Advising as a tool to improve teaching and learning in an Educational Counselor’s professional practice. A case study
Abstract
Any desire to improve involves good teaching practices and certain models of counseling. In Andalusia, a few teams of support for pre-school and primary education are institutionalized: Educational Guidance Teams. They consist mainly of school counselors. They are in charge both of educational counseling and the promotion and support of different educational programs. They can act as advisors, critical colleagues, and key elements in the improvement of teaching and learning processes. The article presents the results of a case study which was selected
because it clearly links the improvement of results form orientation with good practice
in counseling. The study has been developed over four years. It uses a narrative biographical approach through in-depth interviews for the purpose of making its theoretical foundations more grounded. It explains some key ideas, coming from the field of orientation, which advisors could introduce in their professional practice: giving the curriculum a more prominent role and developing that curriculum through a model of work which is collaborative, constructivist, community, and based on processes.
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