Teaching excellence. An exploratory study in Spain and Italy
Journal title CADMO
Author/s Amparo Jiménez Vivas, Sandra Liliana Medina Cárdenas, Francesca Fioretti, Gabriella Agrusti
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/1
Language English Pages 17 P. 40-56 File size 222 KB
DOI 10.3280/CAD2025-001004
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The study investigates the perceptions of teachers in Spain and Italy concerning their practices associated with teaching excellence. Grounded in recent theoretical frameworks on teaching professional competence, the research adopts an exploratory crossnational design to analyze excellence in everyday teaching. A total of 235 teachers from both countries participated in the study by completing a structured questionnaire composed of a validated scale measuring teaching excellence. Statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics, ttests, and exploratory factor analysis, were used to compare the results across national contexts. The findings reveal a strong shared commitment among teachers to participatory and reflective teaching practices, with notable differences in dimensions such as pedagogical innovation and subjectmatter expertise. The study concludes by emphasizing the importance of designing both initial and in-service teacher education programs that support reflective practices and strengthen professional development pathways.
Keywords: teachers, teaching excellence, democratic teaching beliefs, professional development, teaching practices.
Amparo Jiménez Vivas, Sandra Liliana Medina Cárdenas, Francesca Fioretti, Gabriella Agrusti, Teaching excellence. An exploratory study in Spain and Italy in "CADMO" 1/2025, pp 40-56, DOI: 10.3280/CAD2025-001004