Assessment of Architectonic Barriers and Possible Educational Exclusion in the General Chemistry Labs 107 and 112 of the School of Chemistry of the University of Costa Rica

 

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Autores: Fernandez Solano, Bryan, Salas Alvarado, Luis Alonso
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2022
Descripción:The SDGs and the 2030 Agenda adopted by the government of Costa Rica require us to consider both architectural barriers and the possible educational expulsion that they entail. Within the modest literature published regarding architectural barriers in universities, their analysis in chemistry laboratories is not considered. For this reason, we decided to analyze the physical barriers present in School of Chemistry´s laboratories 107 and 112 in the University of Costa Rica, where multiple courses of general (introductory) chemistry are taught for careers in areas such as: health, basic sciences, and engineering of that institution. The analysis focuses on didactic, ergonomic and in emergencies functionalities, linked to the detected architectural barriers and their possible educational expulsion of people with functional diversity, proving to be a conditioning factor of inclusive education from the institution. It is recommended to consider them when return to face-to-face attendance in this year 2022, as established by the University of Costa Rica´s Rectory. It was found that the greatest architectural limitations are for wheelchair users or short stature, due to the height of tables and mechanisms for activating safety devices. Finally, this analysis can be performed and applied in other institutional laboratories.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/16797
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ensayospedagogicos/article/view/16797
Palabra clave:barreras arquitectónicas, expulsión educativa, diversidad funcional, educación inclusiva
architectural barriers, educational expulsion, functional diversity, inclusive education