scholarly journals Opinions of Future Teachers on Training in Social Sciences Didactics

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Mar Felices-De la Fuente ◽  
Álvaro Chaparro-Sainz
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
The University

At present, an understanding of the teaching practices at university and the opinion of students about these practices is limited, at least in certain knowledge areas. Given this diagnosis and in the context of Social Sciences Didactics, we consider it important to analyze teaching practices and how they impact future teachers. Consequently, concerned about the quality of training offered to students, this study aims to know their opinion about which teaching practices they consider most appropriate to train in Social Sciences Didactics, once they finish the subjects related to this area. To this end, a non-experimental quantitative design has been used, involving collecting information through a questionnaire completed by 875 students from seven Spanish universities studying for the Degree in Primary Education. The data was analyzed from a triple perspective, an analysis of the descriptive statistics of the items contemplated in this research, the existing correlations between them, and a statistical analysis based on the gender variable. The results show that the treatment of controversial issues and the didactic outings outside the university classroom are the strategies most valued by the students in teaching specific content of the subject Social Sciences Didactics. The results also show significant differences in the responses to each item depending on the gender variable. We conclude that students widely value university teaching practices related to implementing active methodologies, analyzing current social and environmental issues, and collaborative work dynamics. Likewise, it is observed that women have, on the whole, a better opinion than men regarding these types of methodologies and strategies.

scholarly journals Relevancia del profesorado universitario en la formación pedagógica/ Relevance of university teaching staff in pedagogical training

2020 ◽  
pp. 419-432
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The University

Resumen La formación de profesores constituye un determinante estructural del progreso de los países y de las oportunidades de las personas. A su vez, la calidad del cuerpo académico universitario es un elemento fundamental que explica los procesos formativos. En este contexto, el objetivo de la investigación consiste en analizar la relevancia del profesorado universitario, específicamente, en los procesos de formación inicial docente. La investigación es de naturaleza cualitativa descriptiva que a través de una entrevista a 20 actores clave, emplea la teoría fundamentada y el análisis axial para un estudio en profundidad de las relaciones subyacentes entre las dimensiones en evaluación. Los resultados muestran que la calidad de los profesores universitarios es de la mayor importancia, en tanto los estudiantes tienen desventajas en su preparación de origen y, más aún, cuando los educadores tienen la responsabilidad de la preparación integral de sus alumnos y son el modelo sobre el que se proyecta el desempeño de los futuros docentes. Se concluye, que la calidad del cuerpo académico constituye un elemento esencial en la preparación intelectual, profesional y valórica de quienes ejercerán como futuros profesores, por cuanto los primeros son la principal referencia que los estudiantes tienen en su proceso formativo. Abstract Teacher training constitutes a structural determinant of the progress of countries and of people's opportunities. In turn, the quality of the university academic body is a fundamental element that explains the training processes. In this context, the objective of the research is to analyze the relevance of university teaching staff, specifically, in the processes of initial teacher training. The research is qualitative and descriptive in nature that, through an interview with 20 key actors, uses grounded theory and axial analysis for an in-depth study of the underlying relationships between the dimensions under evaluation. The results show that the quality of university professors is of the utmost importance, as students have disadvantages in their preparation of origin and, even more so, when educators have the responsibility of the integral preparation of their students and are the model on which is projected the performance of future teachers. It is concluded that the quality of the academic body constitutes an essential element in the intellectual, professional and value preparation of those who will act as future teachers, since the former are the main reference that students have in their training process.

Becoming-teacher as (in)activist: Feeling and refusing the force of university policy

2021 ◽  
pp. 147821032110040
Author(s):  
Barbara M Grant
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Specific Problem ◽  
The Body ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
University Policy ◽  
Critical View ◽  
The University ◽  
Business As Usual

University teaching is the target of intensified policy making. The policies’ purpose is sometimes to solve a specific problem but always to demonstrate the ‘quality’ of the institution. Policies also seek to normalise university teaching practices according to value-laden ideas of what those practices should be. Normalisation exacts a painful price: by necessity it produces the abnormal, the unethical, even the unspeakable. This paper explores the normalising force of teaching policies as they are plugged into the assemblage of a becoming-teacher and wonders about the possibilities for activism in relation to that force. In an open-ended process of clouded agency, the wilful human self of Becoming-TeacherBGstruggles with and against new norms: if she is to stay recognisable as a good academic subject, she must negotiate with them. Yet, it’s not all up to her. Composed from complex alliances between teaching places and technologies, teaching (and taught) selves, teaching policies and curriculum materials, Becoming-TeacherBGis sometimes undone by the new norms and sometimes refuses them. This paper offers a ‘critical view from the body’ ( Haraway, 1988 : 859) with respect to university teaching policies in order to inspire conversation about the varied ground and nature of everyday academic activisms – including some that might look like a lack of activism – with the goal of encouraging them to flourish as spaces of freedom and refusal towards a better university. Such (in)activisms seek to change the business-as-usual of the university, usually at a micropolitical level, but they may also set larger changes in motion.

