Model of ICT skills and new professional profile of the Guidance Counsellors in some European countries

The article analyzes the using of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the scene of some European countries in the Educational and Vocational Guidance area. The design of the realized research has a main goals to diagnose the general and specific ICT skills in the guidance practit...

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Autores: García Murias, Rebeca, Ceinos Sanz, Cristina, Sobrado Fernández, Luis M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/13905
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/13905
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Psicología
Europa (Continente)
orientación escolar
Evaluación
orientación profesional
Comunicación
Tecnología de la Información
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Sumario:The article analyzes the using of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the scene of some European countries in the Educational and Vocational Guidance area. The design of the realized research has a main goals to diagnose the general and specific ICT skills in the guidance practitioner´s profile and to know diverse guidance variables. The guidance practitioners' total sample was constituded initially by 600 guidance practitioners (120 for each of five countries participants in the Project: Germany, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and Romania) and the definitive one belonged 578 participants. As variables of the study, there is contemplated the age, training, professional experience and professional dedication of the Guidance agents. Also, there was carried out an analysis detailed of the general and specific ICT skills and its using by the Guidance practitioner and also a description of some analyzed variables. The most relevant conclusions attended users refer to the Guidance agent´s age, their training, professional experience and the general and specific ICT skills.