Vocational education is an international priority, as it contributes to the economic growth and social development of countries and quality education. The aim is to make a comparative analysis of the 'prescribed' and 'enacted' curriculum (curriculum implementation guidance documents, textbooks, classroom resources, materials, and research articles) of vocational education in Portugal and Spain, to analyse transversal dimensions of teaching and learning that are important for the integration of young people into the labour market or for continuing higher-level studies and for defining the professional profile. The study focuses on the organisation of the curriculum of the Mathematics of vocational courses at the secondary level. The comparison of curricula in Portugal and Spain was sought, using the conceptual framework developed in 1971 by Roth, applied in 2014 by Pilz, Berger, and Canning, and in 2022 by Rodrigues and Pimenta. The model considers 3 categories of analysis: competencies based on knowledge, self-concept competencies, and social competencies. The analysis of competencies based on knowledge is divided into topics covered, program structure, and assessment. The self-concept competencies put the focus on entrepreneurial thinking and action, visible in the methodologies associated with the curriculum or in complementary documents and contributing to building skills for lifelong learning. Social competencies focus on analysing the potential of the curriculum to develop personal and interpersonal skills. In this study, we seek to reflect on the importance of transversal skills for the preparation of active and intervening citizens, in particular analysing the role of the Mathematics in professional education.

Authors:
Alexandra Sofia Rodrigues, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Corália Pimenta, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal

About the Presenter(s)
She has a doctor degree in Mathematica Didactics and she is a professor at the FCT on Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and participates in the initial master's training course in mathematics in primary and secondary education.

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