The integration of ICT in initial teacher education: analysis of Portuguese and European normative

Abstract

This article is the result of research carried out on Portuguese and European regulations and legislation aimed at initial teacher training, with a view to identifying to what extent and how such documents consider the integration of information and communication technologies. Content Analysis was the methodological procedure that proved to be adequate for the analysis of the documental corpus, which resulted in a system of categories, which include initial teacher training in Portugal and Europe, information, and communication technologies in its aspects educational and economic, and the digital skills required, in Portugal and in Europe, of teachers and citizens. The results obtained allowed analyzes in the Portuguese and European contexts on the themes addressed in the category system, which indicated some limitations, namely the need to establish greater uniformity between the educational systems of European countries about initial teacher training. It was also concluded that both Portugal and several countries that make up the European Union have regulations and legislation that guide the integration of information and communication technologies in the context of initial teacher training.