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  Technology has radically changed the way we relate to each other and to the world. Ubiquity, instantaneous responses, the ability to transform our environment and transport us from one place to another are just some examples that break with what we had traditionally understood as a model of life.     The abandonment of the humanities that allow reflection,

  Despite the absurd tuition fees and the shameful salaries of a good part of the teaching staff, the resources available to the different research groups of public universities are at a minimum. The University of Barcelona (UB), the Polytechnic University (UPC) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have denounced the lack of funding that adds to the cuts

  Ramón y Cajal has been one of the most brilliant scientists in the history of our country. His research, also recognized internationally, earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906. Even so, his contributions go far beyond the medical field, Ramón y Cajal was a person with philosophical, educational and even with an artistic sensitivity. Being coherent with

  Publishing an article about an educational research carried out in Catalonia in an impact journal is becoming increasingly difficult. In addition to the intrinsic requirement on the scientific quality of work, high competitiveness is added; understood from the large number of works that arrive each day to be reviewed by the Editorial Board of the magazine. It is necessary

  The selection and training of teachers is currently a controversial issue. How to ensure that the professionals who dedicate themselves to teaching have an academic trajectory that fits the profile of the place and the demands of the students is not easy. In addition, the criteria of the scale, regulated by law, have been changing and undergoing modifications.  

  Jordi Garcia, Raquel Cercós and Conrad Vilanou, members of the GREPPS (Grup de Recerca en Pedagògic i Social), participate in the R & D project “Analysis of audiovisual representations of education in documentaries and news programs during the Franco regime” led by Eulàlia Colldemont from the University of Vic. The budget of the project amounts to 39,205 euro and

  Within the framework of the conferences “Educar para el futuro 2018”, Carles Monereo, professor of Educational Psychology, has given a presentation about evaluation methods in which the ability to resolve conflicts relating to personal, social and professional life, precisely from the challenge of facing them has been treated.     Furthermore, also the role of evaluation in schools is

  There is no doubt that we can understand education as an act with a “boomerang effect”. Give and take. Teacher and student are participants and builders of the knowledge that is forged throughout the classes. The knowledge that the teacher brings to the student will be received by the society when him, some day, becomes an expert. It is

  The debate about increasing schooling has been present in the educational field for years. Lengthening the stay of children in school can bring different benefits such as, for example, the increase of the cultural level of the country or equity. Even so, the costs should also be taken into account: increased spending on education, the risk of a high

  César Coll, professor of Psychology at the UB, pointed out some problems and challenges of the school within the framework of the presentation Alianza Educación 360. Once the lack of enthusiasm of the children and the lack of connection between what they do in the classroom and in life are confirmed, it is imperative to remedy it. As the