La formación integral: una mirada pedagógica desde los docentes

this article reports the results of a qualitative investigation. it explored the representations on the concept holistic training that efl teachers have in medellin's public, primary schools. this work had the collaboration of 19 teachers, holding a b.ed or a specialization in english. they answered a questionnaire and an in-depth interview. the interpretation of this information revealed that the representations of these teachers about the holistic training have two different dimensions: instrumental and transcendental. both are structured around student's personality, motivation, their communicative competence and socio-cultural context.