Resumen
La más reciente investigación educativa se asocia con una parcialidad nacional y cultural desconocida, la cual comienza con preguntas que son respondidas y termina con deducciones ya inducidas. Describimos un estudio de tres meses in situ en escuelas de primaria irlandesas que intentan identificar cómo unas prácticas de formación de docentes profesionales americanos e irlandeses se reflejan en las costumbres educativas y políticas de sus respectivos países. Aquí nos enfocamos en lo que se revela directamente en las prácticas de información de docentes y su vida profesional: visión del maestro sobre la selección de instituciones educativas, el rol del maestro en el funcionamiento de las escuelas, plan de estudios y las contribuciones del estudiante.

Palabras clave
Selección de instituciones educativas, formación de docentes y reforma educativa.

Palabras clave descriptor
Elección escolar, reforma educativa, prácticas de la enseñanza..

Transferencia a la práctica
Se dice que los peces son los últimos en enterarse de que su hábitat es el agua. De la misma manera, una simple clase de prácticas de formación de docentes profesionales, falla; tanto para los que están comprometidos en estas prácticas como para los que establecen las reglas, a menos que, las prácticas estén conectadas con su entorno. Este estudio demuestra el concepto útil, tanto para los que hacen las reglas que contemplan la reforma de educación como para los que hacen las prácticas; éstos buscan mayor compenetración en lo que los motive a ellos y a sus colegas. Una extrapolación simple conceptual del descubrimiento de este estudio se puede aplicar a estudiantes de cualquier país.

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