%0 Journal Article %T Creencias Epistemol車gicas de Estudiantes de Pedagog赤a en Educaci車n Parvularia, B芍sica y Media: Diferencias en la Formaci車n Inicial Docente? Epistemological Beliefs of Preschool, Middle, and High School Pre-Service Teacher Education Students: Differences in Teacher Education Programs? %A Mar赤a Rosa Garc赤a %A Christian Sebasti芍n %J Psykhe (Santiago) %D 2011 %I Pontificia Universidad Cat車lica de Chile %X En el estudio que se reporta se caracterizan y comparan las creencias epistemol車gicas de los estudiantes de pedagog赤a en educaci車n parvularia, b芍sica y media de una universidad tradicional chilena. Los datos fueron recolectados mediante un cuestionario completado por 330 estudiantes de pedagog赤a, tanto de educaci車n media, como de primer y 迆ltimo a o de educaci車n parvularia y b芍sica; hombres y mujeres de edades entre 17 y 38 a os. Se realizaron comparaciones de acuerdo al programa de estudio y al momento de la formaci車n en que se encuentran los estudiantes, mediante an芍lisis unifactorial de la varianza. Se compar車 seg迆n edad mediante regresi車n lineal. Los resultados muestran entre los estudiantes de pedagog赤a las mismas diferencias encontradas en un estudio previo entre docentes en ejercicio (Guerra, 2008): los estudiantes de pedagog赤a en educaci車n media presentan creencias epistemol車gicas significativamente m芍s sofisticadas que los de pedagog赤a en educaci車n parvularia y b芍sica. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los estudiantes de primero y 迆ltimo a o ni tampoco asociadas a la edad de los mismos. Se discute la necesidad de estudios longitudinales en esta 芍rea. This study describes and compares the epistemological beliefs of preschool, middle, and high school pre-service teacher education students in a Chilean university. Data were collected through a questionnaire completed by 330 student teachers training in secondary education, first and final year of preschool education and primary education. They were men and women aged 17 to 38 years. Using univariate analysis of variance, comparisons were made according to the program of study and to the point at which the students were in their studies (first or final year). Association with age was evaluated by linear regression. Student teachers show the same differences found in a previous study among in-service teachers (Guerra, 2008): student teachers in secondary education have significantly more sophisticated epistemological beliefs than students of early childhood and primary education. No significant differences were found between freshmen and seniors, nor associated with the age of the students. The need for longitudinal studies in this area is discussed. %K formaci車n inicial docente %K creencias epistemol車gicas %K educaci車n %K teacher education programs %K epistemological beliefs %K education %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-22282011000100003