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<journal-id>0798-1015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Espacios]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Espacios]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0798-1015</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Espacios]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.48082/espacios-a26v47n03i22</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Tendencias temáticas y metodológicas en tesis de pregrado de educación parvularia: el caso de una universidad de Chile]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Thematic and methodological trends in undergraduate theses in preschool education: the case of a university in Chile]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[MELLA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lidia ANDRADES]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[CUADRA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karolina SEGURA DE LA]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[MEZA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ruth SALAZAR]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[SALCEDO]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Audy]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chile  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chile  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chile  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chile  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>47</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>244</fpage>
<lpage>255</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0798-10152026000300244&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0798-10152026000300244&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0798-10152026000300244&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Esta investigación analiza 147 tesis de Pedagogía en Educación Parvularia de una universidad chilena, para observar características metodológicas y temáticas. El estudio sigue un enfoque cuantitativo. Se encontró que, aunque el diseño y alcance se mantienen constantes, han variado los sujetos y enfoques en los últimos años. Los temas son diversos, siendo Estrategias Pedagógicas el más recurrente. Se concluye que las tesis han cambiado metodológicamente, pero no en cuanto a los temas tratados.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This research analyzes 147 Early Childhood Education Pedagogy theses from a Chilean university to observe their methodological and thematic characteristics. The study follows a quantitative approach. It was found that, although the design and scope remain constant, the subjects and approaches have varied in recent years. The topics are diverse, with Pedagogical Strategies being the most recurrent. It is concluded that the theses have changed methodologically, but not in terms of the topics covered.]]></p></abstract>
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