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2. Geographical Education and Society. Papers Presented at Commission on Geographical Education International Geographical Union (Sitges, Spain, August 25-31, 1986).
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International Geographical Union. and Hernando, Agustin
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Educational discourse is totally completely imbued with the values that affect the societies to which individuals belong. Those in the field of geographical education must examine those values in order to determine what type of geographical education is best for each society. The following papers contribute to this knowledge: "Presentation" (Hernando); "Geographical Education and Society: The Changing Public perceptions of School Geography in the United States" (Stoltman); "Social Tasks of the Society and the Changes in School Geography Education" (Maksakovsky), "Treatment of the Mediterranean Region in Nigerian Secondary Schools" (Okpala); "The Influence of Culture, Education and Subject Tradition on the Teaching of the Mediterranean in British Schools" (Hall); "Research Perspectives for the Empirical Didactics of Geography" (Schrettenbrunner); "Gifted Children and their Development of Understanding Maps" (Gerber); "The Use of Pictures in the Teaching of Geography" (Wilczynska-Woloszyn); "An Examination of Some of the New Information Technologies and their Use in Canadian Geographic Education" (Green-Milber); "La Promotion des Aides Audio-visuelles a l'education Geographique: Orientations et realisations du Groupe de Travail Francais (C.N.G. Paris)" (Faugeres); "A Study of the Map Drawing Ability of Secondary School Pupils between the Ages 12 and 19" (Stimpson); "Work with Geographic Literature at lessons" (Tatjana); "Optimizing the teaching of Geography by Pictorial Education" (Idziak); "Enhancing Vegetation Appreciation: Class Projects from San Diego State University" (Fredrich); and "Geography for International Understanding - a World Perspective" (Hawbrich). (BZ)
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3. Profiling Teaching Staff Using Blended Learning in Their Practices in Higher Education
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Serrate-González, Sara, Torrijos-Fincias, Patricia, González Sánchez, Margarita, and Caballero Franco, David
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This study addresses three issues linked to teaching practices in higher education and the implementation of teaching-learning methods in a changing context: (1) the profile of teachers using virtual platforms and blended learning (according to professional category, gender, teaching experience, and branch of knowledge), (2) the use of blended learning (according to the type of studies, number of students, and activities), and (3) the relationship between teachers' instruction and the use of blended learning. A quantitative, descriptive-correlational design and a sample of 982 teachers at 35 Spanish public universities have revealed that the profile of the teaching staff using blended learning corresponds to those in the field of social sciences and law, with a stable professional category, who report using virtual means in support of face-to-face teaching. The results confirm the need for teacher training and the design of institutional plans for monitoring and subsequent support.
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- 2022
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4. University Students and Informational Social Networks: Total Sceptics, Dual Moderates or Pro-Digitals
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Gavilan, Diana, Martinez-Navarro, Gema, and Fernández-Lores, Susana
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The goal of the present work is to analyze the use of social networks as a tool for social empowerment by Spanish university students, and their perception of the university as an institution that contributes to the formation of a critical and active citizenship, that provides them with the relevant digital competences. The literature review shows possible discrepancies regarding the effect of new forms of digital communication in empowering young people, specially university students, as well as the existence of issues related to clarify this digital stage. Following, a typological analysis of the perception of university students regarding social information networks, social empowerment and the role of the university is presented. Using the data collected through a structured questionnaire of a sample of 236 students of social science degrees, an analysis of typologies is performed with the algorithm K Medias. Three clusters significantly different--labeled as "total sceptics", "dual moderates" and "pro-digitals"--are identified. Its prevalence and its characterization are explained: belief and behaviour profiles related to these beliefs. The paper concludes with several recommendations for future research regarding the perception of the students about the use of social networks as a tool for social transformation and the role of the university in this area.
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- 2017
5. Blended and Co-Existing Worlds in Intersectoral Mobilities of European PhD Graduates in the Social Sciences and Humanities
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Millard, Debbie
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This paper argues that links between academia and other economic sectors are increasing, especially through intersectoral mobility of university graduates. Murray [(2010). "The Oncomouse that Roared: Hybrid Exchange Strategies as a Source of Distinction at the Boundary of Overlapping Institutions." "American Journal of Sociology" 116 (2): 341-388] has identified literature pointing both to blending and continuing co-existence of the academic and commercial worlds. Based on a European-wide study of PhD graduates in the social sciences and humanities (SSH), this paper considers the extent to which intersectoral mobility reflects blending. It finds that intersectoral communities of practice exist mainly in applied fields of knowledge. However, in many areas of the SSH, differences in institutional norms and values inhibit intersectoral mobility, particularly in mid-career stages.
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- 2018
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6. The Role of Lecturers and Inclusive Education
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Molina, Víctor M., Perera Rodríguez, Víctor Hugo, Melero Aguilar, Noelia, Cotán Fernández, Almudena, and Moriña, Anabel
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This paper presents an analysis of how lecturers respond to students with disabilities, the initial question being: do lecturers aid or hinder students? Findings pertain to a broader research project employing a non-usual research methodology in higher education research and students with disabilities: the biographical-narrative methodology. The general aim is to analyse--by listening to the students themselves--barriers and support identified as affecting access, academic performance and overall perception of the higher education (HE) experience. This paper focuses only on the role that lecturers play in the inclusive education of students with disabilities. Unlike other international research, this paper has explored the barriers and support differentiating between five fields of knowledge: Health Sciences, Experimental Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering and Technology and Humanities. As mentioned above, the present paper focuses specifically on one of the objectives of our research project: making an analysis of lecturer-centred data obtained by means of biographical-narrative methodology, by the first time in this field. [Paper presented at the Inclusive and Supportive Education IV Conference Congresso Internacional da Pró-Inclusão (8th, Lisbon, Portugal, July 26-29, 2016).]
