Profession In Mexico Research Articles

Planning practice and the planning profession in Mexico

ABSTRACT This article addresses the following question what do Mexican planners do? The analysis of planning practice in this article is based on a survey of 141 planning practitioners in Mexico. The findings suggest that practice is still embedded in the institutionalized mode of technical rational planning and unable to deal with the ‘stubborn realities’ of urban and social inequities that are part of a historical legacy or path dependency that is difficult to change.

A socio-historic overview of social pedagogy and social work in Mexico

In this article, we offer a socio-historic overview of the development of social work and social pedagogy in Mexico. First, we examine the rise of the welfare state in Mexico in the immediate post-revolution period and the way the new secular government assumed control of social intervention. We describe the inception of the School of Social Assistance and the emergence of social work in the country, as well as exploring the role and influence of Cultural Missions and the training of social workers. We discuss the role of Fundamental Education, rural schools and their resemblance to the ideals of social pedagogy. Finally, we describe the founding of the Degree in Educational Intervention, which we consider sows the seeds of socio-pedagogical thought and practice in Mexico. We conclude that, despite the many periods of reorganisation of social intervention by successive governments, different initiatives use education to promote individual and collective development. Though social pedagogy does not exist as a profession in Mexico and social work is an imprecisely defined profession, education has a socialising potential that underpins pedagogical work of an extensive network of areas and agents animated by social ideals and goals.

Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800–1870 by Luz María Hernández Sáenz

<i>Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800–1870</i> by Luz María Hernández Sáenz

A classic game in modern time inside educational context

Many educational strategies based on using games have been part of the teacher toolset for a long time. Within the teaching profession in Mexico it is a common practice to use traditional games and use them as part of the academic materials created by the teachers themselves (Mexican lottery, bingo, cards, etc.), in order to boost the engagement of the students into the learning process. Also, usage of smartphones by students has increased significantly, and therefore the potential of allowing educators to design their own digital games to teach something in particular. In this article we show the design, creation and personalization of a classical board game known as “memorama” to be used in a digital manner. The main idea is that a user (i.e. teacher) will define pairs of cards (question and answer) and these will form the deck of digital cards of the game. This game has potentially a high impact because it is customizable nature. This work was partially presented in XII Congreso de la Mujer en la Ciencia in poster track.

Evolución de las Normas de Información Financiera en México

Las Normas de Información Financiera, son criterios de comunicación y armonización de las prácticas contables en un contexto de globalización, cuyo objetivo es lograr entablar un lenguaje contable común en una convergencia internacional. La profesión colegiada contable en México, a través del Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos y el Consejo Mexicano de Normas de Información Financiera se ha preocupado en lograr esa concordancia, adaptando su teoría contable con y hacia las Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera. Para hacerlo, ha transitado su marco contable en un camino de correcciones y adiciones de su anterior conceptualización de Principios de Contabilidad Generalmente Aceptados hacia Normas de Información Financiera en un cambio de enfoque del modelo contable de valuación, registro y presentación de los conceptos de los estados financieros. Este trabajo presenta una revisión del acercamiento conceptual de las normas contables nacionales a un modelo normativo internacional, para lo cual se realizó un análisis de la evolución de las Normas de Información Financiera en México, como un acercamiento al modo de apropiación de conceptos e indicadores en la normatividad contable mexicana. El trabajo inicia con la revisión conceptual de la normatividad contable, establece la revisión de la corriente normativa contable y sus características, llegando al marco conceptual normado. Las conclusiones revisan la pertinencia del camino de adaptación del modelo normativo contable en México, con apertura hacia el valor razonable y revelación suficiente para organizaciones económicas.

Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800–1870

Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800–1870

La profesión docente en crisis: Disminución de la matrícula normalista en México

La disminución de interés por cursar la carrera docente es un fenómeno internacional. En el caso mexicano los periodos de descenso del interés por ingresar a las escuelas normales están asociados con cambios en algunas de las condiciones laborales del magisterio. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar los resultados de un trabajo de investigación sobre la reducción en la cantidad de matrícula de la Licenciatura en Educación Primaria (LEPRIM) como consecuencia de la disminución del número de aspirantes a ingresar a esta profesión en México. Este estudio exploratorio comprendió dos fases. En la primera se hace una revisión de las políticas federales en materia de carrera docente e ingreso a las escuelas normales. En la segunda fase se analizó la estadística de la LEPRIM. En relación a los aspirantes se encontró una reducción nacional de 57% de 2011-2012 a 2017-2018; mientras la matrícula presenta una disminución a nivel nacional de 17%, de 2011-2012 a 2018-2019. En vista de la clara y abrupta reducción del interés hacia la formación docente en una escuela normal es necesario profundizar en la identificación de las causas para implementar estrategias a nivel nacional que permitan revertir este fenómeno.

