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2. Polítiques per la igualtat a Catalunya: l’àmbit educatiu. Una gota d’aigua lila enmig de l’oceà.
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Solsona Pairó, Núria and Subirats Martori, Marina
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EDUCATIONAL evaluation ,COEDUCATION ,LEGAL education ,TEACHER training ,DEMOCRATIZATION ,EDUCATIONAL innovations ,EDUCATIONAL equalization - Abstract
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- 2022
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3. The Reality of Comenius Projects in ten Catalan Educational Institutions.
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Colón-Plana, Mar Gutiérrez
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EDUCATION parks (Campus planning) ,PRIMARY education ,SECONDARY education - Abstract
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- 2012
4. Breaking the centre-periphery mould: exploring globalisation and educational governance in Catalonia.
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Engel, Laura C.
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GLOBALIZATION ,EDUCATIONAL law & legislation ,EDUCATION - Abstract
This paper examines educational policy production through an exploration of the shifting policies of educational decentralisation in Catalonia, Spain. It seeks to illuminate how in the era of globalisation, policy is produced through multiscalar processes involving a range of intersecting factors. This analysis shows that policy concepts surrounding educational decentralisation are not only formed in relation to national-regional dynamics but are influenced more broadly by a more complex set of supranational and global considerations. This article thus maps how decentralisation policies in Catalonia are in a constant state of flux, rearticulated through contrasting pressures on state arrangements and educational governance structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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5. Trilingualism in the Catalan Educational System.
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Muñz, Carmen
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LANGUAGE & languages ,CATALAN language ,SPANISH language ,ENGLISH language ,EDUCATION - Abstract
This paper focuses on the use of Catalan, Spanish, and English in Catalonia, Spain, where Catalan and Spanish are official languages. The school curriculum includes at least three languages (Catalan, Spanish, and English) and Catalan has become the main language of instruction. The paper summarizes the use of the three languages in the curriculum and the teaching conditions and describes in more detail the teaching of English as an additional language within the bilingual educational system. It also reports the results of two studies on language achievement in the three languages and attitudes toward English. The paper also identifies the strong and weak points of the present linguistic situation in Catalonia as related to attitudes toward trilingualism and proficiency in Catalan, Spanish, and English. According to the research results one of the main challenges in the near future is to improve the level of proficiency in English. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
6. Advances in education transformation towards sustainable development at the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona.
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Didac Ferrer-Balas, Jordi Bruno, Mireia de Mingo, and Ramon Sans
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SUSTAINABLE development ,EDUCATION ,TECHNICAL education - Abstract
This paper presents methodological and strategic results of the first two years of the implementation of the second environmental plan (2002-2005) at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and discusses the benefits and difficulties of new strategies adopted. Particularly, the focus is pointed to the introduction of environmental aspects into technical education, in the framework of an integral university approach that combines simultaneous actions in the areas of education, research, university life and communication in order to develop a consistent and synergetic model. The paper describes and discusses the strategies that have been adopted for accelerating the transformation of the university towards a sustainable university, which include: to create useful tools for decision making, particularly strategic planning indicators; to introduce environmental indicators into university mainstream processes; to assess the transformation potential through an environmental research map; and to work synergistically through "linking initiatives". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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7. Understanding Catalan university dropout from a cross-national approach.
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Rodríguez-Gómez, David, Feixas, Mònica, Gairín, Joaquín, and Muñoz, José Luís
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COLLEGE dropouts ,EDUCATION ,CROSS-cultural differences ,UNIVERSITY & college administration ,EDUCATIONAL quality ,EDUCATION statistics ,ADULTS ,YOUNG adults ,HIGHER education - Abstract
The dropout rate is an indicator of complex analysis and there is no consensus on its significance. Universities lack systematized, univocal methods for collecting student dropout data, making measurement problematic. In consequence, the formulas applied to analyze this phenomenon differ between countries and it is therefore an immense challenge to perform comparative studies. The aim of this paper is to provide a general overview of student dropout in Spain and in Catalonia compared to other international university contexts. Compiled data come from several reports produced by national and international organizations as well as by a research project funded by the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU). The perspective provided on how this phenomenon is being studied and dealt with in several contexts may help design actions to increase student retention and performance in higher education institutions (HEIs). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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8. LA COLABORACIÓN INTERINSTITUCIONAL COMO RESPUESTA AL DESAFÍO DE LA INCLUSIÓN SOCIOEDUCATIVA. ANÁLISIS DE 4 EXPERIENCIAS DE TRABAJO EN RED A NIVEL LOCAL EN CATALUÑA.
