Study of initial teacher training on issues of ethics and equality

Abstract

The complexity of the 21st century challenges facing teachers - such as the development of artificial intelligence, the effective application of the principle of equality and inclusion in the classroom or the vulnerability that Western democracies are currently showing - highlight the urgency of acquiring not only technical and didactic skills but also those related to educational ethics. For this reason, this article sets out to analyse the situation regarding the initial training of secondary school teachers in Spain in terms of the competences and contents taught in the 39 public Spanish universities that offer the Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Languages. The study uses the methodology of comparative analysis between the legislative obligation and the applied reality. The results, by way of diagnosis, reflect the training deficit in the subject of study.