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- 2016
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7. Campus Greening from Social Sciences: Emerging Formulas on Social Responsibility and Teaching Innovation
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Martinez-Buján, Raquel, Santiago-Gómez, Elvira, Diz, Carlos, Cortes-Vazquez, Jose A., and Golías, Montserrat
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Purpose: This paper aims to show how the Green Campus Program has been implemented at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of A Coruña (Spain). It describes the criteria used to create teaching sustainability actions related to community engagement to introduce education for sustainable development into college curricula. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on a human-centered design model approach, as well as on transformative teaching theories, this study explores the criteria used to build the Free Classroom based on a participatory model. Findings: The authors argue that the success of this activity depends on how it relates to the theme-based specialization of the different academic degrees through which they are managed. Equally important is the creation of permanent spaces that enable the collaboration of other organizations, such as non-governmental associations and local public administrations. Originality/value: The findings provide valuable insights into how the social dimension of sustainability in higher education institutions can be emphasized. A model of implementation of the activities is offered under which academic, political, student and community agents are coordinated to favor the change of attitudes and behaviors to strengthen SD.
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- 2020
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8. Highly Cited Articles in the Education and Educational Research Category in the Social Science Citation Index: A Bibliometric Analysis
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Ivanovic, Lidija and Ho, Yuh-Shan
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This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of highly cited articles published in the Web of Science category "Education and Educational Research" in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). A total of 2091 journal articles published in this category and cited more than 100 times up to the end of the year 2016 were retrieved as highly cited articles. Distributions of highly cited articles per publication year, journals, institutions and countries were analysed, as well as the citation life cycle of the top-cited articles. The USA, its institutions and researchers are the absolute leaders in the category of Education and Educational Research according to the results of the conducted analysis.
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- 2019
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9. A PhD in Social Sciences and Humanities: Impacts and Mobility to Get Better Salaries in an International Comparison
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Marini, Giulio
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The paper analyses which conditions may predict a better salary for people who got a PhD in social sciences and humanities (SS&H) in 13 European countries. Among the controlling variables, predictors are also: change of country of residence; percentage of time spent respectively in research and managerial activities; and impacts achieved during one's PhD programme. Findings, but also policy implications both for PhD programme planners and PhD candidates, are: some specific impacts such as having advised policy-makers, having released interviews to media and having managed and coordinated projects, all predict better salaries for PhD holders in SS&H, other things being equal. To move geographically out of one's country where PhD was awarded is also a good predictor of better wages, provided PhD holders do not swap sectors after attainment of PhD.
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- 2019
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10. Hidden Voices in Higher Education: Inclusive Policies and Practices in Social Science and Law Classrooms
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López Gavira, Rosario and Moriña, Anabel
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This paper pertains to a broader biographical-narrative research project which studies barriers and support as identified by students with disabilities at a Spanish University ["Barriers and Support That Disabled Students Identify in the University". Project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Dir. Dr Anabel Moriña; Ref. EDU 2010-16264, 2010-2014)]. The present study focuses specifically on barriers and support identified by students with disabilities enrolled in undergraduate programmes in the Social Sciences and Law. The purpose of this paper is to analyse, from the point of view of disabled students (applying the biographic-narrative methodology), which barriers and which support this group encounters in Higher Education. To this end, findings are organised in the following categories: general institutional data; infrastructure, architectural and accessibility-related data; faculty and teaching-related data; data relating to fellow students; and suggestions for improving the university and/or university classrooms. In the Conclusions section, we return to our earlier discussion of key findings which shed some light on how the University helps or hinders learning among participants in the study. From this perspective, taking as a reference the social model of disability, we conclude that in order to be inclusive, the University needs to commit itself to adopting proactive measures that eliminate the barriers that do not permit the learning and the full participation of the students in question.
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- 2015
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11. The Final Year Project (FYP) in Social Sciences: Establishment of Its Associated Competences and Evaluation Standards
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Mateo, Joan, Escofet, Anna, Martinez, Francesc, Ventura, Javier, and Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios
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This paper presents the fundamental characteristics of the Final Year Project (FYP), its associated competences and some evaluation standards that derived from a research conducted by the regional government of Catalonia (Spain) and the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. More analytically, the paper begins with the definition of the Final Year Project in social sciences, continues with the identification and analysis of its associated competences and the basic phases for its realization and finishes with the presentation of some fundamental evaluation standards. Our final proposal is considered as objective and effective not only for the realization of the FYP by the students, but also for its evaluation by the instructors, since it can easily be customized for different social sciences curricula. (Contains 6 tables.)
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- 2012
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12. A Diagnosis of the Levels of Information Literacy Competency among Social Sciences Undergraduates
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Pinto, María and Fernández-Pascual, Rosaura
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Restricted to five Spanish public universities, this paper examines knowledge about information literacy competencies--that is, the objective dimension--among a population of social sciences students, as well as two subjective dimensions: students' belief in the importance of information literacy, hereafter called "belief-in-importance", and their perceptions of self-efficacy, their confidence in their ability to succeed. Common characteristics and substantial differences among students in different degree programs are also investigated. Understanding the factors underlying the one objective and two subjective dimensions and their mutual relationships was a major objective. Finally, common competencies in the three dimensions are provided.
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- 2017
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13. Attitudes toward Information Competency of University Students in Social Sciences
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Pinto, María, Fernández-Pascual, Rosaura, Gómez-Hernández, José A., Cuevas, Aurora, Granell, Ximo, Puertas, Susana, Guerrero, David, Gómez, Carmen, and Palomares, Rocío
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This paper examines students' self-assessment of their information literacy, presenting a study involving 1,575 social science students at five Spanish universities. Data were collected and analyzed through a validated instrument that measures the variables of (1) the students' belief in the importance of information literacy skills; (2) self-efficacy, the students' faith in their ability to master those skills; and (3) the students' main source of learning information competencies. The groups of competencies studied were information search, information evaluation, information processing, and information communication. The results reveal an overall low perceived self-efficacy and provide a clear overview of the current state of information literacy among social science students in Spain.
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- 2016
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14. Democratic Citizenship in Textbooks in Spanish Primary Curriculum
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De La Caba Collado, Mariangeles and Lopez Atxurra, Rafael
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This paper analyses how textbooks deal with the issues of education for democratic citizenship encompassed within the European framework and Spanish educational reforms. The sample comprised the 24 individual texts in social science, natural science, and technology for 6-12-year-olds. This paper delimits and defines the six themes for analysis: responsibility, participation, conflict resolution, diversity, and human rights. It offers a qualitative description of the content of each theme as well as a quantitative assessment of the frequency with which they appear. The results indicate that European ideals of citizenship education are dealt with unevenly, and in some cases barely, in these textbooks. (Contains 4 notes.)
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- 2006
15. Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Biographical-Narrative Approach to the Role of Lecturers
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Moriña Díez, Anabel, Gavira, Rosario López, and Molina, Víctor M.