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Civís Zaragoza, Mireia and Longás Mayayo, Jordi
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EDUCATIONAL cooperation ,COMMUNITY-school relationships ,COMMUNITY education ,ACADEMIC achievement ,ACADEMIC-industrial collaboration ,SOCIAL change ,INSTITUTIONAL cooperation ,EDUCATION - Abstract
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- 2015
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9. Exploring primary school CLIL perceptions in Catalonia: students', teachers' and parents' opinions and expectations.
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Pladevall-Ballester, Elisabet
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FOREIGN language education in elementary schools ,EDUCATION ,TEACHING methods ,ENGLISH language education for foreign speakers in elementary schools ,STUDENT engagement ,FIFTH grade (Education) ,SCHOOL children ,ELEMENTARY education - Abstract
Analysing participants' perceptions of a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) experience is essential in order to provide a clear picture of whether CLIL is effectively implemented. This becomes extremely relevant in primary school contexts, where the way the different groups involved in an educational experience feel tends to be highly related to its potential success. The present paper presents an overview of the students', CLIL teachers' and parents' perceptions after a year of CLIL implementation in five primary schools obtained by means of opinion questionnaires and interviews. Children, except for low achievers, report general satisfaction, mainly because they realise their use of English is meaningful and feel capable of understanding concepts in English. Teachers' main concerns included their students' low level of English, lack of materials, lack of institutional and peer support and not being competent enough in the content subject. Parents unrealistically perceive CLIL as the only solution to their children's low level of English or fear it might be a threat to the students' L1 and content knowledge. Although a great effort on the part of all parties involved in the process is required, CLIL is already perceived as a positive practice that promotes motivation, learning and interest in the foreign language. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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10. Resultados educativos de los alumnos catalanes después del Covid-19.
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Tahull Fort, Joan and Molina Luque, Fidel
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COMPULSORY education ,HEALTH behavior ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PRIMARY education ,SECONDARY education - Abstract
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- 2023
11. LAS TIC COMO HERRAMIENTA DE EMPODERAMIENTO PARA EL COLECTIVO DE MUJERES MAYORES. EL CASO DE LA COMARCA DEL MONTSIÀ (CATALUÑA).
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del Prete, Annachiara, Gisbert Cervera, Mercé, and Del Mar Camacho Martí, María
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INFORMATION & communication technologies ,MIDDLE-aged women ,OLDER women ,COMPUTER science education - Abstract
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- 2013
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12. La educación de jóvenes y adultos y en contextos de privación de libertad en la Ley de Educación Nacional Nº 26.206 (LEN). Políticas derivadas e interrogantes actuales.
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Beatriz Acin, Alicia
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EDUCATION policy , *ADULT education , *SECONDARY education , *PUBLIC education , *EDUCATIONAL law & legislation - Abstract
The paper focuses on the place of education for youth and adults and education in contexts of deprivation of liberty in the National Educational Law, in the orientation that this conception gave to the National Ministry of Education policies and in that what enabled for jurisdictions, especially in Córdoba. It results of the doctoral thesis “Adult secondary education in the present. A comparative study between Córdoba (Argentina) and Catalonia (Spain)”and the research Production of meaning and subjectivity in the prison space: access to rights and justice”. Based on the analysis of the regulations and the national and provincial policies that it inspired, it is argued that education as a public good and social right represented a substantial turn in the policies for permanent youth and adult education and in confinement contexts modalities, notwithstanding the insufficient aspects of some actions and the various obstacles to access to education that still persist. It ends with questions about the course of this law within the framework of a socio-political, economic and cultural context very different from the one that favored its emergence and the clues that the current educational policy offers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
13. Reflexiones sobre el conocimiento lingüístico declarado por los escolares catalanes al final de la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria.
