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Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa
Print version ISSN 1510-2432On-line version ISSN 1688-9304
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REIS, Márcia Lopes and TALAVERA, Marisa Montesano de. Intercultural management and practices toward quality assurance in higher teacher training. Cuad. Investig. Educ. [online]. 2024, vol.15, n.2, e306. Epub Dec 01, 2024. ISSN 1510-2432. https://doi.org/10.18861/cied.2024.15.2.3914.
This article reflects on practices shaped by the higher education cultures of institutions in some Latin American and Caribbean (LATAM) countries, within the ECALFOR project funded by the European Union. As part of this project, institutions created quality assurance units to assess basic competencies of teacher trainees, aiming to improve teacher training and, consequently, the quality of education in the region. This qualitative study conducts a documentary analysis to explain the establishment of these quality units within the institutions responsible for initial teacher education, positioning them as a means to support the validity of teaching certifications in their countries. The article reviews various actions these higher education institutions (HEIs) have implemented to ensure quality and presents a model that could be replicated in other university management areas. This exploration invites further inquiry into the management processes these HEIs follow to secure their graduates' profiles, addressing an emerging teaching labor market that demands increasingly complex competencies. As a result, it emphasizes the importance of supporting institutional actions that contribute to this goal.
Keywords : quality unit; teacher training; management; teaching competencies; graduate profile.