Systematic review of pedagogical work practice in Higher Education: theoretical foundations and key actions

Abstract

Work practices respond to a substantial component in the development of skills of future professionals, entailing important development milestones in its processes in order to ensure that students acquire skills that link theory and practice for future job placement. The present research focused on analyzing and systematizing the main theoretical and legal foundations and key actions that support labor practice in educational contexts at the universities of Ecuador. For this purpose, a documentary-type investigation was used, which favored the review and reflection of different bibliographic sources obtained from high-impact search engines through content analysis. After the analysis, it was concluded that the development of work/professional practices in the training and professional development processes of teachers allow knowledge management in universities from research to act in their own field of action. Furthermore, this pedagogical training is based on learning to serve, as knowledge is acquired and integrated. These favors providing the community with a quality social service, addressing priority needs in relation to the educational field.