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Huguet, Ángel, Chireac, Silvia-María, Lapresta, Cecilio, and Sansó, Clara
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BILINGUAL education ,LINGUISTICS education ,EDUCATION policy ,EDUCATION of indigenous peoples ,IMMIGRANT children ,MULTILINGUALISM ,EDUCATION - Abstract
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- 2011
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14. A Computer Model for Teaching the Dynamic Behavior of AC Contactors.
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Riba Ruiz, Jordi-Roger, Espinosa, Antonio Garcia, and Romeral, Luis
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COMPUTER assisted instruction ,ELECTRIC contactors ,HIGHER education ,ELECTRICAL engineering education ,SIMULATION methods & models ,ELECTROMECHANICAL technology - Abstract
ac-powered contactors are extensively used in industry in applications such as automatic electrical devices, motor starters, and heaters. In this work, a practical session that allows students to model and simulate the dynamic behavior of ac-powered electromechanical contactors is presented. Simulation is carried out using a rigorous parametric model of the ac contactor that avoids simplification assumptions and is thoroughly explained. The goal of this practical is to introduce students to the topic of dynamic simulation of real devices. It covers both the transient and the steady-state response of the electromechanical system under study. The proposed methodology is flexible and not particularly time-consuming, and it allows the students easily to change the electromechanical constants of the contactor they are studying. The results of the simulations were compared with experimental data acquired by the students; a close similarity between real and simulated data was observed. The Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain, has incorporated the simulation methodology proposed in this paper in a practical session of an electrical engineering course. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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15. CONFLICTOS EDUCATIVOS O CONFLICTOS SOCIALES? SOBRE LOS PROCESOS DE ETNIFICACIÓN DE LAS COMUNIDADES.
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Baunet, Ignasi, Pastor, Inma, and Belzunegui, Angel
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SOCIAL conflict ,ACCULTURATION ,ETHNICITY ,RESEARCH - Abstract
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- 2004
16. CRÒNICA LEGISLATIVA DE CATALUNYA: Segon semestre de 2022.
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Ridao i Martín, Joan
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EMPLOYEE selection ,CONSTITUTIONAL courts ,LEGAL rights ,JUSTICE administration ,LINGUISTIC rights ,ANTHROPOLOGICAL linguistics - Abstract
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- 2023
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17. RÈGIM LINGÜÍSTIC DE L'ENSENYAMENT A CATALUNYA AL CONSELL D'EUROPA. LA SEVA AVALUACIÓ EN ELS CICLES DE CONTROL DE COMPLIMENT DE LA CARTA EUROPEA DE LES LLENGÜES REGIONALS O MINORITÀRIES.
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Pla Boix, Anna Maria
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LINGUISTIC minorities ,LINGUISTICS education ,LINGUISTIC models ,COMMUNITIES ,COMMITTEE reports ,SPANISH language - Abstract
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- 2023
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18. Born this way: the effect of an unexpected child benefit at birth on longer-term educational outcomes.
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Sánchez-Coll, Sergi
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CHILDBIRTH ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes ,FAMILY allowances ,REGRESSION discontinuity design ,SCHOOL size - Abstract
Aiming to boost fertility rates, in 2007 the Spanish government implemented a universal €2500 baby bonus paid to mothers giving birth or adopting a child, leading to a short-lived increase in births. In this study, I measure the causal impact that the transfer had on the language and mathematical competencies of the children of eligible mothers at the end of primary school in the Catalonia region. I do so by taking advantage of how the policy was announced, leading to a sharp regression discontinuity design and a difference-in-discontinuities specification. The subsidy did not improve student achievement at age 12, since in the preferred diff-in-disc specification using the pooled sample of schools we can rule out grade improvements greater than 0.1 standard deviation units with 95% confidence. While some effects in the subsample of boys in disadvantaged schools are large in magnitude, of roughly 0.2–0.41 standard deviation units representing a 4–11% improvement from the average test score, they do not reach statistical significance and are likely caused by the high variability in test scores both before and after the policy implementation rather than by the subsidy itself, as suggested by robustness tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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19. Teaching practice and ICT in Catalonia: Consequences of educational policies.
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Bosco, Alejandra, Sánchez-Valero, Joan-Anton, and Sancho-Gil, Juana M.
