The Agency of Local Actors in the Policy of Teacher Professionalization: An Ethnographic Case Study in Hidalgo, Mexico

Abstract: The objective of this research report was to understand the changes in the teacher professionalization policy from the perspective of the authorities at the Escuela Normal Superior Pública Del Estado de Hidalgo. A qualitative methodology with an ethnographic approach was employed, gathering information through an in-depth interview with the school’s fourth director and the review of official documents. The analysis was conducted using Bertely’s five ethnographic documents. The theoretical framework considered the contributions of public policy by Ostrom and Poteete (2012). The findings reveal that the policy changes due to social factors.

Key words: authorities, policy, teacher professionalization