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This article presents an analysis of how lecturers respond to students with disabilities, the initial question being: do lecturers aid or hinder students? Findings pertain to a broader research project being developed by a multidisciplinary team employing a non-usual research methodology in higher education (HE) research and students with disabilities: biographical-narrative methodology. The general aim is to analyse--by listening to the students themselves--barriers and support identified as affecting access, academic performance and overall perception of the HE experience. The present paper analyses lecturer-centered data to focus specifically on one of the objectives of our research project: the role that lecturers play in the inclusive education of students with disabilities. Unlike other international research, this article explores the barriers and support differentiating between five fields of knowledge: health sciences, experimental sciences, social sciences (law and education), engineering and technology and humanities. Findings are organized in four topic areas: lecturer attitudes, practices in the classroom, curricular adaptations and faculty training. Key findings are discussed in the conclusions section, together with a discussion of contributions made by earlier studies.
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- 2015
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16. Schools, Science, Social Justice, and the Role of Violence
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Weinstein, Matthew
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This article is a response to Carolina Castano's article "Extending the purposes of science education." Drawing on personal memories of life in Bogota, I raise questions about the nature of violence in Colombia broadly, and ask how the intervention Castano proposes changes the ecology of violence in that country. It also ponders the relationship between schools, science, and violence. In conclusion it urges that science educators follow Castano's recommendation to make science education responsive to local community needs rather than standardized visions of education.
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- 2012
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17. University-Industry Collaboration from a Relationship Marketing Perspective: An Empirical Analysis in a Spanish University
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Frasquet, Marta, Calderon, Haydee, and Cervera, Amparo
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Building relationships between universities and industry bodies is of prime importance for creating value for universities' stakeholders. This paper focuses on relationships in relation to undergraduate internship programmes in the Social Sciences. Using the relationship marketing approach, we analyze this type of collaboration of firms with a large public Spanish University. We build and test a structural equations model whose results show that communication is a key building block of relationships, having a positive effect on satisfaction with the relationship, trust and functionality of conflict, and that trust and commitment increase the level of collaboration of firms with universities.
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- 2012
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18. Skill Development in Social Science Subjects: A Proposed Methodology
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Mondejar-Jimenez, Juan-Antonio, Cordente-Rodriguez, Maria, Lorenzo-Romero, Carlota, Mondejar-Jimenez, Jose, and Vargas-Vargas, Manuel
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The university has to train students in skills which according to the demanding requirements of the job market and social environment are the basis of their competitiveness: specific skills or generic skills cutting across the different degrees. The convergence framework defined by the European Higher Education Area requires the incorporation of educational and psychology progress in skill development, because the teacher becomes a teaching facilitator instead of a transmitter of knowledge, where the students learn to learn and the lecturer teach how to learn; for this the teacher guides students' self-learning, using appropriate resources, working methods and monitoring. This paper examines the skills required of students on social science courses and shows the experience of how to develop, promote and evaluate these skills. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
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- 2011
19. Heritage Education: Exploring the Conceptions of Teachers and Administrators from the Perspective of Experimental and Social Science Teaching
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Perez, Roque Jimenez, Lopez, Jose Maria Cuenca, and Listan, D. Mario Ferreras
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This paper describes a research project into heritage education. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective from within the field of Experimental and Social Science Education, it presents an analysis of teachers' and administrators' conceptions of heritage, its teaching and its dissemination in Spain. A statistical description is provided of the results of a questionnaire. A factor analysis (FA) was applied to explore possible conjectures accounting for the correlations between the variables with respect to both the conceptualisation of heritage and its teaching and dissemination. The results emphasise the relevance of academic background, initial training and professional context with regard to the conceptualisations of heritage held by the different groups. (Contains 14 tables and 3 figures.)
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- 2010
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20. Differences in the Socio-Emotional Competency Profile in University Students from different Disciplinary Area
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Castejon, Juan Luis, Cantero, Ma. Pilar, and Perez, Nelida
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Introduction: The main objective of this paper is to establish a profile of socio-emotional competencies characteristic of a sample of students from each of the big academic areas in higher education: legal sciences, social sciences, education, humanities, science and technology, and health. An additional objective was to analyse differences between these fields. Method: The study was carried out on a large sample (N=608) of university students from 14 different programs at the University of Alicante (Spain). Assessment was taken using different measures of emotional intelligence, such as TMMS and EQ-i. Results: Results of the one-way analysis of variance among the different scientific fields revealed that significant differences appear in practically all aspects of Emotional Intelligence, except for the stress management variable. Discussion: Based on these results, implications are drawn for developing generic socio-emotional competencies in the framework of the European Space for Higher Education. (Contains 4 tables.)
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- 2008
21. Fluctuations in the Development of Evaluation Research: Do 'Regime Shifts' Matter?
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Wagner, Peter and Wollman, Hellmut
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Examines the role of policy evaluation research and the influences on such research of political regime shifts. Using data from a number of western countries, the authors conclude that conservative or liberal shifts in political regimes do influence the nature of policy evaluation research. (JDH)
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22. Analysis of Spanish Participation in the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Projects within the 6th European Union Framework Programme (2002-2006).
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Sulé, Andreu, Somoza, Marta, and Ardanuy, Jordi
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SOCIAL participation ,SOCIAL sciences ,SCIENCE projects ,DATABASES - Abstract
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- 2023
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23. Els estudis fílmics en el context de les ciències socials: una anàlisi d'autors, objectes i metodologies en les revistes d'impacte espanyoles (2012-2017).
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Rodríguez Serrano, Aarón, Palao Errando, José Antonio, and Marzal Felici, Javier
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DISCOURSE analysis , *MALE authors , *CONTENT analysis , *SOCIAL sciences , *PARADIGMS (Social sciences) - Abstract
Objective: Our work tries to offer the concrete state of the tlm studies on the journals (SCIMAGO and ESCI) indexed in the Social Sciences category. Methodology: We have studied the complete universe (5343 papers), and applied a quantitative approach based on a content analysis methodology over the tlm studies concrete production: 3,9% of the whole SCOPUS universe (104 papers) and 9,7% of the ESCI universe (266 papers). Results: We have found a clear predominance of the papers signed by a single male author, using qualitative analyses based on the discourse analysis methodology on the audiovisual narrative teld, over other possible approaches as the historic-contextual processes or the quantitative methodologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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24. Evolution and study of a copycat effect in intimate partner homicides: A lesson from Spanish femicides.
