The conceptions of teachers on tutoring. A study at the Upper Secondary level in the México State Autonomous University

Since the growing importance of the Academic Tutoring in the educational model of the Upper Secondary Education, this qualitative investigation set out the target to know the conceptions about the teachers' labor as tutors at "Lic. Adolfo López Mateos" Upper Secondary School in the México State Autonomous University. The methods used were the Discourse Analysis and the Case Study Design. An open-ended questionnaire was applied to 23 tutors and as a result, it was found that teachers conceptualized Tutoring as a synonym of orientation, guide, or support in the academic field. The conceptualization of Tutoring is configured from representations and implicit theories related to their own personal experiences and not from professional knowledge.