Participatory Modeling and Organizational Transformation in Secondary Education: A Community-Based System Dynamics (CBSD) Appro

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 5:45 AM

Session: SOC Poster Session (Virtual 1) (Virtual)

The Institución Educativa El Tobal has promoted the development of research projects in the eleventh grade as a strategy to strengthen scientific competencies and critical thinking. However, the absence of a defined institutional research line and clear methodological parameters has led to thematic dispersion, conceptual fragmentation, and a significant workload for teachers. This article presents the application of Community-Based System Dynamics (CBSD) as a participatory methodology to structure the organizational problem associated with such dispersion. The study was conducted up to the stage of identifying and prioritizing critical variables. The results show that the dispersion does not stem from a lack of commitment, but rather from the absence of clear systemic boundaries, articulation mechanisms, and shared institutional criteria. It is concluded that CBSD enables the transformation of isolated perceptions into a structural understanding of the problem, thereby laying a solid foundation for future interventions.