Identification and analysis of contributions of the seminar on ethics, democracy and education manifested by professionals pursuing a master's degree in education

Abstract

In light of these intentions, it can be stated that ethics and its interrelationships with democracy and citizenship education become relevant as central contents of the subject Ethics, Democracy and Education (EDE) that makes up the curriculum of the Master's degree. in Education at the Universidad de la Empresa, Uruguay. This is implemented in the blended learning modality composed of a face-to-face seminar that is combined with audiovisual resources, bibliography and online activities on the university's Moodle platform. One of its general objectives is aimed at providing theoretical elements to reflect on ethics and democracy today, as well as their influence on formal education. The study carried out allowed us to corroborate the starting assumption: the EDE 2022 seminar contributed to the professional training of its participants. This conclusion revalues ​​the importance of educational research as an instrument to improve the organization of teaching and promote meaningful and transformative learning. When this practice is developed with professional education students, the possibilities of collecting valuable information about learning increase depending on their training and school career.