Needs of academic and professional training for oneroom school teachers of the Costa Rican Educational System

This article refers to a research that addresses from the perspective of one-room school teachers belonging to different Regional Educational Directions in Costa Rica, the training, and demands stated as essential to solve for better management and educational work. This research has a descriptive and non-experimental design in a quantitative approach. The study collects and organizes information from one-room school teachers belonging to the different Regional Educational Directions in Costa Rica, according to the training they have received, and demands stated as essential for a better management and educational work. Among the key findings is the fact that teachers reported feeling dissatisfied with the academic training received; as well as, evidence of a gap in teacher training to one-room school teacher. It is also expressed in the need for training programs in this field. This professional group expresses interest in updating, upgrading and acquiring new knowledge for a proper professional performance. The research also revealed that these teachers should be specially trained in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and the Internet in order to answer with a higher, efficiency in their work, especially, when these schools are in remote rural areas, and far away from each other. In this study, it was possible to infer the need to provide specialized training for one-room teachers in both private and public educational entities.