In-Service Teacher Training in Secondary Education According to Regions and Departments: The Case of Asturias (Spain)

• Main Authors: Paula González-Vallinas, José Luis San Fabián Maroto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asociación Universitaria de Formación del Profesorado 2009-04-01
• Series: Revista Electronica Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado
• Subjects: In-service Teacher Training; Secondary School; School Department
• Online Access: http://www.aufop.com/aufop/uploaded_files/articulos/1240873074.pdf
• ISSN: 0213-8646; 1575-0965

This study aims to analyse in-service teacher training and, more specifically, to explore the existing relationship between in-service teacher training and teachers’ and school variables. The present research offers a detailed analysis of secondary school teacher in-service training variables (type of training activity and activity content) in Asturias (Spanish) and of the relationship between this in-service teacher training and teachers’ and context variables (i.e. departments and regions). Evidence is provided to show that in-service teacher training should be organized taking into account these differences (context, teacher variables, in- service teacher training variables) among departments, schools and districts to ccater for inequalities.