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The research has studied the ways, levels and strategies of studentsâ?? participation in their learning assessment process at the University of Seville. A surveystudy has been carried out by applying two data-collection methods: a scale which aimed to explore how studentâ??s participation is promoted through teaching programs, and a questionnaire (teachersâ?? and studentsâ?? versions) aiming to identify attitudes, beliefs and practices in this topic. Samples were composed of 75 programs (n1), 65 teachers (n2) and 464 students (n3). Results show

This replication study reviewed scientometrically the Spanish production about educational research indexed at the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) Thomson Reuters (the former Institute for Scientific Information of Philadelphia) database during the 1998-2009 period. It examines the productivity according to thematic areas, diachronically, by support journals, institutions and researchers. It is also given indicators of longitudinal citation and the top-ten studies are recognized. A content analysis on the retrieved key words indicates the

For several years historians have been interested in the value of images as a whole, and of photographs in particular, as an historic source. There is no doubt that photographs are an important historic witness in order to reconstruct aspects of history, but this fact does not impede their use giving rise to controversy, especially concerning the methodological treatment that should be applied to these sources, and the relationship that should be established with other sources. The use and exploitation of photographs as historical sources requires

Based on the work of the French scholar Nathalie Mons, Les nouvelles politiques éducatives, in this study we analyze the controversy that has arisen between integrated school systems and differentiated school systems, based on the classification into separation model, individualized integration model, comprehensive school model and solid integration. Our comparative empirical study was made using the International PISA-2006 report, by contrasting performance between countries based on mean academic performance values differentiated by percentiles.

One of the concerns of those responsible for mentoring programs at the University consists of looking indicators to justify their effectiveness. The satisfaction with the mentoring relationship is one of the most extended criteria. The aim of this paper is to identify which variables have greater weight in explaining the satisfaction with the mentor, and consider to what extent there exist differences regarding gender and role played during the program. The sample consisted of 483 subjects, 156 mentors, 272 mentees and 55 teachers, tutors, participating

This article represents a contribution on the concept of moral culture in schools, an idea that is not entirely newnor has always been used in the same way. Their existence should be seen in a broader concept, the culture of organizations that aims to deepen the set of beliefs, values and norms shared by its members. Here, we present a theoretical and conceptual approach to the idea of moral culture. First, is a brief summary of the main lines of analysis on the concepts of climate and culture in organizations and its application in educational

This article emphasizes, firstly, the importance of studying the practice of teaching in the classroom. After noting the methodological difficulties and the conceptual difficulties that raise the research in this field, stressing the need for an explanatory framework for the performance of teachers and students in the classroom, that is to say, a theory of action in the classroom. In this framework, it is tackled the problem of governing the conduct of students and the maintenance of order as a relevant factor in the determination and configuration

Education in situations of emergency is one of the most innovative pedagogical fields from which to build a pedagogy of solidarity. Nowadays special attention has been given to this new field of educational reflection and action because of the succession of natural disasters or armed conflicts, particularly in the context of United Nations system. This paper addresses the nature of education in situations of emergency and its relevance from the point of view of its compromise with the right to education and human dignity.

Science teaching among the student population is a key factor so that a country may count with a critic mass of citizens, scientifically knowledgeable, capable of facilitating and promoting the technological, economical and social development of a nation under a sustainable approach. This article is orientated to show the implementation details of the teaching proposal of the inquiry-based science education (IBSE), a proposal that is internationally positioning itself as an effective tool for the development of scientific, technological and citizen