Public Accounting as a profession in Mexico

Every profession has a function of responsibility to society, which implies dedication, compliance and permanent updating, credibility and, above all, appropriating their ideals, making them part of their being, with certain ideas, ethical compliance, values and practices that characterize him as a professional. Exercising the profession of Public Accountant implies a sense of social responsibility, of acting with integrity of values and ethics, if one takes into account that society demands such compliance, in addition to a behavior of honesty and certainty. In Mexico, the Public Accountant has different areas of specialization in which professionals can find work cavity today. The main objective of this article is to analyze and identify the functions of a future professional in Public Accounting as well as the work areas to be carried out.The background, essential characteristics, challenges and fields of action of the profession in Mexico are included, thus contributing to the election of career for university futures.

Luz María Hernández Sáenz, Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800

Luz María Hernández Sáenz, Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800

A genetic counseling needs assessment of Mexico.

BackgroundWhile genetic counseling has expanded globally, Mexico has not adopted it as a separate profession. Given the rapid expansion of genetic and genomic services, understanding the current genetic counseling landscape in Mexico is crucial to improving healthcare outcomes.MethodsOur needs assessment strategy has two components. First, we gathered quantitative data about genetics education and medical geneticists’ geographic distribution through an exhaustive compilation of available information across several medical schools and public databases. Second, we conducted semi‐structured interviews of 19 key‐informants from 10 Mexican states remotely with digital recording and transcription.ResultsAcross 32 states, ~54% of enrolled medical students receive no medical genetics training, and only Mexico City averages at least one medical geneticist per 100,000 people. Barriers to genetic counseling services include: geographic distribution of medical geneticists, lack of access to diagnostic tools, patient health literacy and cultural beliefs, and education in medical genetics/genetic counseling. Participants reported generally positive attitudes towards a genetic counseling profession; concerns regarding a current shortage of available jobs for medical geneticists persisted.ConclusionTo create a foundation that can support a genetic counseling profession in Mexico, the clinical significance of medical genetics must be promoted nationwide. Potential approaches include: requiring medical genetics coursework, developing community genetics services, and increasing jobs for medical geneticists.

Impacto de las Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas en la profesión académica en México: distintos tiempos, diferentes condiciones

Este trabajo analiza la profesión académica en México en dos períodos: cuando la conducción de las trayectorias académicas era regulada por la vía salarial y, posteriormente, cuando se orientaron por el “pago por mérito”. El análisis emplea los datos de la investigación “La reconfiguración de la profesión académica en México” (2007) para los integrantes del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, y divide la muestra en dos grupos: veteranos y jóvenes. Los primeros se ubican en la primera época y los segundos en la época en que las carreras académicas ya eran guiadas por las Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas. Se construyeron tres indicadores: el lapso transcurrido para la obtención del doctorado, el tiempo que fue necesario para lograr el primer trabajo de tiempo completo y las condiciones formativas para el ingreso a la carrera académica. Los resultados de la comparación muestran que las Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas modificaron los tiempos de formación e incorporación a la planta académica, así como los niveles formativos para iniciar las trayectorias.

Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800–1870 by Luz María Hernández Sáenz

Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800–1870 by Luz María Hernández Sáenz

Implicaciones bioéticas de la dispraxis odontológica y su relación con la formación educativa

Propósito: el presente artículo es de revisión bibliográfica y enfatiza que la práctica odontológica como profesión de la salud en México cuenta con un marco ético y legal específico, que impulsa el desarrollo de los alumnos en un clima de respeto en el desempeño de una práctica profesional óptima, con la finalidad de que los estudiantes no incurran en dispraxis profesional una vez egresados de sus centros educativos. Periodo, origen y tipos de publicaciones: la revisión se hizo en el periodo comprendido entre enero del 2012 y septiembre del 2014, como base de investigación de la tesis de grado de maestría en Bioética en la esm del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, basada en información bibliográfica documental y artículos científicos. Punto de vista: es de suma importancia que en la formación del cirujano dentista deben estar presentes los conocimientos científicos, técnicos y humanísticos como la responsabilidad, el respeto, la beneficencia, la no maleficencia y la justicia, los cuales son necesarios para realizar una práctica adecuada. Finalmente, se plantea la necesidad de fortalecer una cultura bioética en los estudiantes, concientizando a los alumnos del sentido de la responsabilidad, el respeto y el valor a la vida, lo que permite el desarrollo de valores que aporten un cambio cultural de humanismo odontológico.

Lawyering on the margins: lawyers and drug-criminals before Mexican federal courts

ABSTRACTThis paper explores some of the empirical dimensions of the way in which lawyers litigate drug crime cases in Mexican federal courts. In particular, the aim is to illustrate two aspects of the relationship between the legal profession practice and the crimes related to the trafficking, production, possession and transportation of illegal drugs in Mexico. The investigation focuses on whether the distinction between ‘narco-lawyers’ and ‘lawyers defending other crimes’ could be pertinent and useful for classifying particular forms of legal profession exercise. Moreover, analysis also extends to how narco-lawyers ‘work’ in practice, and what specific practices could distinguish them from their peers. Research findings suggest that lawyers who defend drug-criminals in Mexico (1) do offer a better explanation to their clients regarding the status of the judicial process, (2) present more evidence (witnesses, in particular) to support their client's innocence, and (3) obtain softer sentences (4) in less time than those lawyers who do not represent drug traffickers. Taken together, these findings suggest that drug trafficking may be contributing to a distinctive way of exercising the legal profession in Mexico.

