Perfil, orientaciones y actividades del profesorado de Educación Infantil en Italia: ¿Cenicienta o reina del sector educativo?
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Estudio nacional, Educación infantil, Perfil docente, CalidadResumen
La calidad en la educación infantil es esencial, pero no existe una definición compartida. En la literatura científica se distinguen al menos tres tipos de calidad: la calidad estructural, la calidad de los procesos y las orientaciones del personal, las cuales están interrelacionadas. La calidad de la enseñanza, en este marco, constituye un factor decisivo para apoyar adecuadamente el crecimiento de los niños. Sin embargo, en Italia no existen estudios nacionales sobre esta figura clave del sistema preescolar: el profesorado de educación infantil. Este estudio pretende cubrir dicha laguna mediante una investigación cuantitativa centrada en el perfil y las características del profesorado de infantil. Los datos proceden de la experimentación del Informe de Autoevaluación para educación infantil, que involucró a una muestra nacional de 464 escuelas y 4726 docentes. Los resultados revelan que, a pesar del nivel medio-bajo de formación académica, el profesorado muestra una especial atención al clima escolar como factor de apoyo al bienestar, desarrollo y aprendizaje del alumnado.
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