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INFORMATION & communication technologies ,EDUCATION policy ,EDUCATIONAL planning ,EDUCATION - Abstract
This paper reviews policies and practices related to the educational use of information and communication technology (ICT) and its role in improving education in Catalonia. Specifically, it analyzes the ICT educational practices developed at four schools in Catalonia, as well as the educational policies on the integration of these technologies promoted by the Administration over the last 25 years. These analyses indicated that the resulting practices, mostly centred on teachers' explanation or on teaching software, were in line with policies that have systematically focused on the provision of equipment and the uncritical use of ICT, regardless of actions for improving such practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
20. Resistencias institucionales ante la mediación escolar. Una exploración en los escenarios de conflicto.
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Carrasco Pons, Silvia, Villa Taberner, Rita, and Ponferrada Arteaga, Maribel
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MEDIATION ,EDUCATION ,RESTORATIVE justice ,DEMOCRACY ,SCHOOL environment ,CONFLICT management - Abstract
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- 2016
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21. The incorporation of funds of knowledge and funds of identity of students and their families into educational practice. A case study from Catalonia, Spain.
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Jovés, Pol, Siqués, Carina, and Esteban-Guitart, Moisès
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EDUCATION , *PSYCHOLOGY of students , *IDENTITY (Psychology) , *TEACHER development , *TEACHER-student relationships , *STUDENTS' families , *ADULTS , *SCHOOL children - Abstract
This article illustrates how students' ‘funds of identity’ can be used pedagogically to enrich the ‘funds of knowledge’ approach. The concept ‘funds of identity’ emphasizes students' interests through the incorporation of their creative works within the pedagogical space conducted by the teacher. Students invest their identities in the creation of some artifacts, which become educational resources used by teachers in class to affirm students' identities and foster their academic development. The paper shows how a teaching unit using the funds of identity approach is created and discusses about the significance of working through study groups for teacher development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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22. LA FORMACIÓN PERMANENTE DEL PROFESORADO EN CATALUÑA. ANÁLISIS DE LOS REFERENTES LEGALES.
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JARAUTA, BEATRIZ, COLÉN, MARÍA TERESA, and BARREDO Y ZOIA BOZU, BLANCA
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TEACHER training ,EDUCATION ,LEARNING strategies ,TEACHING methods ,EDUCATIONAL law & legislation ,SPANISH law ,SPANISH autonomous communities ,EDUCATIONAL change - Abstract
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- 2014
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23. Más alla de la <<matricuia viva>>. La movilidad del alumnado y la gestión local de la escolarización en Cataluña.
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Carrasco, Sílvia, Pàmies, Jordi, Bereményi, Abel, and Casalta, Vicenç
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STUDENT mobility ,SCHOOL enrollment ,EDUCATION ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,SCHOOL administration ,RIGHT to education - Abstract
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- 2012
24. Transición a la vida adulta: nuevas y viejas desigualdades en función del género.
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Gracia, Maribel García and Pareja, Rafael Merino
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SOCIAL surveys , *JOB qualifications , *JOB skills , *SEX discrimination in employment , *YOUNG adults , *GENDER inequality , *SEXUAL division of labor - Abstract
This paper examines the processes of transition experienced by young men and women as a privileged field for identifying elements of permanence and change in relation to schooling processes, professional insertion models and the emergence of new varieties of family emancipation. Taking a biographical approach to transition as the point of departure, some results of previous studies made by the GRET are presented and compared with the results of the Catalonia 2002 Survey on Young People. This allows us a glimpse at dominant and emerging professional insertion models in relation to models that are recessive at the present time. One of the major changes detected in relation to insertion models refers to the increase in qualification levels among young women and the fact that they are working in more qualified jobs, in comparison with their male counterparts. However, these changes survive with the old forms of employment inequality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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25. LLENGUA A L'ESCOLA CATALANA DURANT LA II REPÚBLICA: MARC NORMATIU D'UNA ACCIÓ PRIORITÀRIA DE GOVERN.
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Pla Boix, Anna Maria
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SPANISH Republic, 1931-1939 ,REPRESENTATIVE government ,LEGAL language ,POLITICAL debates ,ARGUMENT - Abstract
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- 2020
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26. Bridging boundaries with Bernstein: approach, procedure and results of a school support project in Catalonia.
