Cultural management of local actors in the Buena Fe canton, province of Los Ríos, 2024

Abstract

In the Buena Fe canton, province of Los Ríos, cultural managers must be trained from their own action as cantonal actors, which require experience, the need to assume citizen responsibility and the desire to lead work systems that require direct contact during their work intervention in certain groups, institutions and communities. The objective of this study is to characterize the cultural management of the cantonal actors of the Buena Fe neighborhood. The methodology used is qualitative with an exploratory study and a survey and observation were applied to 16 intentionally selected community members. Cultural management is characterized by cultural promotion that is based mostly on the expressions of attitudes and not on real or concrete actions in the community. This is directly related to the multiple barriers that cantonal actors have to better manage culture in this context (limitations of resources, government support, lack of training, bureaucratic aspects, disinterest and lack of real participation of community members in the proposed and carried out activities)