Training and Professional Identity of Educators and Educationlists. A question of “Perspectives”

Abstract

A certain interpretation of the relationship between the flexibility of educational
work and the precariousness of educational services results in a social and cultural
weakness in the educational professions. This weakness affects the processes of developing
professional identity and, therefore, educational practices. The complexity
of the educational process requires the training of educators and educationalists who
are able to handle the problematic nature of educational work through a heuristic
competence that supports the development of professional identity. This proposal is
viewed within the framework of interpreting the practicing educational profession
as a form of “transformative learning”.