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Collet-Sabé, Jordi and Martori, Joan Carles
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EDUCATION ,ACADEMIC achievement ,LEARNING ,TEACHERS ,EQUALITY - Abstract
This article presents the theoretical foundations, methodological approach and results of a school support project involving 154 primary school pupils, with low academic performance, in a region of Catalonia (Enxaneta Project). Drawing on the later work of Basic Bernstein, specifically his notion of pedagogic device, the project is based, on a theoretical level, on the use of the notions of classification and framing and of distributive, recontextualising and evaluative rules to analyse the dominant pedagogic practice and propose alternatives. Methodologically, the project works through an intense, professional mentoring with children and families. It is based on mixed pedagogies with four objectives: a) to question the current school pedagogic practice characterised by a regulatory discourse that generates inequalities in its link between power, knowledge, pedagogic identities and forms of consciousness; b) to enable families to enter the school physically and symbolically and share it with mentors and teachers; c) to improve teacher expectations towards children and families; d) to reduce or subvert, as the final goal, initial inequalities. The results obtained (quasi-experimental design) enable us to affirm that the Enxaneta children improve significantly more than the non-Enxaneta children in linguistic and mathematical tests, but not in school marks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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27. Online community building in classrooms and schools: Using the internet to extend teachers' face-to-face community practices.
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Meneses, Julio and Mominó, Josep M.
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VIRTUAL communities ,INTERNET in education ,POST-compulsory education ,EDUCATIONAL technology ,EDUCATION ,MULTIPLE regression analysis - Abstract
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- 2015
28. The impact of training-intensive labour market policies on labour and educational prospects of NEETs: evidence from Catalonia (Spain).
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Alegre, Miquel Àngel, Casado, David, Sanz, Jordi, and Todeschini, Federico A.
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YOUNG people not in education, employment, or training ,LABOR policy ,EMPLOYMENT of school dropouts ,LABOR & education ,SKILLED labor ,VOCATIONAL education ,EDUCATION ,YOUNG adults ,PROFESSIONAL education - Abstract
Background:The literature has shown that the way active labour market policies (ALMP) aimed at youth are designed and implemented can influence the labour and educational prospects of youngsters. The evaluation of the Catalan PQPIs (initial vocational qualification programmes) presented here seeks to provide new evidence on the effectiveness of ALMPs for a social, economic and geographical context – the south of Europe – in which such evaluations are scarce but particularly necessary, given current unemployment conditions. Purpose:This evaluation focuses on the impact of the PQPIs on participants’ labour and education outcomes during the period 2009–2013. Research questions are: Does participation in the PQPIs increase the probability of finding a job? What is the impact of the PQPIs on the probability of returning to formal education? Does the impact of the PQPIs vary according to characteristics of the participants, such as age and gender? Programme description:First launched in 2006, PQPIs target 16–25-year-olds who are unemployed and who left education without earning the certificate of compulsory secondary education (GESO). PQPIs have two objectives: (a) to increase the labour prospects of participants, and (b) to facilitate their re-engagement into formal education, either by completing the GESO or by enrolling in middle vocational courses (CFGM). PQPIs take one academic year to complete and they include vocational training, work internships and preparation for returning to formal education. Sample:Our evaluation focuses on the two main types of PQPI, the PQPI-FIAP and the PQPI-SBS. Our sample consists of all students who started any of these courses during the 2008–2009 academic year – 2401 participants in the PQPI-SBS and 1220 in the PQPI-FIAP. Both sets of students were observed from the beginning of their courses until April 2013. Design and methods:Using propensity score matching, we estimate the intention-to-treat and treatment-on-the-treated impact of PQPIs on participants’ labour and educational outcomes. For labour outcomes, we focus on the monthly labour force participation from the moment that the programmes started (October 2008) until April 2013. For educational outcomes, we analyse the accumulated percentages of GESO and CFGM enrolments and graduations from the time the programmes finished (June 2009) until September 2012. Results:Results show that both the PQPI-FIAP and the PQPI-SBS are ineffective in increasing the labour prospects of participants. In contrast, both the PQPI-FIAP and the PQPI-SBS are significantly effective in re-engaging youths in formal education, although such gains are not translated into a higher level of attainment in post-compulsory education. The positive educational impact identified is concentrated among 16–18-year-olds, while the effects are null or even negative for all other age ranges. Conclusions:First, the study demonstrates the shortcomings of ALMPs and school-to-work transition programmes in increasing the labour participation of their participants. Second, despite these shortcomings, PQPIs do function as a mechanism for re-engaging early school leavers back into formal education. Third, the educational effectiveness of programmes such as the PQPIs question the capacity of comprehensive schooling to prevent early school leaving, especially when comprehensiveness is implemented without any margin of flexibility. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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29. HOW DO CATALAN STUDENTS NARRATE THE HISTORY OF CATALONIA WHEN THEY FINISH PRIMARY EDUCATION?