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Torrecilla, José L., Quijano-Sánchez, Lara, Liberatore, Federico, López-Ossorio, Juan J., and González-Álvarez, José L.
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HOMICIDE ,INTIMATE partner violence ,INJURY risk factors ,TIME series analysis ,VIOLENT crimes ,BIOLOGICAL evolution - Abstract
Objectives: This paper focuses on the issue of intimate partner violence and, specifically, on the distribution of femicides over time and the existence of copycat effects. This is the subject of an ongoing debate often triggered by the social alarm following multiple intimate partner homicides (IPHs) occurring in a short span of time. The aim of this research is to study the evolution of IPHs and provide a far-reaching answer by rigorously analyzing and searching for patterns in data on femicides. Methods: The study analyzes an official dataset, provided by the system VioGén of the Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad (Spanish State Secretariat for Security), including all the femicides occurred in Spain in 2007-2017. A statistical methodology to identify temporal interdependencies in count time series is proposed and applied to the dataset. The same methodology can be applied to other contexts. Results: There has been a decreasing trend in the number of femicides per year. No interdependencies among the temporal distribution of femicides are observed. Therefore, according to data, the existence of copycat effect in femicides cannot be claimed. Conclusions: Around 2011 there was a clear change in the average number of femicides which has not picked up. Results allow for an informed answer to the debate on copycat effect in Spanish femicides. The planning of femicides prevention activities should not be a reaction to a perceived increase in their occurrence. As a copycat effect is not detected in the studied time period, there is no evidence supporting the need to censor media reports on femicides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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25. The economic value of time of informal care and its determinants (The CUIDARSE Study).
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Oliva-Moreno, Juan, Peña-Longobardo, Luz María, García-Mochón, Leticia, del Río Lozano, María, Mosquera Metcalfe, Isabel, and García-Calvente, María del Mar
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CONTINGENT valuation ,WILLINGNESS to pay ,OPPORTUNITY costs ,SOCIAL values - Abstract
Objective: The main aims of this paper are to analyse the monetary value of informal care time using different techniques and to identify significant variables associated with the number of caregiving hours. Data and methods: A multicentre study in two Spanish regions in adult caregivers was conducted. A total sample of 604 people was available. A multivariate analysis was performed to identify the variables associated with the number of hours of caregiving time. In the monetary valuation of informal care provided, three approaches were used: replacement cost method, opportunity cost and contingent valuation (willingness to pay and willingness to accept). Results: The main determinants of the amount of time of informal care provided were age, gender, the level of care receiver´s dependence and the professional care services received (at home and out of home). The value estimated for informal care time ranges from EUROS 80,247 (replacement cost method) to EUROS 14,325 (willingness to pay), with intermediate values of EUROS 27,140 and EUROS 29,343 (opportunity cost and willingness to accept, respectively). Several sensitivity analyses were performed over the base cases, confirming the previous results. Conclusions: Time of informal care represents a great social value, regardless of the applied technique. However, the results can differ strongly depending on the technique chosen. Therefore, the choice of technique of valuation is not neutral. Among the determinants of informal care time, the professional care received at home has a complementary character to informal care, while the formal care outside the home has a substitute character. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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26. “Gaining or losing”: The importance of the perspective in primary care health services valuation.
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Martín-Fernández, Jesús, Ariza-Cardiel, Gloria, Peña-Longobardo, Luz Mª, Polentinos-Castro, Elena, Oliva-Moreno, Juan, Gil-Lacruz, Ana Isabel, Medina-Palomino, Héctor, and Del Cura-González, Isabel
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HEALTH care intervention (Social services) ,PRIMARY health care ,WILLINGNESS to pay ,HEALTH outcome assessment - Abstract
Rationale and objectives: Economic theory classifies an intervention as socially beneficial if the total Willingness to Pay (WTP) of those who gain exceeds the total Willingness to accept (WTA) of those who are harmed. This paper examines the differences in health system users’ valuation of a health care service in primary care setting based on the WTP and WTA perspectives, discussing the impact of personal and service variables, including risk attitudes, on these disparities. Method: Six hundred and sixty two subjects who asked for care in health centres in the Region of Madrid (Spain) were interviewed, using the contingent valuation method to estimate WTP and WTA. Patient sociodemographic characteristics, health needs, satisfaction with the service and risk attitude and behaviour under risk (measured by self-reported scales and lottery games respectively) were collected. Generalised Linear Models were used to estimate the association between the explanatory variables and the WTA/WTP ratio. Results: We obtained the WTA/WTP ratio for 570 subjects (mean 1.66 CI 95%: 1.53–1.79; median 1, interquartile range 1–2). People with higher education or in high social groups expressed WTA values closest to WTP. The opposite occurred in patients with the greatest health needs or who were born abroad. Self-reported expression of risk aversion appeared also related to increases in the WTA/WTP ratio. Satisfaction with the service evaluated was the most influential factor in the WTA/WTP ratio. Conclusion: Health need, difficulty in obtaining substitutes and satisfaction with the service could serve for profiling people averse to loss for health care services in primary care setting. Self-reported expression of risk aversion could also be related to increases in the WTA/WTP ratio. This would mean that these characteristics should be taken into account both in the design and implementation of new healthcare interventions, as in the making decision for disinvestment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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27. Les dispenses de bans. Une source pour la démographie historique et l'histoire sociale.
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CONGOST, Rosa, PORTELL, Josep, SAGUER, Enric, and SERRAMONTMANY, Albert
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DISPENSATIONS ,BANNS of marriage ,DEMOGRAPHIC surveys ,SOCIAL history ,CATHOLIC identity ,SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
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- 2012
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28. Individual and Institutional Constraints: An Analysis of Parental Leave Use and Duration in Spain.
