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23 Citations
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Barriers to Educational Inclusion in Initial Teacher Training

  • Pilar Arnaiz-Sánchez,
  • Remedios De Haro-Rodríguez,
  • Carmen María Caballero and
  • Rogelio Martínez-Abellán

31 January 2023

Initial teacher training within the framework of an inclusive school constitutes a fundamental challenge in order to meet the needs of 21st century society. The 2030 agenda establishes in the target of goal four the need for well-qualified teachers,...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,197 Views
12 Pages

The objective of the study is to characterize the ways of understanding and functioning of the formative triads of pedagogical practices, based on the decisions, tensions, and challenges faced by the initial teacher training programs in times of pand...

  • Article
  • Open Access
287 Views
24 Pages

Developing Science Communication Competence in Initial Teacher Training

  • Dieter Reynaldo Fuentes-Cancell,
  • Odiel Estrada-Molina and
  • Mónica Gutiérrez-Ortega

7 January 2026

This study examines the development of scientific dissemination skills in initial teacher education through a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design (QUANTITATIVE→QUALITATIVE). The purpose was to explore how the integration of Project-Based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,708 Views
15 Pages

Twitter in Initial Teacher Training: Interaction with Social Media as a Source of Teacher Professional Development for Social Studies Prospective Educators

  • Esther López-Torres,
  • María Teresa Carril-Merino,
  • Diego Miguel-Revilla,
  • María Jesús Verdú and
  • Mercedes de la Calle-Carracedo

2 December 2022

The use of social media is now as prevalent as ever, and its educational ramifications still need to be fully explored, especially in initial teacher training. The aim of this study is to analyze social studies prospective teachers’ perceptions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,333 Views
19 Pages

Environmental Literacy in Initial Teacher Training: Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of the Socio-Environmental Impact of Food

  • Lucía Rodríguez Pérez,
  • María del Pilar Azcárate Goded and
  • Esther García-González

20 August 2024

This qualitative descriptive-interpretive study aims to understand and describe the perceptions of a group of pre-service teachers of the degree of environmental literacy in primary education at the University of Seville. They participated in a train...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,404 Views
11 Pages

29 October 2024

In this article, we present the progress of the Erasmus+ Coalition European project. The aim of this project is to promote the development of inclusive practices in higher education so that optimal learning scenarios can be experienced which allow fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,171 Views
14 Pages

8 February 2021

The aim of this research was to analyze the rich, complex, interrelated relationship that could possibly be established between the Teaching for Understanding framework, pedagogical proposal belonging to Project Zero (Education research team of Harva...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,586 Views
12 Pages

Teaching Skills Assessment in Initial Teacher Training in Physical Education

  • José Luis Aparicio-Herguedas,
  • Jairo Rodríguez-Medina,
  • Juan Carlos González-Hernández and
  • Antonio Fraile-Aranda

19 November 2020

This paper assessed the impact of two teacher training degrees in Physical Education, one focusing on primary school teaching and the other one concerning secondary school teaching. Data from students of both degrees were statistically compared and c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
70 Citations
7,812 Views
19 Pages

Implementing Pedagogical Approaches for ESD in Initial Teacher Training at Spanish Universities

  • Sílvia Albareda-Tiana,
  • Esther García-González,
  • Rocío Jiménez-Fontana and
  • Carmen Solís-Espallargas

9 September 2019

Within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, four case studies of the degree in Primary Education at three Spanish universities are analyzed. The aim is to study the suitability of three different active teachin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,456 Views
24 Pages

3 August 2021

This study aims to identify the set of elements in the educational process that affect the creation of a teaching profile consistent with the principles of sustainability. In this research, we focus on identifying those sustainability attributes rela...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,958 Views
14 Pages

Construction of Teacher Professional Identity through Initial Training

  • Marcela Casanova-Fernández,
  • Jorge Joo-Nagata,
  • Emily Dobbs-Díaz and
  • Tricia Mardones-Nichi

17 November 2022

The construction of a professional identity is a key element in the transition to the teaching profession, which begins its development at the initial training, especially during professional training courses. Purpose: This article collects the exper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,743 Views
14 Pages

The Attitudinal Style as a Pedagogical Model in Physical Education: Analysis of Its Effects on Initial Teacher Training

  • Ángel Pérez-Pueyo,
  • David Hortigüela-Alcalá,
  • Alejandra Hernando-Garijo and
  • Antonio Granero-Gallegos

The implementation of the pedagogical model has meant an increase in rigour and coherence in Physical Education (PE) classes. The objectives of the study were twofold; (a) to delimit the characteristics and elements that make up Attitudinal Style as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,495 Views
13 Pages