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SANT, EDDA, GONZÁLEZ-MONFORT, NEUS, SANTISTEBAN FERNÁNDEZ, ANTONI, BLANCH, JOAN PAGÈS, and FREIXA, MONTSERRAT OLLER
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PRIMARY education -- Social aspects ,ACADEMIC achievement ,PEER counseling of students ,STUDENT adjustment ,EDUCATION ,SPANISH social conditions - Abstract
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- 2015
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30. Educational and Occupational Ambitions among the Spanish ‘Second Generation’: The Case of Barcelona.
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Alarcón, Amado, Parella, Sònia, and Yiu, Jessica
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EDUCATION of children of immigrants ,VOCATIONAL interests ,STUDENT aspirations ,ASSIMILATION (Sociology) ,LANGUAGE & education ,LONGITUDINAL method ,TEENAGERS ,SECONDARY education - Abstract
Using the first wave of Longitudinal Study of the Second Generation (ILSEG in its Spanish acronym), this study examines the determinants of educational and occupational expectations among the children of immigrants in Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. With over one-in-four births in Catalonia belonging to foreign-born mothers, the multi-ethnicisation of the youngest segments of the Catalan population has become a demographic reality. We present a series of hypotheses about the key determinants of educational and occupational expectations based on the predictions of segmented assimilation theory, which we test through a series of multivariate regression analyses. By and large, our findings confirm the main propositions of this theory. A particularly interesting finding is that, although previous research suggests that mastery of the Catalan language is crucial for achieving social mobility in Barcelona, our findings show that knowledge of Spanish appears to be a stronger predictor of educational and occupational expectations than knowledge of Catalan. Implications of our findings for the socio-economic adaptation of immigrant youth, particularly in light of the enduring economic recession that Spain is undergoing, are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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31. One speaker, two languages: Learning opportunities in the mathematics classroom.
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Planas, Núria
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BILINGUAL students ,MATHEMATICS education ,LANGUAGE & education ,EDUCATION of Latin Americans ,MATHEMATICS terminology ,TRANSLATING & interpreting ,EDUCATION ,SECONDARY education - Abstract
The data reported in this article come from a large project whose goal was to explore how Latin American students in Catalonia, Spain use their two languages-Spanish and Catalan-to support their learning of mathematics in small groups with other students who are Spanish- or Catalan-dominant. For 5 years, lessons from bilingual mathematics classrooms in three public secondary schools were video-recorded and transcribed. In the presentation of findings, I discuss three language practices that emerged from the analyses of several classroom instances as follows: (1) caution with mathematical vocabulary, (2) invention of terms, and (3) word-for-word translation. One example is chosen to represent each practice and some of its situated effects. The first two examples support the view that the experience of language difficulties, either real or presumed, contributes to generating opportunities that may be beneficial to mathematics learning. The third example, where the focus on the mathematics is hindered, points to a contrasting finding. Unlike other studies in the field, which have reported the difficulties and obstacles that arise in learning and teaching due to bilingualism in the classroom, I propose a change of focus through the conceptualization of language as a potential for thinking and doing, and particularly for learning and teaching mathematics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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32. Mass Schooling and Catalan Nationalism.
