Lecture of doctoral thesis

Under the title "The continuous improvement and quality in vocational training institutions," Ana Maria Garzon Castrillon presented her doctoral thesis, the main objective of which is to analyse the impact of continuous improvement of teaching-learning in centers of regulated professional training.  The proposed specific objectives were:

- To know the educational policy of Spain and especially the one related to professional training.
- To identify and to understand the characteristics of the models of continuous improvement and management of quality of professional training.
- To analyse the characteristics of the management model as proposed in the Project of Quality and Continuous Improvement (PQiMC.)
- To design a methodological model with the parameters of qualitative research as a guide for the study of multiple cases.
- To identify the characteristics of the teaching-learning in centres of regulated professional training in Catalonia.
- Understand and interpret the effect of the implementation of PQiMC on the teaching-learning process.

Fieldwork was conducted in the framework of regulated vocational training in Catalonia. Following the methodology of multiple case study describes and interprets the precepciones of students, teachers, headmasters, pedagogical training accountable and responsible for quality project on the effect and / or impact achieved on the implementation of PQiMC Teaching Learning process of the centers studied.

The committee, including Aurelio Villa (University of Deusto), acting as president, Jose Tejada (UAB), who acted as secretary and Josep-Lluís Espinós (Generalitat of Catalonia), acting as a member, has evaluated the thesis according to the qualification of APTO .

Ana Maria Garzon is collaborator of EDO at the the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She has participated in conducting various studies evaluating the effects and impact of continuing training in local government as well as others.