scholarly journals Valoración del uso de la plataforma virtual Moodle como recurso pedagógico en la enseñanza universitaria de la informática

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Manuel Claro-Vásquez
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Virtual Platform ◽  
The University ◽  
Trabajo Colaborativo ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

ResumenEl presente artículo describio las valoraciones que hacen los docentes sobre los usos de la plataforma virtual como un recurso de enseñanza y aprendizaje en los cursos de informática de la Universidad de Santander, sede Cúcuta.  Para la recolección de la información necesaria para la investigación se empleó una encuesta aplicada a ocho profesores pertenecientes al Departamento de Sistemas de la Universidad. Esta encuesta se complementó con una entrevista semiestructurada centrada en las experiencias subjetivas de tres docentes. Entre los resultados más relevantes aparece que los profesores que participaron en el estudio utilizan frecuentemente la plataforma virtual como complemento para el desarrollo de sus cursos. El manejo apropiado de la plataforma se lleva a cabo como un proceso dinámico e interactivo de tal manera que el profesor constituye la base fundamental de la construcción de ideas en su entorno y muestra que el uso de la plataforma virtual en la formación de los estudiantes universitarios ha logrado que se reflexione sobre las técnicas elementales de la educación y puedan ser aplicadas en los procesos de enseñanza basados en la formación virtual.Palabras clave: recursos pedagógicos, espacios virtuales de aprendizaje, plataforma virtual Moodle, trabajo colaborativo Assessment of the use of the Moodle virtual platform as a pedagogical resource in the university teaching of computer scienceAbstractThis article describes teachers’ assessments regarding the uses of the virtual platform as a teaching and learning resource in informatics courses of the University of Santander, Cúcuta. As a means of collecting the information necessary for the investigation, a survey of eight professors belonging to the Systems Department of the university was carried out. This survey was complemented by a semi-structured interview centered on the subjective experiences of three teachers. Among the most relevant results, it appears that the professors who participated in the study frequently use the virtual platform as a complement for the development of their courses. The appropriate management of the platform is executed as a dynamic and interactive process, in such a way that the teacher functions as the fundamental basis for the construction of ideas in its environment. Furthermore, it demonstrates that the use of the virtual platform in the training of university students has managed to reflect on the elementary techniques of education and can be applied in teaching processes based on virtual training.Keywords: pedagogical resources, virtual learning spaces, Moodle virtual platform, collaborative work, Valoração do uso da plataforma virtual Moodle como recurso pedagógico no ensino universitário da informática.Avaliação do uso da plataforma virtual Moodle como recurso pedagógico no ensino Universitário de informáticaResumoResumo: Este artigo descreve as avaliações feitas pelos professores sobre os usos da plataforma virtual como recurso de ensino e aprendizagem nos cursos de informática da Universidade de Santander, Cúcuta. Para a recolha das informações necessárias para a investigação, foi utilizada uma pesquisa aplicada a oito professores pertencentes ao Departamento de Sistemas da Universidade. Esta pesquisa foi complementada por uma entrevista semi-estruturada centrada nas experiências subjetivasde três professores. Entre os resultados mais relevantes, parece que os professores que participaram no estudo freqüentemente usam a plataforma virtual como complemento para o desenvolvimento de seuscursos. O gerenciamento apropriado da plataforma é realizado como um processo dinâmico e interativo, de tal forma que o professor é a base fundamental da construção de idéias em seu ambiente e mostra que o uso da plataforma virtual na formação de estudantes universitários conseguiu refletir sobre as técnicas elementares de educação e pode ser aplicado em processos de ensino baseados em treinamento virtual.Palavras-chave: recursos pedagógicos, espaços virtuais de aprendizagem, plataforma virtual Moodle, trabalho colaborativo 

scholarly journals Evaluating the performance of teaching staff members, a step towards teaching performance development of higher education in Sebha University

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Zamzam Amhimmid Mare
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Analytic Description ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Teaching Performance ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Performance Development ◽  
The University

This study aims to show the importance of evaluating the teaching performance level of the University teaching members. It also aims to provide the suggested mechanisms for evaluating the teaching performance of the teaching staff members of Sebha University. This study was based mainly on documents and analytic description to collect information about the importance and ways of evaluating teachers with reference to some of the international experiences on teaching performance development. This study concluded that the absence of an experienced entity that would develop the teaching performance of faculty members is one of the main reasons for the weak teaching performance at Sebha University. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended that there should be a planned system based on measured standards and criteria for evaluating staff members to improve the quality of teaching in the higher education domain. 

scholarly journals Definición y estimación de tipos y niveles de uso tecnológico: una aproximación a partir de estudiantes de recién ingreso a la universidad