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Lapuerta, Irene, Baizán, Pau, and González, María
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PARENTAL leave ,FAMILIES ,SOCIAL sciences ,SOCIAL security ,GENDER inequality - Abstract
This paper analyzes the extent to which individual characteristics, the workplace situation, and regional policies influence the use and duration of parental leave in Spain. The research is based on a sample of 125,165 individuals, and 6,959 parental leaves covered in the 'Muestra Continua de Vidas Laborales' (MCVL-2006). The MCVL consists of administrative register data, which include information from three different sources: The social security system, municipal and income tax Registers. We adopt a simultaneous equations approach to analyze the determinants of the use (logistic regression) and duration (event history analysis) of parental leave, which allows us to control for endogeneity and censored observations. Our results suggest that the Spanish parental leave scheme increases gender and social inequalities, insofar as it reinforces gender role specialization, and only encourages the reconciliation of work and family life among workers with a good position in the labor market (educated employees with a high and stable work status). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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29. Alimentación y cultura en España: una aproximación desde la antropología social.
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Arnaiz, Mabel Gracia
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FOOD consumption ,MALNUTRITION ,SOCIAL groups ,SOCIAL sciences ,SOCIOECONOMICS ,FOOD preferences - Abstract
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- 2010
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30. Utilidad de las redes sociales en la divulgación científica de las ciencias sociales en España.
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Gutiérrez-Sánchez, José David, Said-Hung, Elias, and García-Sanjuán, Noemí
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RESEARCH personnel ,SCHOLARLY periodicals ,DIGITAL communications ,SOCIALIZATION ,SOCIAL services ,SCIENCE publishing ,SOCIAL networks - Abstract
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- 2023
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31. The E-book and Spanish Scientific Publishers in Social and Human Sciences.
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Romero-Otero, Irene-Sofía and Giménez-Toledo, Elea
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SCHOLARLY publishing ,ELECTRONIC books ,PUBLISHING ,HUMANITIES ,SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
The purpose of this article is threefold: (1) To study the course of development, approaches, and strategies of Spanish scientific publishers specializing in the humanities and social sciences; (2) to establish a profile of publishers based on their information and attitudes; and (3) to identify the opportunities and challenges which exist for publishers. In-depth interviews were conducted with twenty-eight relevant Spanish publishers; their attitudes were observed to be generally cautious, expectant, and in favour of maintaining the status quo, despite all being convinced that the e-book is an element transforming the publishing sector and that, in the near future, both the printed and electronic book will coexist. This study provides information direct from the publishers themselves, offering theorists detailed and accurate insight into the publishing sector and better opportunity to evaluate the impact of publisher attitudes on other agents implicated in the development of the e-book. The study puts on record the first stage of the irruption and consolidation of the e-book in the Spanish academic sector. It also establishes comparisons with publishing sectors of other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Plan S y ecosistema de revistas españolas de ciencias sociales hacia el acceso abierto: amenazas y oportunidades.
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López-Borrull, Alexandre, Ollé-Castellà, Candela, García-Grimau, Francesc, and Abadal, Ernest
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SOCIAL classes ,PUBLIC finance ,SCHOLARLY periodicals ,RESEARCH funding ,RESEARCH teams ,PLAN S (Open access publishing) - Abstract
Copyright of El Profesional de la Información is the property of EPI SCP 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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33. Players’ selection for basketball teams, through Performance Index Rating, using multiobjective evolutionary algorithms.
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Pérez-Toledano, Miguel Ángel, Rodriguez, Francisco J., García-Rubio, Javier, and Ibañez, Sergio José
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EVOLUTIONARY algorithms ,BASKETBALL teams ,SPORTS competitions ,SPORTS administration ,BIOLOGICAL evolution ,DIFFERENTIAL evolution - Abstract
In any sport the selection of players for a team is fundamental for its subsequent performance. Many factors condition the selection process from the characteristics of the sport discipline to financial limitations, including a long list of restrictions associated with the environment of the competitions in which the team takes part. All of this makes the process of selecting a roster of players very complex, as it is affected by multiple variables and in many cases marked by a great deal of subjectivity. The purpose of this article was to objectively select the players for a basketball team using an evolutionary algorithm, the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) that uses stochastic search methods based on the imitation of natural biological evolution. The sample was composed of the players from the teams competing in the top Spanish basketball league, the Association of Basketball Clubs (ACB). To assess the quality of the solutions obtained, the results were compared with the teams in the ACB playing in the same competition as the players used in the study. The results make it possible to obtain different solutions for composing teams rendering financial resources profitable and taking into account the restrictions of the competition and of each sport management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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34. Pharmaceutical companies information and antibiotic prescription patterns: A follow-up study in Spanish primary care.
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Fernández-Álvarez, Iria, Zapata-Cachafeiro, Maruxa, Vázquez-Lago, Juan, López-Vázquez, Paula, Piñeiro-Lamas, María, García Rodríguez, Raquel, Figueiras, Adolfo, and null, null
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PRIMARY care ,INFORMATION prescriptions ,ANTIBIOTICS ,PHYSICIANS ,MEDICAL personnel ,MEDICAL practice - Abstract
Objectives: To assess the impact of sources of drug information on antibiotic prescribing patterns (quantity and quality) among primary care physicians. Methods: We conducted a cohort study on primary care physicians who were actively engaged in medical practice in 2010 in a region in north-west Spain (Galicia), fulfilling inclusion criteria (n = 2100). As the independent variable, we took the perceived utility of 6 sources of information on antibiotics, as measured by the validated KAAR-11 questionnaire. As dependent variables, we used: (1) a quality indicator (appropriate quality, defined as any case where 6 of the 12 indicators proposed by the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network [ESAC-Net] were better than the mean values for Spain); and, (2) a quantity indicator (high prescribing), defined as any case where defined daily doses (DDD) per 1 000 inhabitants per day of antibacterials for systemic use were higher than the mean values for Spain. The adjusted odds ratio for a change in the interquartile range (IqOR) for each sources of information on antibiotics was calculated using Generalized Linear Mixed Models. Results: The questionnaire response rate was 68%. Greater perceived utility of pharmaceutical sales representatives increases the risk of having high prescribing (1/IqOR = 2.50 [95%CI: 1.63–3.66]) and reduces the probability of having appropriate quality (1/IqOR = 2.28 [95%CI: 1.77–3.01]). Greater perceived utility of clinical guidelines increases the probability of having appropriate quality (1/IqOR = 1.25 [95%CI: 1.02–1.54]) and reduces the probability of high prescribing (1/IqOR = 1.25 [95%CI: 1.02–1.54]). Conclusions: Sources of information on antibiotics are an important determinant of the quantity and quality of antibiotic prescribing in primary care. Commercial sources of information influence prescribing negatively, and clinical guidelines are associated with better indicators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Hospital productivity bias when not adjusting for cost heterogeneity: The case of Spain.
