The pedagogical practice for the development of the professional skills of the Physical Educator in Colombia

Abstract

The improvement of educational quality in Latin American nations is one of the main goals to be achieved by the member countries of the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) by 2021. For this reason, teacher training has a preponderant role, hence this result focuses its attention on contributing to the improvement in the training of future teachers of Physical Education, for the important social mission they have in the education of future generations. In the present article, the method of bibliographic analysis was used, going from the international context to the Colombian reality. The main results are in determining the background that marks the beginning of the search for competitiveness and quality in Higher Education, and the participation of Colombia in this challenge, as well as how practices for the acquisition of skills in the exercise of professional activities; and, finally, the current status of said competences in the students of pedagogical practice of the Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education of the University Institution María Goretti Higher Education Center.