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Balcells, Laia
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NATIONALISM ,LITERACY ,EDUCATION ,MASS instruction ,BORDERLANDS ,SOCIOLINGUISTICS ,POLITICAL autonomy ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
In 1659, the kingdoms of France and Spain signed the Treaty of Pyrenees, a peace treaty by which a piece of the Spanish territory became part of France. Since then, Catalan identity has persisted on both sides of the border. However, while this identity is today politically and socially relevant in Spain, it is not in France. This article argues that this variation can be explained by the characteristics of the historical process of the spread of mass literacy in each of these countries. Catalan national identity is not salient in French Catalonia because the first generation of mass literates became so under French rule. In contrast, the nonexistence of a scholastic revolution in Spain prior to the beginning of the 20th century allowed for the successful sowing of a Catalan national identity during the first decades of that century. The fact that mass literacy took place in Spanish Catalonia during a period of Catalan nationalist upheaval led to the endurance of this identity. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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33. Education, Language and Identity.
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Clots‐Figueras, Irma and Masella, Paolo
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CATALANS -- Ethnic identity ,BILINGUAL education ,EDUCATION ,LANGUAGE & culture ,LANGUAGE & nationalism ,IDENTITY (Psychology) - Abstract
The process of individual identity formation is still an enigma, as is the capacity of public bodies to intervene in it. In 1983, the Catalan education system became bilingual, and Catalan, along with Spanish, was taught in schools. Using survey data from Catalonia we show that respondents who have been exposed for a longer time period to teaching in Catalan have stronger Catalan feelings. The effect also appears to be present among individuals whose parents do not have Catalan origins; in addition the reform affects political preferences and attitudes towards the organisation of the State. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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34. Linguistic reception of Latin American students in Catalonia and their responses to educational language policies.
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Newman, Michael, Patiño-Santos, Adriana, and Trenchs-Parera, Mireia
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FOREIGN language education ,EDUCATION ,LATIN American students ,SPANISH language ,TEACHERS - Abstract
This study explores the connections between language policy implementation in three Barcelona-area secondary schools and the language attitudes and behaviors of Spanish-speaking Latin American newcomers. Data were collected through interviews and ethnographic participant observation document indexes of different forms of language socialization processes and highlight the role of teachers and of ‘Reception Classes’ (RCs) in which students receive Catalan language support. Different RC models and placements of the RC in the school have effects on those processes and the students' attitudes toward Catalan and schooling. Deficient models result from lack of institutional support and unfavorable conditions of the RC in the school. Positive models result from individual teacher initiative and commitment to move beyond basic language teaching and include broader social and academic objectives for newcomers. We conclude that language policy meeting goals requires consistent commitment at all levels from policy-makers to individual teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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35. Student and teacher perceptions of school involvement and their effect on multicultural education: a Catalonian survey.
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Oller, Judith, Vila, Ignasi, and Zufiaurre, Benjamin
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EMIGRATION & immigration ,EDUCATION ,SCHOOL involvement ,SECONDARY education - Abstract
In multilingual schools students have diverse identities, cultural backgrounds, perceptions, capacities and linguistic experiences. The space for teaching and learning is also mediated by stereotypes and prejudices associated with this diversity. Diversity, stereotypes and prejudices shape how teachers and learners operate in a world of complex social relationships. In this survey we explore the hidden attitudes of immigrant students and teachers in secondary education in Catalonia (Spain). The research uses the distinction between explicit and implicit attitudes to analyse immigrant students’ perceptions and teachers’ subconscious perceptions about school involvement. The sample includes 4078 immigrant students with more than six months of residence in the host country that were attending linguistic support classes in secondary schools of Catalonia during the year 2006–2007, and also their regular classroom teachers and support teachers. The survey aims to establish if is there any statistically significant associations between the attitudes of newcomer students and teachers, and the linguistic and geographical origins of the students. We wanted to know if teacher and student perceptions agreed or differed and to characterise stereotypes and prejudices affecting positive or negative attitudes about the organisation of teaching while learning. The results show how the teachers’ perceptions about newcomer students’ involvement differ in many cases from the views of the students, and how lower expectations and subjective manifestations of racism are evident with some groups, especially with students of African origin. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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36. Analysing the Organizational Culture of Universities: Two Models.
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Folch, Marina Tomàs and Ion, Georgeta
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PUBLIC universities & colleges ,CORPORATE culture ,EDUCATION ,HIGHER education - Abstract
This article presents the findings of two research projects, examining organizational culture by means of two different models of analysis - one at university level and one at department level - which were carried out over the last four years at Catalonian public universities (Spain). Theoretical and methodological approaches for the two investigations are also considered with remarks both on positive and negative aspects of each work. The authors eventually point to the two different research methodologies that identify common and divergent features in the two contexts, and to the results of this analysis that could be used as a methodological tool for future research on organizational culture in educational contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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37. La eficiencia teórica y metodológica de los diseños multimétodo.
