• Bibliometric Indicators and Their Accurate Use in the Ranking of Colombian Journals 

      Cárdenas, Melba Libia; Nieto Cruz, María Claudia
      The Editors briefly discuss the implications of the latest model for the ranking of scientific journals issued by the Colombian research agency, Colciencias.
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Challenges in Sustaining a Peripheral Journal 

      Cárdenas, Melba Libia; Nieto Cruz, María Claudia
      We have reviewed the characteristics of Profile to try and decide whether it is a mainstream or a peripheral journal. We have analysed the parameters under which it operates and we can say that these correspond to a ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Editorial 

      Nieto Cruz, María Claudia; Cárdenas, Melba Libia
      We have gathered eleven articles in this second issue of the seventeenth volume of PROFILE journal. They are contributions from Brazil, Colombia, Iran, Mexico, Spain, and the United States.
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Editorial 

      Nieto Cruz, María Claudia; Cárdenas, Melba Libia
      To start, the exercise of writing is a difficult task. Nothing more challenging than the whiteness of an empty page. Whether the writing outcome is a personal product or a piece to be socialized in the academic world, the ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Editorial 

      Nieto Cruz, María Claudia; Cárdenas, Melba Libia
      A grain of sand does not represent much in isolation. Placed with many others, it becomes a beach. This metaphor exemplifies what happens with our contributions to the world of research. The research carried out by many ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Editorial 

      Nieto Cruz, María Claudia; Cárdenas, Melba Libia
      As always, we hope our journal reaches a wide range of educators. We also hope the communities of our readers can benefit from the contributions of authors from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, and Turkey. We ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Editorial 

      Cárdenas, Melba Libia
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Inclusive Education and ELT Policies in Colombia: Views From Some PROFILE Journal Authors 

      Robayo Acuña, Lina María; Cárdenas, Melba Libia
      This article reports on a study aimed at exploring inclusive policies in the teaching of English as a foreign language in Colombia, as evidenced in the articles published in the PROFILE Journal by Colombian authors. The ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Motivation in Colombian College Students Learning English as a Foreign Language using Expectancy Value Theory and Socio Educational Model 

      Barrero Molina, Lina Beatriz
      Motivation is a tenet of the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning process. Undergraduates at the National University must have a fulfill a required English proficiency level in order to graduate. The University has ...
    • Pedagogical and Research Approaches in Inclusive Education in ELT in Colombia: Perspectives From Some Profile Journal Authors 

      Mosquera, Óscar Andrés; Cárdenas, Melba Libia; Nieto, María Claudia
      This article reports on a descriptive study carried out in articles published in the Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development journal that deal with inclusive education in English language teaching in Colombia. ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development. 
    • Las relaciones exteriores en la UNAL : Nexos desde una perspectiva local, regional, nacional e internacional 

      Cárdenas, Melba Libia
      Como universidad de la nación, la Universidad Nacional de Colombia tiene el compromiso de llegar a los territorios y comunidades más apartados, llevando oportunidades de formación y liderando procesos de transformación ...
    • Resisting Exclusion From Core Indexing Systems 

      Cárdenas, Melba Libia; Nieto Cruz, María Claudia
      We have gathered thirteen articles in this edition; two of them come from Mexico, one from Chile, one from the United States, and nine of them are authored by Colombian scholars. . . . The articles present in our current ...
      Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revistas electrónicas UN PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development.