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Arvelo-Martín, Alejandro, Díaz-Hernández, Juan José, and Abásolo-Alessón, Ignacio
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PRODUCTIVITY accounting ,INDUSTRIAL productivity ,HOSPITAL costs ,DUMMY variables ,PRICE indexes - Abstract
This research quantifies the bias caused in hospital productivity measurements when cost heterogeneity is not considered. A multi-output stochastic cost frontier under a normalised translog specification is used to approximate the structure of technology of a sample of public general hospitals in Spain during the period 2002–2009. To control for observable heterogeneity in costs, a set of variables related to hospital characteristics are included in the cost frontier specification (i.e., hospital complexity, degree of specialisation, availability of outpatient clinics, variety of high-technology equipment available, teaching activity and quality of care), whereas unobservable heterogeneity is accounted for by means of individual dummy variables. A measure of hospitals’ cost efficiency is first obtained, and the analysis is then completed by measuring and decomposing the total factor productivity index (TFP-I) change. Findings reveal that controlling for heterogeneity decreases total productivity from an annual average rate of 0.028% to 1.330%, mainly driven by the negative contribution of the cost efficiency change component. Hence, a bias of 1.303 percentage points in the overall TFP-I is found as consequence of not controlling for heterogeneity. In addition to this, if heterogeneity factors are not accounted for, the mean cost efficiency index during the period analysed is 0.730, figure that increases up to 0.974 if heterogeneity is considered. Hence, the omission of heterogeneity leads to a bias of 24.4 percentage points in the mean cost efficiency. Therefore, not adjusting for heterogeneity in costs gives rise to distorted measurements of hospital productivity, as well as distortions in the contribution of each of its components, which may lead to the adoption of inadequate policies and decisions on resource allocation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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36. Prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in Sweden and Spain: A psychometric study of the ‘Nordic paradox’.
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Gracia, Enrique, Martín-Fernández, Manuel, Lila, Marisol, Merlo, Juan, and Ivert, Anna-Karin
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INTIMATE partner violence ,VIOLENCE against women ,CONFIRMATORY factor analysis ,PARADOX ,DISEASE prevalence ,INJURY risk factors - Abstract
The high prevalence of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) in countries with high levels of gender equality has been defined as the “Nordic paradox”. In this study we compared physical and sexual IPVAW prevalence data in two countries exemplifying the Nordic paradox: Sweden (N = 1483) and Spain (N = 1447). Data was drawn from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Survey on violence against women. To ascertain whether differences between these two countries reflect true differences in IPVAW prevalence, and to rule out the possibility of measurement bias, we conducted a set of analyses to ensure measurement equivalence, a precondition for appropriate and valid cross-cultural comparisons. Results showed that in both countries items were measuring two separate constructs, physical and sexual IPVAW, and that these factors had high internal consistency and adequate validity. Measurement equivalence analyses (i.e., differential item functioning, and multigroup confirmatory factor analysis) supported the comparability of data across countries. Latent means comparisons between the Spanish and the Swedish samples showed that scores on both the physical and sexual IPVAW factors were significantly higher in Sweden than in Spain. The effect sizes of these differences were large: 89.1% of the Swedish sample had higher values in the physical IPVAW factor than the Spanish average, and this percentage was 99.4% for the sexual IPVAW factor as compared to the Spanish average. In terms of probability of superiority, there was an 80.7% and 96.1% probability that a Swedish woman would score higher than a Spanish woman in the physical and the sexual IPVAW factors, respectively. Our results showed that the higher prevalence of physical and sexual IPVAW in Sweden than in Spain reflects actual differences and are not the result of measurement bias, supporting the idea of the Nordic paradox. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Job-search strategies of individuals at risk of poverty and social exclusion in Spain.
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Gómez-Torres, María José, Santero, Javier Rodríguez, and Flores, Javier Gil
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POVERTY ,GLOBALIZATION ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,LABOR economics ,COMPUTER networks - Abstract
In Spain, the issue of unemployment or precarious employment worsen with globalization, leading to an expansion of the so-called working poor in the labour market. According to previous literature, the economic poverty that is characteristic of this group may accompany poverty competency. In particular, the working poor resort to informal and poorly developed job-search strategies. This study addresses the job search methods used by people at risk of poverty and social exclusion. It provides evidence on the subject and serves as a basis for the adaptation of socio-labour intermediation programmes to this group. The hypothesis of this study is that people at high risk will predominantly use informal strategies that require a low level of job-search skills. A survey-based correlational study is conducted using a questionnaire completed by 279 people participating in socio-labour intermediation programmes developed by the Action against Hunger Foundation (AaHF) in Spain. Information on poverty indicators and on job-search strategies is collected. Data are analysed through cluster analysis, which distinguish two groups of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion (high risk and low risk), followed by a comparison of means (t-test) with a subsequent calculation of effect size using Cohen's d. Results show statistically significant differences with a medium effect size (between 0.45 and 0.50) for the typology of job-search strategies used, confirming the initial hypothesis. These results offer relevant information that should be considered when developing programmes aimed at improving social and labour issues for people at risk of poverty and social exclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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38. Efficacy evaluation of "Dat-e Adolescence": A dating violence prevention program in Spain.
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Sánchez-Jiménez, Virginia, Muñoz-Fernández, Noelia, and Ortega-Rivera, Javier
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DATING violence ,HEALTH programs ,CRIME victims ,EXPERIMENTAL groups ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials - Abstract
This study presents the first evaluation of Dat-e Adolescence, a dating violence prevention program aimed at adolescents in Spain. A cluster randomized control trial was used involving two groups (a control group and experimental group) and two waves (pre-test and post-test six months apart). 1,764 students from across seven state high schools in Andalucía (southern Spain) participated in the study (856 in the control group and 908 in the experimental group); 52.3% were boys (n = 918), with ages ranging from 11 to 19 years (average age = 14.73; SD = 1.34). Efficacy evaluation was analyzed using Latent Change Score Models and showed that the program did not impact on physical, psychological or online aggression and victimization, nor did it modify couple quality. It was, however, effective at modifying myths about romantic love, improving self-esteem, and improving anger regulation, as a trend. These initial results are promising and represent one of the first prevention programs evaluated in this country. Future follow-up will allow us to verify whether these results remain stable in the medium term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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39. Withstanding austerity: Equity in health services utilisation in the first stage of the economic recession in Southern Spain.
