RT Journal Article
T1 Educational Counseling and Temporary Language Adaptation Classrooms: A Study through In-Depth Interviews
A1 Toscano Cruz, María O
A1 González Falcón, Inmaculada
A1 Gómez Hurtado, Inmaculada
A1 García Rodríguez, María Pilar
AB This article aims to show the role of educational counselors both as promoters of culturalmanagement and as mentors for attention to diversity. A qualitative methodology and ethnographicapproach have been implemented. In-depth interviews with counsellors from schools in the provincesof Huelva and Cadiz (Spain) have been analyzed in order to pinpoint their perceptions regardingthe educational attention that immigrant students receive and the opportunities that are generatedfrom the temporary language adaptation classrooms and school counseling for the promotion ofintercultural education. After the qualitative analysis, this classroom stands out as an essential devicein the educational response received by these students. The main outcomes also show that theeducational counselor is a key figure in the processes of educational attention to immigrant students,although they are faced with some challenges that remain pending in this process. These professionalsassume the role of advisers, guides, coordinators, and promoters in the preparation of culturalproposals and actions. Their work is equally relevant in family–school–community mediation andin the positive promotion of intercultural coexistence. The discussion focuses on knowing theimportance of intercultural education in schools as a response to the principle of “educating for all,”taking advantage of the educational context as a privileged setting to work on cultural diversity.This task must be carried out by the counselor in collaboration with the principals, families, otherteachers, educators, and other agents. The research underlines the difficulties counselors face whenimplementing inclusive collaborative processes, while identifying them as key agents due to theirpivotal role in the positive management of diversity.
PB MDPI
SN 2071-1050
YR 2020
FD 2020-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19487
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19487
LA eng
NO Toscano Cruz, M. de la O., González Falcón, I., Gómez Hurtado, I., & García Rodríguez, M. del P. (2020). Educational Counseling and Temporary Language Adaptation Classrooms: A Study through In-Depth Interviews. Sustainability, 12(24), 10433. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410433
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026