Tenured Scholars
Imbarack, Patricia
Assistant Professor
Her main lines of research focus on understanding and improving religious education in Chile and internationally. Her interests include topics such as Catholic education, religious teacher training, dialogue between faith and culture, and the meaning and life plans of young people. She has conducted extensive research on religious beliefs and formation, and the confessional identity of young people.
Main areas of study: Training of religion teachers; The dialogue of faith and culture in Catholic education.
Education
| Job title | Institution that grants it | Year |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Educational Sciences | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2013 |
| Master in Education Sciences | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2010 |
| Psychologist with mention in Clinical Psychology | University of Santiago, Chile | 2003 |
Teaching and training of researchers
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Learning and Development: Theory and Practice | EDU0310 |
| Research Seminar on School Religious Education | EDU0044 |
| Student Learning and Development | EDU0315 |
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Directed Study II | EDU4037 |
Research Projects
| Year | Type | Name | Role | See more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | Icala | And after school, what? Religiosity among graduates of elite Catholic schools | Main investigator | |
| 2025-2026 | celam | Understanding the ways in which Latin American youth live and express their religiosity: a review of the literature on Latin America and the regions established by CELAM | Main investigator | |
| 2022-2024 | NOVUS La Triad Fund | Citizen laboratory for the development of skills in favor of global citizenship: a Latin American proposal for the return to face-to-face | Principal Investigator | Go to projectlaunch |
| 2018 - 2022 | FONDECYT | Characterization of the project and sense of life from 3rd year of high school until graduation, according to department and modality: relationships with academic performance, school retention, trajectories and perception of educational actors in its construction: principal researcher | Main investigator |
Publications
Recent
Author
Year
Title
Magazine
Volume
Pages
DOI
Imbarack, P., Baeza, J.
2024
Mobility from the Catholic Religion to the “without Religion” Identification in Young University Students in Chile
Religion & Education
VOL. 51, NO. 3
272-288
Imbarack, P., Baeza, J., Neckelmann, M., Reyes, L.
2024
Deinstitutionalized Catholic Religiosity in Chilean Youth: A Lived Religion Approach
International Journal of Latin American Religions
8 (2)
564-587
Varas, D., Santana, M., Nussbaum, M., Claro, S., Imbarack, P.
2023
Teachers' strategies and challenges in teaching 21st century skills: little common understanding
Thinking Skills and Creativity
48
1-12
Madero, C., Imbarack, P., Neckelmann, M., Celis, AM
2023
Evolution of confessional schools in Chile's changing and challenging environment: 2012-2020
International Journal of Educational Development
102
102844
Imbarack, P., Claro, S., Koppmann, F., Santana, M.
2023
My family matters: altruistic, mixed and self-oriented purposes for learning among Chilean students
Quality in education
(57)
165-198
Baeza, J., Bustos, C., Guzmán, MA, Imbarack, P., Mercado, J., Valledor, L.
2022
Proposal for the inclusion of migrant students in Catholic elementary schools in Chile: spiral reflection model
Educational Perspective,
61 (3)
102-124
Baeza-Correa JB, Bustos-Reyes CA, Guzman-Droguett MA, Imbarack-Dagach P., Mercado-Guerra JL
2022
The Inclusion of Migrants in the Chilean School System: State of the Art
Magis
15
1-25
Imbarack, P., Brotfeld, C. & García-Alandete, J.
2021
Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis of the life attitude profile in Chilean adolescents.
Current psychology
2
1-12
Santana, M., Nussbaum, M., Claro, S., Loeb, S. & Imbarack, P.
2021
Let's Spend Time Together: Text Messaging Parents to Help Math-Anxious Students.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
52
189-212
Imbarack, P.
2021
Is Catholic education a promoter of the meaning of life? A look at the school context in Chile
International Studies in Catholic Education,
13 (1)
13 (1)
Books
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
Imbarack, P. and Salas, S.
2025
The dignity of work: reflections on its meaning
UC editions
Imbarack, P. and Salas, S.
2023
A Call to Greatness: Woman According to Mulieris Dignitatem
UC editions
Imbarack P., Madero C.
2021
Catholic Education in Latin America: An Ongoing Project. Springer.
Springer
Book chapters
Author
Year
chapter title
Editors
book title
Pages
Editorial
DOI/Url
Imbarack, P.
2025
Work in the key of holiness
Imbarack, P. and Salas, S.
The dignity of work: reflections on its meaning
131-138
UC editions
Imbarack Dagach, P
2025
From Bildung to Purpose: A Pedagogy with a Taste of the Transcendent
Murillo, F
The theory of Bildungel: a return to person-centered education
75-91
Dykinson
Imbarack, P. and Riquelme, S.
2022
Meanings and challenges of the Catholic school: formation of the political subject, fraternity and renewal of the common world
Mardones, R.
Civic education and Catholic teaching: fraternity as a desideratum
247-280
UC editions
Guzmán, A., Imbarack, P.
2021
Choice of schools: what makes Catholic education attractive?
Imbarack P., Madero C.
Catholic Education in Latin America
59-72
Springer
Reports
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
Oyarzo F., Imbarack P. and Izquierdo C.
2011
Teaching and Learning in Chile and abroad; Proposals for Public Policy.
MINEDUC Study Center, Government of Chile.
Commitment
Management Responsibilities at the Faculty or University
2020 - present: Director of the Catholic Religion Pedagogy Program.
2015 - 2018: Director of the Center for Religious Studies
Social Impact
- 2025: Patricia Imbarack Dagach. (2025). Youth and Religion: Challenges to Religious Education. XNUMXst Conference on Challenges
Religious of the 21st Century. Center for Judaic Studies, University of Chile. Chile. - 2019 to date: Professor Defender, Permanence Committee
Appearance in media
- May 19, 2025: Longing for God – Letter to the Editor – Bio-Bio Chile
- June 20, 2025: Violence and meaning – Letter to the Editor – La Tercera
