Initial Teacher Education in Citizenship in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis of Six Countries

This document reports on a study of initial teacher education in citizenship education in Latin America undertaken as an initiative of the OREALC-UNESCO Regional Strategy on Teacher Policies. Its purpose is to examine citizenship education in the teacher education curricula of six countries in the region –Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru – researching the general contents of the programs, their organization, and the topics covered, and analyzing teacher preparation in this crucial dimension of the formative experience provided.