The Training Needs of Future Secondary Education Teachers in Spain

Abstract

This paper shows the current situation of the R&D project ‘Analysis of the training model of secondary education teachers: identifying needs and proposals for improvement’. This project is focusing on the analysis, study and design of concrete proposals to assist in decision-making processes at two levels: (a) in the design of methodological strategies within the teaching practice and (b) the inclusion, where appropriate, of training models within the framework of the subjects currently defined in the new Master on Teacher Training for Secondary Schools in Spain. The project started in 2011/2012 and has been performed since then among the students of the new compulsory Master’s Degree. In this context, the present paper aims to study and analyse the training needs perceived by the students of this Master’s degree at the University of Seville. This analysis is complemented by a study on the monitoring reports of the Master’s degree by the University of Seville and the National Agency for Evaluation. The purpose of the study is to identify the extent to which a future training program (either a Master’s degree or any other alternative) must provide the development of skills focused on theoretical knowledge (contents) or the practical development thereof (competencies, abilities, or attitudes)