Self-Efficacy of Teachers in Initial Training: A Comparison between the Populations of Two Universities

  • Eduardo Chaves-Barboza,
  • Tomás Solá-Martínez,
  • José-Antonio Marín-Marín and
  • Mariano Sanz-Prieto

This article carries out a comparison of the self-efficacy of teachers in initial training, between the populations of two universities. A questionnaire with two Likert scales is applied in two samples, 836 subjects from the Universidad Nacional (Cos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,330 Views
15 Pages

School Gardens: Initial Training of Future Primary School Teachers and Analysis of Proposals

  • José Orenes Cárceles,
  • Gabriel Enrique Ayuso Fernández,
  • Manuel Fernández-Díaz and
  • José María Egea Fernández

26 April 2022

This paper describes a training proposal for future teachers in the design, management, and use of school gardens as an educational resource. During the 2020/2021 academic year, future teachers in the 4th grade of Primary Education (last year of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,058 Views
15 Pages

The Presence of Ethics in Initial Teacher Training: Reasons and Implications

  • Evangelina Bonifácio,
  • Adelaide Proença and
  • Luísa Carvalho

15 August 2025

Ethics has emerged as a central dimension of the teaching profession, although it is not always explicitly addressed in initial teacher training study plans. In this context, a quantitative study was conducted to examine, from a comparative perspecti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
101 Citations
12,221 Views
12 Pages

Augmented Reality in Higher Education: An Evaluation Program in Initial Teacher Training

  • José Manuel Sáez-López,
  • Ramón Cózar-Gutiérrez,
  • José Antonio González-Calero and
  • Cosme J. Gómez Carrasco

22 January 2020

One of the emerging technologies that have sparked greater interest in pedagogical contexts is augmented reality. This paper aims to assess the impact, practices and attitudes that are generated from augmented reality in the initial training of futur...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1,607 Views
18 Pages

Education is key in promoting sustainable development across various sectors, including nutrition. Teachers play a critical role in shaping the mindset and skills of future generations, enabling them to effectively address global challenges. By integ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,915 Views
22 Pages

26 January 2024

Ecoethics studies the moral relationship among human beings, the environment and its non-human components, whereas education for ecoethics involves a reflexion on how to live, how to make environmental choices and how to think about the consequences...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,256 Views
16 Pages

In recent years, progress has been made to integrate the gender perspective into university curricula. Despite this, the lack in university degrees for initial teacher training is especially remarkable. This is because, together with families, teache...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,887 Views
17 Pages

26 December 2022

The aim of this article is to analyze the initial and ongoing training of secondary school teachers to deal with the social problems of students in the classroom from the perspective of intercultural education and new technologies. The research start...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,725 Views
18 Pages

26 August 2022

This research focuses on the formative contributions made by tutor teachers in the university to the acquisition of pedagogical knowledge based on the reflective processes that they manage to implement, from the perspective of future teachers in prof...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,441 Views
12 Pages

31 August 2023

The objectives of this article are, first, to assess the self-awareness that future primary school teachers have on their role in integrating international students into school and society; second, to determine the importance they give to multicultur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
518 Views
18 Pages

7 January 2026

Initial teacher education plays a decisive role in preparing future educators to establish meaningful and reciprocal relationships with families that support children’s learning across contexts. Moving beyond traditional, school-centred notions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,886 Views
23 Pages

15 April 2025

This study investigates the motivation of future primary education teachers when using virtual reality (VR) as a pedagogical tool for teaching Social Sciences and History. A total of 73 students participated, engaging with curricular content through...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,470 Views
17 Pages

Knowledge of Trainee Teachers about the New Water Culture: A Comparative Study between Two Spanish Cities

  • Alejandra Ramírez-Segado,
  • María Rodríguez-Serrano,
  • Freddy Enrique Castro-Velásquez and
  • Alicia Benarroch Benarroch

13 September 2023

Education is the main tool society has for transforming cultural habits and making them more sustainable. This work entails a comparative study in the sphere of initial teacher training regarding the knowledge of future educators on the New Water Cul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
284 Views
20 Pages

14 January 2026

This study examines the social determinants of the digital divide in pre-service teacher education through the design and validation of the Digital Hospitality Scale (DSBD-HD-FID). The instrument was developed to diagnose social inequalities across s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,809 Views
14 Pages

17 March 2022

One of the objectives of science teaching and learning is to achieve quality science education, which involves improving initial teacher training. The use of methodologies that promote learning in science, such as the enquiry-based learning strategy,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,834 Views
19 Pages

