Resumen en inglés

The present research, “Study on social skills in elementary school students in two rural educational institutions in the department of Córdoba”, is part of an interpretive methodological design with a qualitative approach (Rey and Chica, 2009, p. 39), this being the most appropriate to carry out the development of the study as such, having repercussions on the social agents involved already mentioned in the first lines and focusing on the rural educational institutions Mimbres Centro and Morindó Florida in the department of Córdoba. Therefore, the study facilitates knowing the state of social skills in the boys and girls of these two Institutions, while it seeks to integrate parents, students, and school entities as a practical principle of execution. This study has the clear intention of verifying and interpreting, through direct observation, inquiry, interpretation and analysis, the actions, behaviors, and interpersonal relationships, having as a reference the emotions and of course the management or not of social skills; context and in the school context, of the children of the selected Schools. From what has already been stated, it is intended; show reliable and valid results, which suggest from the conclusions and recommendations, to obtain positive contributions and transformations to the reality found, against the subject under investigation, favoring the comprehensive training of students.