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We have all learnt that numbers have a certain symbolic value; as much for Pythagoras, as for the Bible. Specifically, the number 40 holds particular significance within the Bible: it is referenced more than a hundred times, in many ways representing a time frame in which an important task is carried out. Thus, Jesus Christ spends 40 days in the desert and 40 days on Earth after the resurrection, while in the Old Testament the flood lasted 40 days, and the Israelites wandered for 40 years before reaching the promised land. In light of all this,

The words of the Andalusian poet Antonio Machado, “All things pass and all remain”, from his Proverbs and Songs seem especially apt today. Professor José Antonio Ibáñez Martín has unquestionably left an indelible mark on the Revista Española de Pedagogía (REP) in his four decades as editor-in-chief, accompanied in recent years by Professor Gonzalo Jover. His stewardship has been marked by hard work, high quality and rigour in the selection of articles, careful editing, making research visible as a driving force in advancing knowledge

Montessori is one of the most fascinating and controversial pedagogues of all time. On the one hand, the naturalists reproached her for the rigidity and artificiality of her method, as well as her rejection of productive imagina­tion and fantasy. On the other hand, progres­sive educators reproached the individualist and prescriptive character of her method. The mod­ernists reproached her for her religiosity. Some criticized her for accelerating learning or for not respecting the freedom of the child, others for the contrary. Christians branded

Self-regulation is an important factor in achieving successful reading comprehension. This study analyses the effects of a self-regu­lated strategy instruction programme versus a control group on reading comprehension performance, time spent applying strategies during the reading comprehension process and reading self-efficacy. The programme com­prised two conditions (condition 1 and condi­tion 2) in which the teachers provided direct and explicit teaching of self-regulation strategies before, during and after the reading process. In condition

The analysis of the problem of dropout from university studies is a subject of great importance and topicality owing to the reper­cussions it has, not only in the economic and social sphere, but also at a personal, family, in­stitutional level, etc. The objective of this ar­ticle is to define a profile for a student who in­tends to abandon their university studies and who, therefore, is at risk of academic dropout. Various characteristics with a possible impact on this situation were analysed, both those of an individual, academic and socioeconomic

Young adolescents are more vulnerable to disinformation owing to the time that they spend online and their content consumption habits. The consequences of this phenome­non can be serious, both for the individual and at a social and political level. To alleviate this situation, different agencies recommend healthy practices regarding consumption and exchange of information; from checklists to self-learning exercises for the development of critical thinking. This research proposes a tool for the identification of behaviours among adolescents when

In order to achieve real inclusion and par­ticipation of all the members of the university community, it is necessary to promote actions based on respect and recognition of rights. In this process, guidance for university students with disabilities has become particularly im­portant. This study, within the framework of the project “Analysis of institutional and informal support and guidance systems for university students” (funded by the Castilla y León Regional Department for Education), focuses on describing and analysing the ade­quacy

Social network addiction in young people has been extensively studied and associated with multiple factors. Among the scales de­signed to measure this, the 24-item version of the Social Network Addiction Questionnaire (SNAQ) is one of the most widely used. This study analyses the psychometric properties of the Spanish version adapted to undergradu­ates. The content and construct validity of the scale was explored using the Rasch model and a confirmatory factor analysis. The data cate­gorisation structure, construct dimensionality, model fit,

Service-learning has spread significant­ly in higher education in recent decades. Its effects in the academic field (students and teachers) and in the community (disadvan­taged groups at risk of social exclusion and socio-educational partners) are backed by re­search. However, few works have considered the evaluation of these projects, and there are few instruments available for guiding their de­velopment and for assessing their quality. The aim of this study is to develop criteria to eval­uate university service-learning projects. To do so,