Desarrollo de las habilidades sociales en estudiantes de sexto año de educación general básica. Un estudio de caso

Abstract

Social skills have become an important aspect in human development, and it is relevant to work in schools for them to be strengthened, otherwise, students may experience low level of participation and risky attitudes. This research analyzes how those skills are involved inside effective communication, social relations, problem solving and selfsteem. Also, factors that affect the development of these skills have been analyzed as long as some strategies that are part of its development. The research has a qualitative approach and its purpose was to analyze the development of social skills in students of sixth level of Basic Education through phenomenological methods. Non participant observation and interviews were applied in order to collect data. The results have shown the relevance of promoting and strengthen social skills in schools due to their positive impact in students.