Isajiw (1981) questionnaire as an instrument, from which 18 items were adapted, divided into two sections, external elements with 5 dimensions, and the internal with 3. The instrument was validated by expert judgment, with a Cronbach’s Alpha index of 0.84. It was found that there is a high cultural identity in 80% of the infants, and medium level (20%); the level of language of origin is high (60%) in these infants, and medium level (40%); the level of friendship relations with the cultural group is high (70%) in infants of these ages, and low level (30%). It is concluded that a cultural identity program should be implemented in the curriculum of all levels of basic education, in order to strengthen the identity of students from early childhood

Instituciones: Universidad César Vallejo