Chile's increasing migration phenomenon, added to the ethnic and cultural diversity of the territory, challenges school leaders to rethink educational stages that fortify the processes of inclusion and social justice. In this context, the aim of this article is to describe the representations of senior teachers about the inclusion of migrant students in schools in La Araucanía region, Chile. The research uses an assorted method and has a descriptive coverage. The participants are 79 directors of schools and high-schools subsidized by the State. The results evidence that school leaders assume school inclusion from a technical approach and develop practices mainly focused on accomplish with the regulations of the Inclusion Law, above the implementation of practices aimed to assist the professional development of teachers and student´s learning. The conclusions highlight the need to move towards more inclusive and critical leaderships, capable of influencing practices based on the recognition and assessment of student´s differences as an opportunity to assist the teaching-learning process and promote professional teacher development.

The objective of this article is to evaluate the intercultural sensitivity of teachers working in culturally diverse classrooms, and to analyse differences in intercultural sensitivity based on the gender, age, training (advanced training courses), and intercultural experience of the teachers. A quantitative approach with a comparative descriptive design was chosen. The Intercultural Sensitivity Scale was used, composed of 24 statements, which were responded to by 50 teachers. The results show that teachers possess moderate intercultural sensitivity and that the highest rated competencies are trust and attention to communication.

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As perturbações do espectro autista enquadram-se no grupo de perturbações mais severas com que os profissionais em saúde mental infantil lidam, dadas as suas repercussões no funcionamento da criança em áreas como as da socialização, comunicação e aprendizagem e a incerteza relativamente ao prognóstico. S. Greenspan e colaboradores desenvolveram um modelo explicativo para estas perturbações baseado numa abordagem desenvolvimental e estruturalista e na certeza de que em todas as crianças existe alguma capacidade para comunicar e que essa capacidade depende do seu grau de motivação e de envolvimento afectivo. O Modelo D.I.R. (Desenvolvimento, Diferenças Individuais e Relação) é um modelo de intervenção resultante destes pressupostos teóricos que engloba a abordagem Floor-time e diferentes especialidades terapêuticas (integração sensorial, comunicação aumentativa).Através da Associação de Apoio à Unidade da Primeira Infância, foi criado um programa intensivo de intervenção clínica baseado nestes princípios. O artigo apresenta a descrição do programa, das crianças e da sua evolução em termos de desenvolvimento e adaptação social e emocional.

In the context of a global pandemic that started in 2020, the Chilean higher education institution Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB) faced the challenge of giving continuity to its already established blended program for English courses while also starting the implementation of a high-stakes certification assessment for its students using the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) Bridge. This study sought to evaluate how much of a mediating factor online teaching presence could be in the context of test preparation within a language course in aspects related to autonomous learning and perceived learning outcomes. A mixed-methods approach was used. It included a survey applied to 1,642 eligible students of the English program. These quantitative data were complemented with students’ comments and teacher interviews. After triangulating quantitative and qualitative data, teaching presence was clearly perceived to be a relevant aspect of the online experience in the studied courses. However, both students’ and teachers’ voices evidenced pervasive challenges and tensions that hinder the potentially transformative benefits that online learning is expected to bring about.