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El debate sobre una ley que gobierne a la educación universitaria en Venezuela ha servido para revelar las carencias estructurales en las cuales se encuentra la institución universitaria en el presente. La ausencia de voluntad universitaria, por encima y más radicalmente necesaria que la voluntad política, ha dado lugar a un monologo incoherente sobre conceptos claves como autonomía, participación y democracia. A través de una exploración sobre las condiciones ideales del discurso como construcción dialógica, se muestra la condición fundamental sobre la cual se debiera asentar el debate universitario: La autonomía como práctica social y meta del universitario. A la luz de este marco se revisa brevemente y se apuntan posibles rutas para futuros debates en torno al sentido de la universidad en el contexto de una transformación que apunta hacía la construcción de una sociedad democrática, protagónica y co-responsable. ; An urgent debate about the Venezuelan university legislation has revealed huge discrepancies and deficiencies found in contemporary universities. The absence of an academic disposition as opposed to a political standpoint has resulted in non-coherent monologues around concepts such as autonomy, participation, and democracy. By exploring ideal discourse conditions such as dialogic construction, the concept of autonomy becomes the center of the debate at the university. Autonomy is then considered a social practice and a goal by every university scholar. Therefore, some proposals are given for future debates that should be held at the university as seen as a pillar for the construction of a democratic, leading, and a jointly responsible society. ; O debate sobre uma lei que governe a educação universitária na Venezuela tem servido para revelar as carências estruturais que padece a instituição universitária hoje. A falta de vontade universitária, acima e radicalmente mais necessária do que a vontade política, tem originado um monólogo incoerente sobre conceitos-chave, como autonomia, participação e democracia. Por meio de uma exploração sobre as condições ideais do discurso como construção dialógica, mostra-se a condição fundamental sobre a qual se devia centrar o debate universitário: a autonomia como prática social e como meta do universitário. Nesse contexto são revistas brevemente e apontadas possíveis rotas para futuros debates no que se refere ao sentido da universidade no âmbito de uma transformação dirigida à construção de uma sociedade democrática, protagônica e co-responsável. ; 59-63 ; aleochoa@ula.ve ; cuatrimestral

An interpretive-systemic framework for the study of community organizations (Ochoa Arias, Alejandro Elías) Abstract This paper presents a conceptual framework for the systemic study of Community Organizations in contemporary societies. This framework is made up of two ideal-type models of Community Organizations. These models are structured around the notions of rights, social interaction, and the State. The first ideal-type model is based on a liberal conception of society, and the second model is grounded on communicative ethics as developed by Habermas for contemporary deliberative democracy. The relevance and limitations of such interpretive framework are discussed when a brief exploration on the social meaning of Community Organizations in Venezuela unveils grounds for further questioning about the role of COs in contemporary society. A draft version of this paper was developed at Hull University under the academic link between Hull University and University of Los Andes. This article was published in Systems Practice and Action Research, Vol 11, Nº 5, 1998; pp. 543-562. ; aleochoa@ula.ve ; Nivel monográfico

Community Operational Research: OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development sets out the current concerns of Community Operational Research (Community OR for short) and explores new possibilities for its continued development. Leading Community OR writers, with international reputations in operational research and systems thinking, have contributed chapters that illuminate different aspects of Community OR theory and practice. There is a focus on the value of systems approaches, and other significant perspectives are also represented. The result is a rich mix of theories, methodologies and case studies that will be a significant resource for both practitioners and academics engaged in community development

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