Participación juvenil en los procesos locales de desarrollo de la parroquia urbana de Azogues, cantón Azogues, provincia del Cañar, año 2012

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the level of youth participation in local development processes of urban parish of Azogues. The method used is descriptive analytical basis of a semi-structured interview which is guided by deductive hypothesis of weak citizen participation. The sample has a number of 20 students, 10 parents and 11 coordinators or teachers. Among the main results we found that young people are unaware of the constitutional, legal and regulatory framework around the rights of its citizen participation. It was determined that the main causes of the weak participation is selflessness believing that these areas are not attractive enough; A second reason has to do with the lack of confidence of the parents themselves, who fear that their children are exposed to drugs, alcohol, sex, among others, hence a number has banned participation. The proposal is to establish strategies to strengthen the interesting activities for young men and women, as well as monitoring of parents without interfering with the youth initiative.