Concepciones de los docentes de Educación Infantil sobre su formación inicial y permanente: estudio de caso colectivo

This research is proposed to respond to the fact that initial and permanent professional training of Infant Education teachers is one of the least topics in the panorama of the abundant studies on teacher training. This research sets out to respond to the fact that the initial and permanent professional training of Infant Education teachers is one of the least explored topics in the prolific field of teacher training. Our objective is to delve into the conceptions of these teachers about the initial and permanent professional training they have received, and to explore how they assess the impact of these two types of training on their professional practice. To achieve this objective, we used a collective case-study methodology. The instrument was a semi-structured clinical interview that, through content analysis, made it possible to know and fully understand the particularities of each of the cases studied. In addition, we carried out another analysis to establish semantic networks between the established categories. This analysis allowed us to map out common points and dissensions between both categories. The results showed that teachers considered it was necessary to improve initial professional training because it was excessively theoretical and the need for permanent training to be conducted in the schools to facilitate conciliation and adapt it to each context. The Infant Education teachers who participated in our research were not very satisfied with the initial and permanent professional training they received because they considered it was not very practice-oriented Esta investigación se plantea para dar respuesta al hecho de que la formación inicial y permanente del profesorado de Educación Infantil es una de las menos abordadas en el panorama de los abundantes estudios sobre formación del profesorado. Con el objetivo de acceder a las concepciones de estos docentes sobre la formación inicial y permanente que han recibido, y aproximarnos a la valoración que hacen de la repercusión de ambas en su ejercicio profesional, se ha diseñado esta investigación cualitativa. El procedimiento elegido ha sido el estudio de caso colectivo. El instrumento empleado ha sido una entrevista clínica semiestructurada que ha permitido conocer y comprender con amplitud la particularidad de cada uno de los casos estudiados a través de un análisis de contenido. Además, se ha realizado otro análisis para establecer redes semánticas entre las categorías establecidas que ha