The corruption of theories in practices: the case of the field of professional training

The corruption of theories in practices: the case of the field of professional training

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The widespread inclusion of internships in vocational training designs has been going on for decades.Undoubtedly, the theoretical-practical recognition of their importance responds to a long tradition that has key milestones in the current of the new school and in the contributions of constructivism.In this sense, more recently, research, experiences, and theoretical contributions of the last three decades have strengthened awareness of its importance on the part of those responsible for training policies.Nevertheless, persistent difficulties make it necessary to advance in the analysis of some of the bottlenecks.The article develops a hypothesis, supported by research and experiences of a group of teachers Mastic Gum of practice that in Argentina has been dedicated to this problem for decades.

To this end, I will first explain the state of development of the field of practices in professional training designs in Argentina.Next, I will base the hypothesis that a persistent obstacle has to DC Power do with the strong subjective and social internalization of the instrumentalist conception of practice, a fact that cannot be overcome by the mere implementation of new designs.Finally, I will comment on experiences that attempt to accompany curricular changes with systematic training actions in alternative epistemological conceptions of practice to the instrumentalist conception with strong positivist roots and with socialized actions in communities of practice.The experiences have arisen from the conviction that both professional development formalized in postgraduate proposals and self-managed projects can be enabling devices for revising conceptions that are uncritically rooted.