Qué es la animación sociocultural

The objective of this work consists on clarifying what the sociocultur al animation is, its epistemological perspective, is as well as its sc ientific construction. It pursues, also, to train the professionals an d volunteers linked to the social field of the education and the socio cultural animation for, this way, to improve their daily practice. The purpose of the authors is that the readers know in the different conc eptions of the sociocultural animation, analyze its character and achi eve a clearer vision of what it is and what it means. They are also pr esented the anthropological, sociological and psychological foundation s, as well as the principles and values that promote them. They play a n excellent paper the communication and the participation, as essentia l elements.