Resumen de Academic bodies in public schools in the State of Mexico

Héctor Velázquez, Lucio González, Basilio Reyes

• The article describes the characteristics of the academic bodies of the public normal schools of Mexico State, as well as the profiles of the teachers of these academic bodies. It is descriptive and explorative and is drawn from a larger project that aims to identify the formative process of the academic bodies of the public normal schools in México State. The question that guided this exploration was: What are the characteristics of the academic bodies of the public normal schools, and which profiles do its members have? The study was conducted in a quantitative manner, based on data collection from official sources of information, catalogues of academic bodies recognized by the PRODEP and databases of the Dirección General de Profesiones. The article shows that there are few schools with academic bodies, these academic bodies having limited membership and lains knowledge lines linked to teacher training. The professional training of teachers is the master´s degree and they studied programs related to the science of education, in private schools. Few teachers possess a desirable profile; however the majority graduates with a master´s degree.