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Córdoba-Doña, Juan Antonio, Escolar-Pujolar, Antonio, San Sebastián, Miguel, and Gustafsson, Per E.
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AUSTERITY ,HEALTH services accessibility ,HEALTH surveys ,COMMERCE - Abstract
Scant research is available on the impact of the current economic crisis and austerity policies on inequality in health services utilisation in Europe. This study aimed to describe the trends in horizontal inequity in the use of health services in Andalusia, Spain, during the early years of the Great Recession, and the contribution of demographic, economic and social factors. Consultation with a general practitioner (GP) and specialist, hospitalisation and emergency care were studied through the Andalusian Health Survey 2007 (pre-crisis) and 2011–2012 (crisis), using a composite income index as socioeconomic status (SES) indicator. Horizontal inequity indices (HII) were calculated to take differential healthcare needs into account, and a decomposition analysis of change in inequality between periods was performed. Results showed that before the crisis, the HII was positive (greater access for people with higher SES) for specialist visits but negative (greater access for people with lower SES) in the other three utilisation models. During the crisis no change was observed in inequalities in GP visits, but a pro-poor development was seen for the other types of utilisation, with hospital and emergency care showing significant inequality in favour of low income groups. Overall, the main contributors to pro-poor changes in utilisation were socio-economic variables and poor mental health, due to changes in their elasticities. Our findings show that inequalities in healthcare utilisation largely remained in favour of the less well-off, despite the cuts in welfare benefits and health services provision during the early years of the recession in Andalusia. Further research is needed to monitor the potential impact of such measures in subsequent years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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40. General and Abdominal Obesity Is Related to Physical Activity, Smoking and Sleeping Behaviours and Mediated by the Educational Level: Findings from the ANIBES Study in Spain.
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López-Sobaler, Ana M., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Elena, Aranceta-Bartrina, Javier, Gil, Ángel, González-Gross, Marcela, Serra-Majem, Lluis, Varela-Moreiras, Gregorio, and Ortega, Rosa M.
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OBESITY ,PHYSICAL activity ,PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of tobacco ,HEALTH ,SLEEP ,EDUCATIONAL attainment - Abstract
The aim of the present study was to analyze the association of socioeconomic (SES) and lifestyle factors, with the conditions of overweight (OW), general (OB) and abdominal obesity (AO) in Spanish adults. A representative sample of 1655 Spanish adults (18 to 65 years) from the ANIBES Study was investigated. Collected data included measured anthropometry (weight, height and waist circumference), demographic and SES data (region and habitant population size, educational level, family income, unemployment rate), physical activity (PA) and other lifestyle factors (sleeping time and frequency of viewing television). OW, OB and AO were determined in each participant. Being male, older than 40 years, and watching television more frequently were associated with higher risk of OB and AO, whereas those with a higher level of education, smokers, and more time in sleeping and in vigorous PA, but not in moderate-vigorous PA, were associated with a lower risk. Living in the Atlantic region and stating no answer to the question regarding family income were also associated with lower risk of AO. Strategies for preventing and reducing OB and AO should consider improving sleeping habits and PA. They should also pay more attention to the most vulnerable groups such as those less educated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. Grade Retention in Primary Education Is Associated with Quarter of Birth and Socioeconomic Status.
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González-Betancor, Sara M. and López-Puig, Alexis J.
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GRADE repetition ,PRIMARY education ,SOCIAL status ,SCHOOL dropouts ,EDUCATION - Abstract
Grade retention is still common practice in some countries though longstanding experience tells us that it is a highly criticised practice for its unclear benefits, its important costs for the educational systems and its relation with school dropout. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to analyse which variables increase the probability of being retained in primary education differentiating between being retained in second or in fourth grade, and paying special attention to the role of the socioeconomic status of the families. By knowing which analysed variables are related to grade retention, and how, we may offer some suggestions to reduce it. We use a national dataset with more observations for Spain than any other international ones, called ‘Evaluación General de Diagnóstico’, conducted in Spain in 2009 with the participation of 28708 students of fourth grade of primary education from 874 schools, considered to be representative for every Spanish autonomous region. This assessment focused on four competences and includes information about the learning context collected through questionnaires for students, families, school management and teachers. Estimating different multilevel random-intercept logistic regressions we obtain the following three main findings: 1) the existence of a ‘quarter of birth’ effect, that nearly doubles the probability of grade retention in second grade of primary –compared to the probability of grade retention in fourth grade–, for the youngest students of their same age cohort (OR = 1.93 vs. OR = 1.53, both p<0.001); 2) that the mothers’ education level influences more than the fathers’ one –especially in second grade (OR = 0.20 vs. OR = 0.45, both p<0.001)–; and 3) that having an unemployed father increases the probability of grade retention much more than having an unemployed mother –especially in second grade (OR = 1.48, p<0.005 vs. OR = 1.18, p>0.05)–. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. Adaptation and Validation of the Brief Sexual Opinion Survey (SOS) in a Colombian Sample and Factorial Equivalence with the Spanish Version.
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Vallejo-Medina, Pablo, Marchal-Bertrand, Laurent, Gómez-Lugo, Mayra, Espada, José Pedro, Sierra, Juan Carlos, Soler, Franklin, and Morales, Alexandra
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SEXUAL intercourse ,SEXUAL health ,SEX education ,SURVEYS ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Attitudes toward sexuality are a key variable for sexual health. It is really important for psychology and education to have adapted and validated questionnaires to evaluate these attitudes. Therefore, the objective of this research was to adapt, validate and calculate the equivalence of the Colombia Sexual Opinion Survey as compared to the same survey from Spain. To this end, a total of eight experts were consulted and 1,167 subjects from Colombia and Spain answered the Sexual Opinion Survey, the Sexual Assertiveness Scale, the Massachusetts General Hospital-Sexual Functioning Questionnaire, and the Sexuality Scale. The evaluation was conducted by online and the results show adequate qualitative and quantitative properties of the items, with adequate reliability and external validity and compliance with the strong invariance between the two countries. Consequently, the Colombia Sexual Opinion Survey is a valid and reliable scale and its scores can be compared with the ones from the Spain survey, with minimum bias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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43. Conflict Misleads Large Carnivore Management and Conservation: Brown Bears and Wolves in Spain.
