The process of professional motivation at Camilo Cienfuegos Military Schools. Theory and history (Original)
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teaching-learning process; motivation; vocational training; professional orientationAbstract
This article deals with the preparation of students at Camilo Cienfuegos Military Schools for the self-determined choice of continuing higher education in military careers. Its objective is to analyze the sociological, psychological, and pedagogical foundations that support the motivational process of these students, as well as the historical development of this process within the context of the educational process. Various theoretical and empirical research methods were employed, including historical-logical, analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive, documentary research, and interviews. These methods reveal the main theories, categories, and concepts currently used to address the topic, as well as highlighting events and consequences that have occurred throughout the history of Camilo Cienfuegos Military Schools in Cuba. This study reflects the need to back up the motivational work of these students in contemporary theoretical frameworks, based on the achievements observed in the sixty-year history of the educational work presented, which demonstrates the necessity of addressing the full range of educational influences and actions, conceived within the teaching staff, aimed at motivating young people toward the conscious choice of a military profession and a specific profile and specialty, as their life's purpose.
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