Abstract

CORDERO ARROYO, Graciela; VAZQUEZ CRUZ, María del Ángel  and  LUNA SERRANO, Edna. Methodology for developing the profile of the pedagogical counselor in basic education. Cuad. Investig. Educ. [online]. 2015, vol.6, n.1, pp.89-108. ISSN 1510-2432.

The aim of the present paper is to show the methodology used in the construction of the profile and role of an educational counselor in one of Mexico's States. This project is framed within the educational reform being currently implemented in this country. The project was developed in two stages. The first stage was devoted to the definition of the theoretical framing for designing the reference profile. A content analysis of the national regulations concerning the figure of the educational counselor was carried out. The result of such analysis was an initial proposal for the three generic levels of the profile: domains, sub domains and qualifications pertaining to the figure of educational counselor. In the second stage, three committees composed of teachers, counselors, principals, and supervisors at all levels of education and from the entire educational entity were organized with the purpose of developing said profile. The technical committee revised the original proposal and developed the parameters for each of the competencies. The academic committee reviewed the contribution of the previous committee and developed indicators for each sub domain of the counselor's role. Later, the validation committee reviewed the work carried out by both previous committees based on the criteria of consistency, relevance, clarity, and sufficiency. The results show a high degree of agreement with the work undertaken by previous committees. Finally an example of the validated profile is submitted together with general recommendations for the use of said profile within the context of the Mexican educational reform.

Keywords : Metodología; educación básica; regulaciones federales; estándares estatales; asesores pedagógicos; desempeño de asesores; análisis de puestos; desarrollo profesional.

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