The professionalization of beginning teachers at the University: what teachers learn through the "Practice Analysis Workshops"

Abstract:

This paper gives the chance to some teachers who have taken part in the New Teachers Training Program from the University of Seville for many years to present their formative experiences. It exposes their uncertainties, efforts and opinions. It also presents a description of the Program and the strategies it uses, a characterization of its organizational context and a synthesis of its conceptual frame, as well. In addition, a study developed to improve the practice of the participants in the Program is also commented. Specially, we exposed some conclusions derived form one of the more relevant formative strategies developed by the Program: the Analysis Workshops.

Keywords:
professional development; teachers' reflection; beginning teachers; training strategy