Teachers and Academic responsibles´ perception about the implementation process of the European Higher Education Area within diverse education degrees

Résumé

In 2010-2011, Spanish universities began major restructuring with the European convergence process in higher education. Further examination of the factors that facilitate or hinder implementation of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System and the shift from traditional teaching to a student-centred model and autonomous learning is needed. The purpose of this study is to collect the views and assessment of lecturers and academic directors from teacher education faculties with a special focus on how this process is being implemented in their centres. An online questionnaire was sent to a sample of 37 academic directors and 108 lecturers from faculties in all the Spanish autonomous communities. An outline of the factors and difficulties impacting the implementation of the Bologna Process can be drawn from their views. Some of these factors are how credits should be assigned and distributed to subject areas, the use and frequency of methodologies, the inclusion of competence-based learning, the difficulty of assessing it and in general, the role of teachers and their training needs.