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VERD, JOAN M. and LÓPEZ, PEDRO
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SOCIOLOGICAL research methods ,MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques ,QUANTITATIVE research ,QUALITATIVE research ,SOCIAL science methodology ,RESEARCH methodology ,SOCIAL conditions of youth ,SOCIAL life & customs of youth ,EDUCATION ,SPANISH social conditions - Abstract
Copyright of EMPIRIA: Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales is the property of Editorial UNED and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2008
38. Gender Representation in Academic Geography in Catalonia (Spain): Towards a Masculinization of the Discipline?
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Dolors Garcia‐Ramon *, Maria and Pujol, Herminia
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CONTINUING education ,EDUCATION ,ADULT education ,WOMEN in development - Abstract
In the mid-1980s Spanish geography seemed to be a success story in relation to gender and geography (Garcia-Ramon et al., 1988). But in recent years this positive aspect has been less marked, at least in Catalan geography. The total percentage of women staff has remained quite steady but the male:female ratio has significantly increased among younger age groups. Gender approaches to teaching and research in geography are still available in only a minority of departments in Spain. Contrary to the growing number of women geography staff in the English-speaking world, the image of geography in Spain today is more masculine than before, probably due to the fact that geography has moved from a more traditional to a more technical focus linked to the growth of professional practice outside the university. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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39. The Contribution of the Schools to the Restoration of Regional Autonomy in Spain.
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McNair, John
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EDUCATION ,POLITICAL autonomy ,NATIONALISM ,NATIONAL self-determination ,ETHNOLOGY ,SOVEREIGNTY ,POLITICAL science - Abstract
The article discusses the contributions of educational institutions on the promotion of national identity and regional autonomy in Spain. The nation is continuously searching for ways to meet the demands of people from Catalonia and Basque country, two of its region which suffered repression from the Franco regime. The compulsory use of their regional dialect, along with the national language in school teaching is one of the educational measures employed by the Spanish government to strengthen the national identity of these regions.
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- 1980
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40. Nación y territorio. Análisis comparado del sentimiento nacionalista y la pertenencia a territorios en Andalucía y Cataluña.
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García Faroldi, Livia
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NATIONALISM ,SOCIAL structure ,COMPARATIVE studies ,EDUCATION ,MANNERS & customs ,CIVILIZATION - Abstract
Copyright of Papers: Revista de Sociologia is the property of Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2010
41. Nación y territorio. Análisis comparado del sentimiento nacionalista y la pertenencia a territorios en Andalucía y Cataluña.
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Faroldi, Livia García
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NATIONALISM -- Social aspects ,SOCIAL structure ,COMPARATIVE studies ,TWENTY-first century ,EDUCATION ,SOCIAL history ,SPANISH social conditions - Abstract
Copyright of Papers: Revista de Sociologia is the property of Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2010
42. La fuerza explicativa de los métodos mixtos. Una ejemplificación a partir de las diferencias territoriales en la emancipación familiar en Catalunya.
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i Pericàs, Joan Miquel Verd
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PARENT-teenager relationships ,AUTONOMY (Psychology) ,TEENAGERS & the environment ,TEENAGERS & adults ,SOCIAL science research ,EDUCATION ,SPANISH social conditions - Abstract
Copyright of Papers: Revista de Sociologia is the property of Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2009
43. La generación de capital social en el sistema educativo no universitario: un análisis del desarrollo comunitario de las escuelas de Cataluña.
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Meneses, Julio and Mominó, Josep M.
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COMMUNITY-school relationships ,SOCIAL capital ,COMMUNITY development ,EDUCATION ,SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
Copyright of Papers: Revista de Sociologia is the property of Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2008
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44. La atención del alumnado de origen extranjero: ¿modelos de actuación orientados a la diversidad cultural o a la igualdad educativa?
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Campos, Rosalina Alcalde
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SOCIOLOGY ,ELEMENTARY schools ,EDUCATION of immigrants ,DIVERSITY in education ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Copyright of Papers: Revista de Sociologia is the property of Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2007
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