Pedagogical Innovation and Inclusive Practices in Early and Basic Education in Ecuador

Pedagogical Innovation and Inclusive Practices in Early and Basic Education in Ecuador is a collective work that examines the challenges and possibilities of transforming teaching practice at the first levels of the Ecuadorian education system. Through an interdisciplinary perspective, the book articulates contemporary theoretical foundations with experiences located in the national context, addressing educational inclusion not as a curricular complement, but as a guiding principle of all pedagogical action. The work explores active strategies, playful methodologies and differentiated approaches that allow the diversity of the classroom from Early Childhood Education to Elementary School, recognizing the particularities of the Ecuadorian territory, its communities and its cultural plurality. Perspectives on child development, neuroeducation, the use of digital technologies and didactic planning guided by the current legal framework, including the Organic Law on Intercultural Education and the National Curriculum, are integrated. The chapters show the central role of the teacher as a reflective researcher, capable of adapting his or her practices to heterogeneous contexts and of building learning environments that favor the integral development of children. Inclusion is approached from cognitive, emotional, sociocultural and linguistic dimensions.