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The revista española de pedagogía (Spanish Journal of Pedagogy or rep) is one of the oldest journals in the world dealing with pedagogical research. During the several decades it has been published, the revista española de pedagogía has always maintained the highest standards of quality and it has gained international awards.

The logo of the journal is a wheel, a symbol that wants to evoke several ideas: creativity and forward motion, the wisdom eye that enters into the knowledge of reality, the sun that radiates knowledge and makes ideas shine more clearly, as well as the globe, the sign of an education that is interested in the society where it belongs. This symbol, together with some other figures, is represented in the famous picture painted by Raphael entitled “the School of Athens”, in recognition of one of the most important moments of Pedagogy.

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The contribution of theory to education

Written by Juan Escámez Sánchez

The first part of this article is about the beginnings of the Theory of Education in Spanish University and argues the identity of those who practise it. The second part of the article defends that the main contributions of the Theory of Education are: the idea of education as a human construction, the Theory of Education as a technology, the acquisition of competences through good educational practices, the technology of educational relation and the political contextualization of education.

Key Words: theory of education, pedagogical theory, human construction, educational practice.

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