Caracterización de las competencias profesionales del educadora infantil ecuatoriano

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of this research is to identify the main teaching competencies of early childhood education teachers in Ecuador, this research uses a descriptive and correlational approach of mixed type; the application instrument is an ad-hoc questionnaire called: "Teaching competencies in early childhood educators" aimed at early childhood education teachers who work with children from 0 to 6 years old; this instrument is divided into 4 dimensions: personal, social, teaching practice and professional satisfaction. The population is made up of 10 early childhood education teachers in Ecuador from different educational centers: public, private and public-commissioned; as main results, it can be observed that the early childhood educator has an integral vision of information in theoretical and practical principles that allow them to develop systemically; in addition, that she is an integral and multidimensional professional who must be in constant training and transformation in her way of acting and thinking. The role of the early childhood educator is to empower him/herself with a professional ethical sense, taking into account all the competencies with innovative models and foundations, allowing the execution of the entire teaching-learning process in the classroom to achieve competent students.