Miriam Catalina González-Afonso- Doctor of Education
- University of La Laguna
Miriam Catalina González-Afonso
- Doctor of Education
- University of La Laguna
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The purpose of this article is to provide an analysis of secondary school teacher training in order to identify existing needs and the resources currently available to respond to SENS and SEN students. A qualitative and descriptive research method was used. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to gather information. The sample consisted of 4...
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the closure of educational centers, forcing the teaching–learning process to become virtual at all levels of the educational system. The main objective of this study was to describe and analyze how students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents perceived their quality of life and the educational response...
In today’s society, high-quality educational contexts must include intercultural education and educational inclusion as main elements of school culture. Equity, social justice, and equal opportunities for everybody require the construction of flexible processes, relationships, and organizational structures open to diversity. This paper presents an...
Intergenerational relationships are becoming increasingly rare. Thus, intergenerational programs are a strategy to establish relationships between generations. This article describes the socio-educational experience of the third edition of the SIMUL Intergenerational Project of the Education Service of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife and the Univer...
The present work aims to explore the knowledge that the students of the Master’s Degree in Teaching at the University of La Laguna have about the functions of educational guidance and their role as teachers and tutors. To this end, this paper presents a review of the role of educational guidance in a Secondary Education center and the role of the t...
Resumen Los estilos de aprendizaje, entendidos como la tendencia a desarrollar unas preferencias en las estrategias para aprender, constituyen una variable influyente en el desarrollo de las nuevas competencias del estudiante de enfermería dentro del nuevo modelo de formación universitaria, centrado en el estudiante como motor de su proceso de apre...
Las exigencias que plantea la enseñanza universitaria en el marco del EEES hacen necesario la puesta en práctica de estrategias que permitan lograr una visión más integral de la formación del alumnado. La tutoría universitaria permite un acercamiento a los presupuestos que definen el proceso de Convergencia Europea, puesto que a través de la misma...
Uno de los grandes retos que tiene planteada la Universidad actual es lograr una mayor conexión entre la formación y el desarrollo profesional del alumnado. Se viene insistiendo desde diferentes frentes en que los nuevos títulos que surjan en el marco del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior deben estar en consonancia con la demanda social y poten...
En este artículo presentamos el análisis de las expectativas, valoraciones y opiniones manifestados por el alumnado perteneciente a dos grupos de la asignatura de Tecnología Educativa (Titulación de Pedagogía) de la Universidad de La Laguna, obtenidos al inicio y al final de un proceso de docencia apoyado en el uso continuado de un aula virtual y e...
Introduction: The purpose of this research is to demonstrate that on the perceptions of university students, the student variables are seen as most important than the context variables to dropout their university studies. Method: The used methodology was cross-sectional or of cut, of retrospective type. 558 undergraduates were interviewed by teleph...
Introducción. El propósito del presente trabajo es demostrar que en las percepciones del estudiantado universitario, las variables del alumno son vistas como más relevantes que las variables del contexto en el abandono de sus estudios universitarios.Método. La metodología utilizada fue transversal o de corte, de tipo retrospectivo. Para ello fueron...
The desertion of the studies has become a subject of special interest in the educational debate and is receiving a growing attention among researchers. Moreover, one of the important challenges the university community has at world-wide is the putting in practice of measures oriented to palliate the negative effect of this problem. This affects not...
This article focuses on the dropout of university students, which in some cases can be as high as 50%. This study presents and analyses the dropout rates that are found in several Spanish universities. Using the results of national and international studies as background and the findings from our own investigation, we present a theoretical framewor...
En este artículo se analiza el fenómeno problemático del abandono de los estudios universitarios, que alcanza hasta el 50% en algunas titulaciones. Para ello, partimos de la presentación y análisis de los porcentajes de abandono de distintas universidades españolas. Posteriormente, al amparo de distintos estudios nacionales e internacionales, y nue...
At present leaving and prolonging studies constitutes a serious problem at the university level. This report pre-sents the results of a retrospective transversal study which purpose was to identify risk factors related with dropout. The methodology design used can be for help in the building of predictive models about dropout.
This article focuses on the drop out of university studies, which is as high as 50% in some degree majors. We begin with the presentation and analyses of dropout rates found in several Spanish universities. After that, using the results of national and international studies as background, along with findings from our own investigation, we present a...
Leaving and prolonging studies at present constitutes a serious problem at the university. Given the impact that it has in the organization and distribution of the institution public monies, a study has been carriedout, the results of which are set out in the following report. The aim of the study was to identify the causes behind the fact that a l...
La tutoria d’iguals (peer tutoring) en l’ensenyament universitari constitueix en l’actualitat una estratègia important d’orientació amb la qual es pretén facilitar els processos d’adaptació i promoció del alumnat de nou ingrés. Una de les condicions bàsiques per desenvolupar aquesta estratègia és la formació d’aquells estudiants dels últims cursos...
En el contexto de la convergencia europea, la función tutorial se plantea como una competencia profesional y como una estrategia docente del profesorado universitario. Su implantación y desarrollo va a requerir un cambio de actitud y una nueva manera de orientar la formación universitaria, dado que ahora se enfatiza un enfoque centrado en el alumno...
En: Educar Bellaterra 2005, n. 36 ; p. 107-128 La tutoría de iguales en la enseñanza universitaria constituye en la actualidad una importante estrategia de orientación con la que se pretende facilitar los procesos de adaptación y promoción del alumnado de nuevo ingreso. Para el desarrollo de esta estrategia se pretende fomentar la formación de aque...
