Un preludio de la formación docente en la enseñanza de la física en Nicaragua

The purpose of this article is to understand how the Physics Education program emerged at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN-Managua). An interpretive research approach was adopted, using an oral history design and a narrative method. The study was based on the testimonies of six participants who experienced the founding period as teachers and students. The analysis was carried out considering three main categories: (1) Beginnings: vocations and prior experiences; (2) University experience: memories of physics training; and (3) Traces, consolidation, and praxis after graduation. These categories allowed for a reconstruction of the historical memory surrounding the creation of the program and gave voice to events that contribute to the institution’s collective memory.