Abstract

PARRALES RODRIGUEZ, Sonia; ROBLES MURILLO, Jorge  and  ARGUEDAS NEGRINI, Irma. Student engagement: questionnaire for the assessment of teachers’ needs in continuing education. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.2, pp.51-53. ISSN 1409-4703.

This paper presents the results of a study that took place between 2011 and 2012. In a first phase, participants were a representative sample of secondary school teachers from the Educational Region of Cartago; the second phase took place in San José, with the participation of teachers from five secondary schools. A quantitative methodology was used; an exploratory factor analysis was run to determine a structure that measures the educators’ professional development needs, in relation to the promotion of student engagement, because of the importance of educators in this phenomenon, and because of its relation to school success and completion. First, the questionnaire was applied to 365 teachers and the analysis of responses led to the construction of another version of the questionnaire based on two categories. The first category refers to strategies for the promotion of school success and includes: conditions that enhance the formative process support for success, and pedagogical aspects; 73 % of participants fell into this category. The remaining percentage of participants (27%) emphasize on actions related to the enrichment of the school climate. After the first application, a more consistent and reduced version that discriminates items with low percentages in the factorial structure was constructed. This was the version that was applied to the teachers from San José (n=90). In conclusion, a 26 item questionnaire that measures the four identified factors is proposed to be used by school counselors in their planning of consultations with secondary school teachers.

Keywords : Continuing Education; School Completion; School Counseling; Costa Rica.

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