2009 ◽  
pp. a124
Author(s):  
Patricio Henríquez-Ritchie ◽  
Javier Organista-Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Baja California ◽  
First Semester ◽  
The University ◽  
Previous Training

La investigación expuesta a continuación tuvo como objetivo principal definir y estimar los tipos y niveles de uso tecnológico en estudiantes que ingresan al nivel educativo superior y analizar su eventual relación con otras variables (personales, socioeconómicas, capacitación tecnológica previa, académicas). Se sitúa en la Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales (FCAyS) de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), incluyendo a una parte de los estudiantes que ingresaron el primer semestre de 2008 (2008-1) en sus diferentes troncos comunes y licenciaturas. Los resultados evidencian que los principales tipos de tecnología computacional que los estudiantes utilizan más frecuente y hábilmente no coinciden necesariamente con aquellos programas/medios que consideran más importantes como apoyo en el marco de sus estudios. A su vez, los niveles de uso de la tecnología computacional se pueden definir a partir de la cantidad y calidad de uso del PC de los estudiantes y dichos niveles se muestran asociados a ciertas variables como género, edad, posesión de PC e Internet en el hogar y capacitación tecnológica previa.  AbstractThe principal goal of the investigation exposed to continuation was to define and to measure the types and levels of technological use in students of recently entry to the university and analyzing the eventual relation with other variables (personal, socioeconomic, technological previous training, academic). Situate in the Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences (FCAyS) of the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), including to a part of the students that entry in the first semester of the 2008 (2008-1) in his different licentiates. The results demonstrate that the principal types of technology that the students use more frequent and skillfully they do not coincide necessarily with those programs/means that they consider to be more important as support in the frame of their studies. In turn, the levels of technology use can be defined from the quantity and quality of use of the PC of the students and the above mentioned levels they prove to be partners to certain variables as genre, age, possession of PC and Internet in home and technological previous training.

Formation of Professional Culture in Higher Education: Experience and Problems

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Anna A. Parshina ◽  
Vladimir K. Korolev
Keyword(s):  
Professional Culture ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Special Knowledge ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
The University ◽  
University Training

The subject of the article is the formation of professional culture of students; it is considered in order to improve the work on its formation in the educational process at the University, in particular-in RIPB-on the material of training economists, lawyers and customs officers. The authors describe professional culture as a set of special knowledge and practical skills of a person as an “employeeˮ, implemented in a specific type of socially significant work, emphasize that it is based on the universal values of a professional as a «person». Therefore, the formation of professional culture is inseparable from the socio-humanitarian development of students, carried out in the course of studying the relevant disciplines. According to the authors, any professional culture has its own organization (in our case - University), which is based on a particular professional activity (in particular, University training), while it embodies a Form that is subject to “fillingˮ with the specific Content of various activities as socially institutionalized pro-fessions. As conclusions, the following problems are substantiated: introduction of a special course “Professional cultureˮ; overcoming “departmentalˮ disciplinarity in the study of socio-humanitarian and professional dis-ciplines; improving the quality of “formalˮ training of students in the conditions of digitalization and comput-erization; development of a culture of extracurricular forms of professional work.

Inclusivity in Higher Tourism Studies

2021 ◽  
pp. 300-312
Author(s):  
Almudena Barrientos-Báez ◽  
Eduardo Parra-López ◽  
José Alberto Martínez-González
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The People ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
European Education ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Inclusive Society ◽  
The University

The university as an institution plays a key role in its role in improving the quality of life of people. On the other hand, education is shown as a fundamental pillar to achieving an ideal configuration of a heterogeneous, diversified, organized, and inclusive society. Teamwork and respect among the people who are part of the academic community are reflected in the development of the teaching units that make up the Teaching Guides adapted to the European Education Area. With this premise, the objective of this research is to establish the interrelationship between inclusive education in the university and the tourism industry. To this end, it will be analysed to what extent the Tourism Degree curriculum contains subjects related to inclusiveness, particularly with aspects such as disability and mobility. A thorough literature review on this field of study and the analysis of real cases of a sample of Spanish universities is carried out.

Complementary Information Literacy Training Practices in University Teaching and Academic Libraries

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Corrado Petrucco ◽  
Massimo Ferrante
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Metacognitive Processes ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
The University

Students now have information processing behaviors characterized by rapid shifts in attention, less reflection and failure to deploy metacognitive processes, preferring activities that bring immediate rewards for their information needs, even if the quality of the information they obtain is low. Consequently, they run into significant difficulties in the selection and critical evaluation of the information they find during university learning activities. This article presents two information literacy training initiatives addressing these issues at the University of Padova (Italy): one in a course in educational technologies offered as part of a second-cycle degree program, and the other in two of the university library system's training facilities. The training workshops sought to be complementary, covering both the search engine and the library OPAC approach to information seeking.

The University Teaching of Social Sciences: Law

1956 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 1531
Author(s):  
Harold D. Lasswell ◽  
Charles Eisenmann
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
The University
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