Incidencia del programa artístico inclusivo impartido por el “Centro de Expresión Musical, CEM” de la Fundación Huancavilca en el mejoramiento de la realidad social de la niñez y juventud de los sectores populares del Guasmo y Prosperina de la ciudad de Guayaquil en el periodo 2002-2013.

Abstract

This study is based on the analysis of the effects that the program of teaching and practice of musical art as a form of inclusive social-cultural intervention has in the improvement of the social situation of children and teenagers from poor sectors of the city of Guayaquil to imminent threats and dangers of their environment. The research in its theoretical framework has a philosophical, sociological, and psychological basis. It is an achievable project and the research was conducted through surveys, interviews, printing press and television; analysis of the documentation of the organization and functioning of the CEM, video presentations of child and adolescent Guasmo orchestra, and a field observation of the people involved. The analysis of the information referred above proves that in the cases analyzed, the effects of the participation of these children and youth involved in the program demonstrate a positive effect on the improvement of their social, personal and family behavior, and even student achievement confirming the relevance and validity of the program as beneficial social intervention model. Keywords: childhood and youth education. culture, social work, art