Práctica preprofesional en la Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE): análisis y reflexiones de la modalidad virtual en tiempos de pandemia
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This article provides elements of a research conducted in 2020 in which the debate on the importance of
pre-professional practice (PP) or pedagogical practice in face-to-face mode for the training of research teachers with
an inclusive profile is expanded. At the National University of Education (UNAE-Ecuador), PP is considered the
backbone of professional training. In the year 2020 due to the pandemic, the Special Education career implemented
in the academic period April-August 2020 the virtual modality for PP, with the support of the Regular Educational
Units and Specialized Education. This is a qualitative study, applying the participatory method from the perspectives
of the main actors of the PP: students, professional tutors (school teachers) and academic tutors (UNAE teachers).
Information was obtained from various sources: online questionnaires, documentary review and a focus group. The
results suggest that pre-professional practice in virtual mode does not guarantee quality training processes for future
teachers. Face-to-face PP provides more efficient spaces for reflection on experiences related to practice and the
relationship established between theory and practice as fundamental pillars in teacher training. On the other hand,
virtual PP limits the contact of the practitioner with the socio-educational reality, a situation that has prevented the
establishment of adequate processes of reflection on teaching practice and identification of needs and problems in
the different socio-educational contexts