School Counselor and the Challenge of Improving Curricula: a Case Study

Andalusia must face up to the challenge posed by curricula if it is to improve results in schools. Educational psychologists offering support services hold a strategical position and systemic vision that allow them to act as consultants in curriculum development. This paper analyzes the circumstance...

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Autores: Domingo Segovia, Jesús, Fernández Gálvez, Juan de Dios, Barrero Fernández, Beatriz
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2016
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositório:Revista Electrónica de Investigacion Educativa
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.redie.uabc.mx:article/966
Acesso em linha:https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/966
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Currículum
Desarrollo curricular
Orientación educativa
Mejora educativa
Asesoría
Descrição
Resumo:Andalusia must face up to the challenge posed by curricula if it is to improve results in schools. Educational psychologists offering support services hold a strategical position and systemic vision that allow them to act as consultants in curriculum development. This paper analyzes the circumstances under which they may perform this role, and the methodology used. It taps into the grounded theory of these professionals with a case study from a biographical-narrative and dialog-based approach. The informant, who has a long career and professional recognition, supplies 35 in-depth interviews about his professional experience and the principles that underpin it. The study uses discourse analysis with emerging categories from his account, and concludes that it is necessary to make changes in the mindset of counselors in order to improve teaching at its core.