Adaptive Learning Supported by Learning Analytics for Student Teachers’ Personalized Training during in-School Practices

  • Carmen Fernández-Morante,
  • Beatriz Cebreiro-López,
  • María-José Rodríguez-Malmierca and
  • Lorena Casal-Otero

23 December 2021

This paper presents the results of the second phase of the international project “Improving Educational Innovation, Competitiveness, and Quality of Higher Education through Collaboration between University and Companies (EKT)”. The use of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,915 Views
21 Pages

An Experience with Pre-Service Teachers, Using GeoGebra Discovery Automated Reasoning Tools for Outdoor Mathematics

  • Angélica Martínez-Zarzuelo,
  • Álvaro Nolla,
  • Tomás Recio,
  • Piedad Tolmos,
  • Belén Ariño-Morera and
  • Alejandro Gallardo

This paper presents an initial output of the project “Augmented Intelligence in Mathematics Education through Modeling, Automatic Reasoning and Artificial Intelligence (IAxEM-CM/PHS-2024/PH-HUM-383)”. The starting hypothesis of this proje...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,444 Views
15 Pages

Critical Thinking in Initial Teacher Training: An Empirical Study from Chile

  • Liliana Pedraja-Rejas,
  • Christopher Maulén and
  • Christofer Rivas

1 May 2025

The promotion of critical thinking has become a key objective for educational institutions worldwide. In this context, it is essential to continue researching and promoting pedagogical strategies that favor its development. This study aims to explore...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,727 Views
19 Pages

This article not only presents a paradigm shift as a methodological model for teaching heritage and social sciences (SSCC), but also offers a methodological foundation for the challenge-based learning (CBL) methodology. We present various educational...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,923 Views
16 Pages

Coeducation and Citizenship: A Study on Initial Teacher Training in Sexual Equality and Diversity

  • Davinia Heras-Sevilla,
  • Delfín Ortega-Sánchez and
  • Mariano Rubia-Avi

The present study makes an exhaustive review of the conditions and challenges faced by society to transform the school into a truly inclusive, coeducational, and democratic space. It proposes a theoretical model, of a bottom-up nature, to achieve gen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,093 Views
25 Pages

Teacher Training for ‘Augmented Reading’: The Living Book Approach and Initial Results

  • Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris,
  • Ana Rita Carrilho,
  • Constadina Charalambous,
  • Katerina Mavrou and
  • Christiana Christou

Living Book—Augmenting Reading for Life, a three-year EU-funded Erasmus + project (September 2016–August 2019), exploited the affordances of augmented reality (AR) and other emerging technologies in order to address the underachievement o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,456 Views
11 Pages

Gamification in Initial Teacher Training to Promote Inclusive Practices: A Qualitative Study

  • Ana Manzano-León,
  • José Manuel Aguilar-Parra,
  • Javier Rodríguez-Moreno and
  • Ana María Ortiz-Colón

Gamification consists of the use of ludic elements in non-ludic contexts. It is becoming an educational trend, due to its ability to work on curriculum skills in a fun and motivating way. This article exposes a program of gamified university practice...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,117 Views
14 Pages

The 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in Initial Teacher Training: An Analysis of Teaching Guides

  • José Cantó,
  • M. Àngels Ull,
  • María Calero,
  • Tatiana Pina,
  • Olga Mayoral and
  • Amparo Vilches

27 May 2025

This paper examines the attention given to the 2030 Agenda and, in particular, to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Early Childhood and Primary School Education Degree programs. To this end, the teaching guides of both degrees of the Univer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
6,234 Views
21 Pages

Cultural Heritage and Methodological Approaches—An Analysis through Initial Training of History Teachers (Spain–England)

  • Cosme J. Gómez-Carrasco,
  • Pedro Miralles-Martinez,
  • Olaia Fontal and
  • Alex Ibañez-Etxeberria

27 January 2020

Research on heritage education has progressed remarkably and a large number of studies point to a greater presence of active methodologies and the use of resources and primary sources in the classroom. At this point it seems important to investigate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,221 Views
16 Pages

Validation of a Perception Scale for Knowledge Acquired in Emotional Education During Initial Teacher Training

  • Gerardo Fuentes-Vilugrón,
  • Flavio Muñoz-Troncoso,
  • Rafael Bisquerra-Alzina,
  • Enrique Riquelme-Mella,
  • José-Luis Ramos-Sánchez,
  • Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete,
  • Edgardo Miranda-Zapata,
  • Carlos Arriagada-Hernández,
  • Ekaterina Legaz-Vladímisrkaya and
  • Gerardo Muñoz-Troncoso