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Fernández-Gil, Alberto, Naves, Javier, Ordiz, Andrés, Quevedo, Mario, Revilla, Eloy, and Delibes, Miguel
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CARNIVOROUS animals ,WILDLIFE conservation ,SPECIES diversity ,WILDLIFE management - Abstract
Large carnivores inhabiting human-dominated landscapes often interact with people and their properties, leading to conflict scenarios that can mislead carnivore management and, ultimately, jeopardize conservation. In northwest Spain, brown bears Ursus arctos are strictly protected, whereas sympatric wolves Canis lupus are subject to lethal control. We explored ecological, economic and societal components of conflict scenarios involving large carnivores and damages to human properties. We analyzed the relation between complaints of depredations by bears and wolves on beehives and livestock, respectively, and bear and wolf abundance, livestock heads, number of culled wolves, amount of paid compensations, and media coverage. We also evaluated the efficiency of wolf culling to reduce depredations on livestock. Bear damages to beehives correlated positively to the number of female bears with cubs of the year. Complaints of wolf predation on livestock were unrelated to livestock numbers; instead, they correlated positively to the number of wild ungulates harvested during the previous season, the number of wolf packs, and to wolves culled during the previous season. Compensations for wolf complaints were fivefold higher than for bears, but media coverage of wolf damages was thirtyfold higher. Media coverage of wolf damages was unrelated to the actual costs of wolf damages, but the amount of news correlated positively to wolf culling. However, wolf culling was followed by an increase in compensated damages. Our results show that culling of the wolf population failed in its goal of reducing damages, and suggest that management decisions are at least partly mediated by press coverage. We suggest that our results provide insight to similar scenarios, where several species of large carnivores share the landscape with humans, and management may be reactive to perceived conflicts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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44. Physical Activity Patterns of the Spanish Population Are Mostly Determined by Sex and Age: Findings in the ANIBES Study.
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Mielgo-Ayuso, Juan, Aparicio-Ugarriza, Raquel, Castillo, Adrián, Ruiz, Emma, Ávila, José Manuel, Aranceta-Batrina, Javier, Gil, Ángel, Ortega, Rosa M., Serra-Majem, Lluis, Varela-Moreiras, Gregorio, and González-Gross, Marcela
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PHYSICAL activity ,SEX differences (Biology) ,AGE groups ,ETHNICITY ,EDUCATIONAL attainment - Abstract
Background: Representative data for the Spanish population regarding physical activity (PA) behaviors are scarce and seldom comparable due to methodological inconsistencies. Aim: Our objectives were to describe the PA behavior by means of the standardized self-reported International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and to know the proportion of the Spanish population meeting and not meeting international PA recommendations. Material and Methods: PA was assessed using the IPAQ in a representative sample of 2285 individuals (males, 50.4%) aged 9–75 years and living in municipalities of at least 2,000 inhabitants. Data were analyzed according to: age groups 9–12, 13–17, 18–64, and 65–75 years; sex; geographical distribution; locality size and educational levels. Results: Mean total PA was 868.8±660.9 min/wk, mean vigorous PA 146.4±254.1 min/wk, and mean moderate PA 398.1±408.0 min/wk, showing significant differences between sexes (p<0.05). Children performed higher moderate-vigorous PA than adolescents and seniors (p<0.05), and adults than adolescents and seniors (p<0.05). Compared to recommendations, 36.2% of adults performed <150 min/week of moderate PA, 65.4% <75 min/week of vigorous PA and 27.0% did not perform any PA at all, presenting significant differences between sexes (p<0.05). A total of 55.4% of children and adolescents performed less than 420 min/week of MVPA, being higher in the later (62.6%) than in the former (48.4%). Highest non-compliance was observed in adolescent females (86.5%). Conclusion: Sex and age are the main influencing factors on PA in the Spanish population. Males engage in more vigorous and light PA overall, whereas females perform more moderate PA. PA behavior differs between age groups and no clear lineal increase with age could be observed. Twenty-seven percent of adults and 55.4% of children and adolescents do not meet international PA recommendations. Identified target groups should be addressed to increase PA in the Spanish population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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45. A biosocial approach to living conditions: inter-generational changes of stature dimorphism in 20th-century Spain.
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Cámara, Antonio D.
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SEXUAL dimorphism ,SOCIAL sciences ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,LEAST squares ,REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
Background: Applying sexual stature dimorphism (SSD) to history and the social sciences faces the difficulty of disentangling nature from nurture in addition to the limitations of sources (e.g. small, fragmented or heterogeneous samples). Aim: To investigate the relationship between inter-generational changes and social differences in SSD and the evolution of living conditions in 20th-century Spain. Subjects and methods: Self-reported height and socio-demographic information from individuals born 1910-1979 ( n = 99 023) were drawn from health interview surveys. Weighed least squares regression was used to construct continuous time-cohort series of SSD for the entire population and for specific socioeconomic groups represented by levels of educational attainment. Results: SSD remained below modern values among cohorts that were exposed to structural deprivation at pre-adult ages. Socioeconomic status mediated the correction of these deviations among subsequent cohorts. Lower classes (less educated segments of the population) systematically deviated to a greater extent from normal modern SSD values and they reached these values later in time. Conclusions: In Spain, variations in SSD have been found that are associated with both socioeconomic changes at a nationwide level and SES differentials at the individual level, thus continuous series of this indicator offer new opportunities in the study of living conditions of current and past generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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46. What determines exit from social assistance in Spain?
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Ayala, Luis and Rodríguez, Magdalena
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SOCIOLOGY ,SOCIAL sciences ,DEMOGRAPHY ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,DEMOGRAPHIC anthropology - Abstract
The aim of this article is two-fold. Firstly, we try to identify the main socioeconomic characteristics that explain the dynamics of social assistance in Spain. Secondly, we carry out a number of tests to assess to what extent individual characteristics accounting for duration differ in the different types of exit from social assistance. Analysis of periods on social assistance shows that belonging to an ethnic minority and employability are the two main determining factors leading to prolonged spells of social assistance. The results also show a striking similarity between the profiles of exits from the programmes due to ‘successful reasons’ and due to fraud. Exits from the programmes for other reasons occur in a clearly different way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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