Vocational Interests of Students in an International Network Learning Environment ; Intereses Vocacionales de Estudiantes en un Entorno Internacional de Aprendizaje en Red

Despite the fact that vocational interests constitute one of the main variables that influence decision-making, their study does not begin until ages that could require late hours, such as Secondary Education. In order to alleviate this deficit, a longitudinal study was carried out, whose main objective was to analyse to what extent a networked learning environment contributes to a better behaviour of primary school students towards their vocational interests. An educational program was developed and implemented based on the international R&D e-Cultures Project. Spain, Portugal and several Latin American countries participated in the research. The evaluation of the program was carried out using a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design in which an ad hoc questionnaire was applied to collect the data. The results showed a stronger career decision in boys (as opposed to girls). On the other hand, vocational interests were less related to the country of residence. It is concluded that vocational guidance, working collaboratively in a networked learning environment with an intercultural perspective, enhances the decision-making process and definition of professional goals, contributing to the teaching of science in primary school students. ; A pesar de que los intereses vocacionales constituyen una de las variables principales que influyen en la toma de decisiones, su estudio no se inicia hasta edades que podrían considerarse ya tardías, como es la Educación Secundaria. Con el fin de paliar este déficit, se realizó un estudio longitudinal, cuyo principal objetivo fue analizar en qué medida un entorno de aprendizaje en red contribuye a un mejor comportamiento de los alumnos de primaria hacia sus intereses vocacionales. Se desarrolló e implementó un programa educativo basado en el Proyecto internacional de I+D e-Culturas. España, Portugal y varios países latinoamericanos participaron en la investigación. La evaluación del programa se llevó a cabo mediante un diseño cuasiexperimental de pretest-postest en el que ...