Tensiones y Distensiones en torno a la Ciudadanía y Formación Ciudadana: Comparación de los significados de profesores y estudiantes secundarios en la región de Valparaíso

the present study aimed to understand the meanings that have teachers and students of high school in the region of valparaíso, about citizenship and civic education. civic education is defined as the process prior to the exercise of citizenship and thus participation (electoral and discursive) that subjects performed in a given society. to achieve the objectives, interviews were conducted with students and teachers from various departments (municipal, private subsidized and private) in the provinces of los andes, san felipe, san antonio, petorca and valparaiso. the data were analyzed by the qualitative method of grounded theory, because through the categorical content analysis was aimed to know and recognize the development of citizenship within the high schools/colleges and the influence of the actors in this process. the main results of the study show differences in the way of thinking about citizenship and civic education students and teachers, as well as forms that have various secondary institutions to approach and educate on the subject.