Openness of complexity in education

Abstract

PROBLEM: The approach to social research requires the immersion of complex systems, which more than reduce the elements of a problem; As scientific research does, it allows the integration of more complex and profound elements to generate proposals and solutions appropriate to the context where they are developed. OBJECTIVE: To reflect on the importance of complexity in social research. METHOD: The technique used was documentary research. RESULTS: The complexity contains different elements that connected to each other will contribute to give a deep explanation to a phenomenon, main and interesting interpretations; however, not every phenomenon can be approached from complexity, since it must meet a series of characters. UNFINISHED REFLECTION: Research in education that involves social problems must consider integrating complexity to avoid a blinded reductionist vision. With this, deepen the phenomena from the perspective of the various disciplines so that the approach and proposed solution is broad and enriching for society and knowledge.