Service learning in in the implementation of public policy for children

Abstract

Las Casas Hogar are public and private organizations that aim to care for children who have been separated from the family due to abuse or violence. This separation is carried out by the corresponding state authority or voluntarily by one of the family members. In 2011, a Law was published to regulate Casas Hogar in Nuevo León, Mexico. It should be noted that of the 45 private Casas Hogar that existed at that time, only 3 met the requirements to receive the operating license. Governmental mechanisms were created to support their professionalization, with the aim of ensuring the protection of the rights of institutionalized children. It was in this process that the University of Monterrey is integrated as one more actor to support to meet some requirements for certification, and students through the subject Learning Theories contributed to the consolidation of the area of Psicopedagogy of 8 Casas Hogar through the development of Pedagogical Manuals focused on the educational needs of the children who inhabit these institutions. This article seeks to describe and analyze the relationships between the actors that contributed to citizenship education for university students by implementing their service learning project as part of this public policy process.