25 August 2025

Emotional education is essential in teacher training processes, but historically it has been neglected in the training system. The purpose of this study was to design and psychometrically validate the EEITT Scale, an instrument that assesses the perc...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,674 Views
11 Pages

Adaptation and Validation of the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale in a Sample of Initial Teacher Training Students in Chile

  • Juan Carlos Beltrán-Véliz,
  • José Luis Gálvez-Nieto,
  • Maura Klenner-Loebel and
  • Nathaly Vera-Gajardo

25 September 2024

Intercultural effectiveness is a relevant construct for improving the training of future teachers and promoting culturally diverse educational environments. This study aimed to adapt and validate the intercultural effectiveness scale (IES) in a sampl...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,557 Views
17 Pages

13 May 2021

This study presents a systematic literature review (SLR) on the initial training of science teachers in Africa based on selected research articles, in the period 2000–2020, that emphasize the importance of surveying knowledge that goes beyond those t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,216 Views
16 Pages

19 July 2021

Research on teachers’ perceptions about diversity is key to understanding the different approaches to be implemented to build inclusive education. Within this framework, the perceptions and attitudes of 73 students in the Mathematics specialization o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,268 Views
15 Pages

19 November 2021

The Virtual World is a technology that has created countless opportunities for teaching and learning, innovating traditional and online education, and promoting a more sustainable and accessible education. Through their avatars and digital representa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,578 Views
15 Pages

Initial Training of Primary School Teachers: Development of Competencies for Inclusion and Attention to Diversity

  • Carmen Nuria Arvelo-Rosales,
  • Olga María Alegre de la Rosa and
  • Remedios Guzmán-Rosquete

9 August 2021

Teachers need to be prepared to attend to all learners regardless of their abilities or needs. This implies that future teachers must develop, throughout their initial training, the necessary competencies to provide inclusive education to all student...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,874 Views
16 Pages

19 November 2024

In formal education, teachers play a fundamental role in teaching healthy nutritional habits, which are crucial for promoting balanced diets throughout life. This research aims to analyze the nutritional training of teachers by reviewing the presence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,537 Views
17 Pages

4 December 2024

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has been adopted by schools to equip students with the competencies and language skills needed in today’s multilingual and multicultural society. However, teaching content courses through a foreig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,513 Views
15 Pages

The main objective of this research was to demonstrate the integration of international and national strategies in education for sustainable development and global citizenship into initial teacher training. The researchers analyzed the outcomes of a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,959 Views
19 Pages

18 November 2024

The Department for Education developed the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy in 2019 for state-funded schools in England as a response to increasing challenges in teacher supply. Core to the strategy was a mandatory, nationally funded, two-y...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,388 Views
14 Pages

Learning with Older Adults through Intergenerational Service Learning in Physical Education Teacher Education

  • Pedro J. Ruiz-Montero,
  • Oscar Chiva-Bartoll,
  • Celina Salvador-García and
  • Cristian González-García

5 February 2020

(1) Background: The population of older adults is growing faster but most of them experience physical, psychological, and social limitations. Higher education should reflect these concerns by providing students appropriate skills to support a sustain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,785 Views
17 Pages

The City as a Tool for STEAM Education: Problem-Posing in the Context of Math Trails

  • Enrique Martínez-Jiménez,
  • Álvaro Nolla de Celis and
  • Elvira Fernández-Ahumada

19 August 2022

This study presents an experience that combines problem-posing and Math Trails in the context of future teachers’ instruction. Pre-service teachers in the third year of their studies were faced with the design of tasks to be included in Math Tr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,774 Views
16 Pages

Programs of Access to Pedagogy: Diagnostic of Its Design in Chilean Private Universities

  • Karen Núñez-Valdés,
  • Neliot Villena Olivares,
  • Cristian Villegas Dianta,
  • Marisol López Núñez and
  • Antonio Castillo-Paredes

The objective of this study is to describe and analyze comparatively the Programs of Access to Pedagogies (PAP) of Chilean private universities, in order to know how this policy has been developed in this type of institution. After an exhaustive and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,064 Views
12 Pages

A Study of the Usefulness of Physical Models and Digital Models for Teaching Science to Prospective Primary School Teachers

  • F. Javier Robles-Moral,
  • Manuel Fernández-Díaz and
  • Gabriel Enrique Ayuso-Fernández

27 March 2023

This study focuses on the impact of the use of teaching resources on future teachers in different formats, physical and digital. We worked with a single task dealing with nutrition in humans with two groups of students, but one group worked with a ve...

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