Ana Rosa Lagares Gaitán

Roles and Affiliations: Associate Professor at Camilo José Cela University and Antonio de Nebrija University in Madrid. Pedagogical Director of the Magister Academy, coordinating Programming and Legal Education departments. Researcher in the ApS group under Dr. Pilar Aramburuzala, focusing on the impact of ApS on Teaching Degrees students.

Education: Graduate in Educational Sciences (Complutense University of Madrid, 1991), Master's in Management and Administration of Educational Centers (Francisco de Vitoria University), and doctoral candidate at Autonomous University of Madrid (since 2019). Completed research training credits and courses in academic writing and NVivo analysis (2020).

Research Interests: Specializes in educational guidance, teacher training, curriculum design, and inclusive education. Her work emphasizes constructivist methodologies, evaluation processes, linguistic diversity, and competency-based education. Current research explores the impact of Action Research (ApS) on student learning outcomes in teaching degrees.

Teaching Contributions: Teaches courses such as 'Diversidad y Educación Inclusiva,' 'Curriculum Design,' and 'Psychopedagogical Orientation.' Supervises undergraduate and master's theses and practicums for Education students. Author of textbooks on evaluation, competency frameworks, and values education.

Professional Experience: Over 30 years in teacher training, including roles at the ICCE (National Institute of Education), SM Publishing House, and various educational projects. Coordinator of teacher preparation programs for public service exams and master's programs in secondary education and psychopedagogical orientation.