El Sistema Nacional de Investigadores: ¿espejo y modelo?

This article contrasts certain features of members of the National System of Researchers (sni) in the fields of Physics-Mathematics with those of the Social Sciences. The central hypothesis is that, for the first field, the characteristics established as suitable for researchers coincide with the processes of formation and development intrinsic to their disciplines (mirror effect), while for the second field, the traits became a model to emulate. To achieve the research objective, we compared these areas according to the following indicators: number of researchers, internal evaluation criteria, and age when the PhD was obtained, combined with the researchers’ levels within the system. These features suggest that the sni has permeated disciplinary cultures to standardize the behavior of its members. Lastly, we highlight future areas for research into the impact of the sni on the formation of the scientific profession in Mexico.

The Mexico of the 21st Century and its need for general practitioners

The medical profession in Mexico is going through difficult times, facing transcendental challenges for its future as a profession and for the health system as a whole. A complete model of medical care requires both general practitioners and specialists. The need to boost and revalue the general practitioner is imperative.

"The fact that there are more women doesn't guarantee anything": the feminization of obstetrics and gynecology and the experiences of female medical professionals in Mexico

In the framework of an increasing feminization of the medical profession in Mexico, this article explores the characteristics of this process in the obstetrics and gynecology specialty. Understanding feminization as a process of change to be analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively, the article focuses special attention on the experiences of female obstetrician-gynecologists within a medical specialty that has since its origins functioned as a mechanism of control over women's bodies. Based on ethnographic research, the article combines statistical and archival sources and field observation. The interviews reveal the experiences and tensions women obstetrician-gynecologists encounter in this context.

"The fact that there are more women doesn't guarantee anything": the feminization of obstetrics and gynecology and the experiences of female medical professionals in Mexico

In the framework of an increasing feminization of the medical profession in Mexico, this article explores the characteristics of this process in the obstetrics and gynecology specialty. Understanding feminization as a process of change to be analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively, the article focuses special attention on the experiences of female obstetrician-gynecologists within a medical specialty that has since its origins functioned as a mechanism of control over women's bodies. Based on ethnographic research, the article combines statistical and archival sources and field observation. The interviews reveal the experiences and tensions women obstetrician-gynecologists encounter in this context.

La carrera del académico mexicano a principios del siglo XXI: una exploración con base en la encuesta RPAM 2007-2008

Based on the national survey results The Reconfiguration of the Academic Profession in Mexico, 2007-2008, and considering the academic career as a temporary process: to arrive, pass through and leave, a concept that is explored under five aspects: Admission profile, academicians professional development, a temporary path towards better categories, developed work nature, academicians identity and commitment and, finally, retirement. The analysis was based on the identification of three generations of academicians: the young ones (0-6 years), the mature ones (7-20 years) and the deans (21 + years).

Formação de professores e saberes docentes: trajetória e preocupações de uma pesquisadora da docência - uma entrevista com Ruth Mercado

A entrevista concedida pela pesquisadora mexicana Ruth Mercado Maldonado em outubro de 2013 traz importantes contribuições para o campo educacional ao tratar de temas contemporâneos a partir da experiência profissional de uma investigadora de renome internacional. Docente e pesquisadora do Departamiento de Investigaciones Educativas del Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (DIE-CINVESTAV), a Dra. Ruth Mercado mantém contato com pesquisadores brasileiros desde a década de 1980, debatendo temas envolvendo a etnografia e a formação de professores. A abordagem etnográfica, calcada na articulação entre trabalho empírico e conceitual, possibilita que a autora, a partir do pensamento de Agnes Heller, Mikhail Bakhtin e Lev Vigotsky, dentre outros, produza uma construção teórica própria acerca dos saberes docentes. Sua trajetória revela as concepções de uma pesquisadora que busca compreender a perspectiva do outro, distanciando-se dos olhares avaliativos e prescritivos comuns ao campo pedagógico. Na entrevista, a autora aborda, de modo instigante, questões atuais e relativas ao campo da formação inicial e continuada de professores: o processo de universitarização e suas implicações, o papel dos formadores, as relações entre cultura universitária e cultura escolar. Suas reflexões sobre a história da profissão docente no México e da criação de programas de mestrado profissional em diferentes países oferecem contribuições importantes para a comunidade educacional da América Latina. A leitura da entrevista envolve, assim, um convite à reflexão sobre os desafios que a universidade e seus profissionais enfrentam na construção de propostas de formação docente adequadas às necessidades, demandas e características próprias daqueles que atuam na educação básica.