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Within the current panorama of science evaluation, the limitations of citation indexes to study the social sciences and humanities have been the subject of wide debate. To resolve this situation, different products have been created for use in national contexts, since they cover certain aspects not contained in more international indices. An example is the In-RECS family, where an indicator such as the impact factor of Eugene Garfield is defined, but its contribution lies in the ability to evaluate research in Spain by obtaining citation indicators. This paper thus highlights the need to create new products for research evaluation in general, but particularly in the social sciences and humanities. The context in which different alternatives arise and are developed to evaluate existing journals is presented, along with Dialnet Metrics, a citation index developed by the Dialnet Foundation in collaboration with the EC3 Group and dozens of Spanish universities. Based on an analysis of the citations of source journals from different subject areas, Dialnet Metrics provides indicators to evaluate the research impact at different levels. This bibliometric product enables contextualized analysis at the micro (researchers), meso (journals), and macro (areas and universities) levels. Finally, the content, data volumes, and structure of this citation index are described quantitatively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The European Union wants to know if its funds for territorial planning are being invested correctly. This is confirmed by the European 2020 Strategy, which requires monitoring and evaluation of EU policies and the Territorial Agenda of the European Union 2020 (which proposes the application of impact evaluations of plans that affect territories). But before monitoring and evaluating territorial plans, it is necessary to discuss the best methodology and model to apply. To begin the search for a methodology and a model to be applied in Spain, this paper proposes some of the preliminary questions that should be considered. The methodology is based on the selection of some of the main questions proposed by certain specialists, as well as legal, administrative and professional works. These questions are considered from the point of view of the life cycle of public policies (formation of the agenda, formulation, implementation, effects, evaluation and feedback) while following a comprehensive and adapted model for territorial plans. Thus, the result is the proposal of a specific questionnaire for the monitoring and evaluation of supramunicipal territorial plans in Spain. The questionnaire has been subjected to a critical process to verify its viability, consisting in its application to three territorial plans of different entities (regional/provincial, sub-regional, and supralocal), as well as time of evaluation (ex post, in itinere and ex ante), and type of plan (general, partial and sectorial). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sex and relationships education is, and has been, the great absent in Spanish both school curriculum and the sociological research on it. Some relevant theoretical and methodological developments have been needed for the construction of the research topic, in order to produce sociological knowledge within this field. This paper continues with this methodological task. It describes the process of design of an evaluation questionnaire to portray the initial state of the issue. In turn, it enables the research on sex and love relationships. In so doing, the paper offers a useful well-founded tool to produce sociological knowledge on this research topic, emerging in Spain. In this process of design, the paper sets a dialogue between a double process of categorisation: on the one hand, the themes involved in the revised literature on the topic; on the other hand, the themes offered by the adolescent voices of the subjects participants in the research. Along the paper, some key debates in contemporary social theory are addressed, such as the appeal to action research, education for democratic citizenship and human rights, the visibilisation of minors' agency and voices, the use of participatory and critical evaluation, and the reflection on power as inherent to social relations.

Sex and relationships education is, and has been, the great absent in Spanish both school curriculum and the sociological research on it. Some relevant theoretical and methodological developments have been needed for the construction of the research topic, in order to produce sociological knowledge within this field. This paper continues with this methodological task. It describes the process of design of an evaluation questionnaire to portray the initial state of the issue. In tum, it enables the research on sex and love relationships. In so doing, the paper offers a useful well-founded tool to produce sociological knowledge on this research topic, emerging in Spain. In this process of design, the paper sets a dialogue between a double process of categorisation: on the one hand, the themes involved in the revised literature on the topic; on the other hand, the themes offered by the adolescent voices of the subjects participants in the research. Along the paper, some key debates in contemporary social theory are addressed, such as the appeal to action research, education for democratic citizenship and human rights, the visibilisation of minors' agency and voices, the use of participatory and critical evaluation, and the reflection on power as inherent to social relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper offers a comparative analysis of leadership dimensions in public relations and communication management between Spain and a group of 23 countries which have participated in the Cross-Cultural Study of Leadership in Public relations and Communication Management, conducted by the University of Alabama and financed by IBM and Heymann Associates. Following the conceptual model from Meng and Berger (2011), this paper investigates the challenges faced by public relations, as well as the prerequisites of excellent leaders. Achieved results make a breakthrough in scientific knowledge about leadership in communication management, a little developed subject in academic literature, especially in Spain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper has been carried out from data obtained in the TALIS 2013 study, conducted by the OECD, where important teaching aspects of secondary school teachers from 32 countries have been evaluated. The importance of the information in this macro-study has led us to analyse the situation of Spanish teachers. Therefore, the aims sought are to analyse the teaching practice of Spanish teachers of Compulsory Secondary Education, compare the situation in Spain with the rest of the participating countries and identify teaching profiles of Spanish teachers. Some of the most significant findings rank Spain in the middle of the evaluated countries, highlighting specially the exchange and collaboration in teaching and its own effectiveness, and showing lower values in aspects linked to involvement in joint professional learning activities. Regarding teaching profiles, it has been identified on one hand a profile of teacher with a constructivist view, and on the other a profile focused on the mere transmission of knowledge [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sexenio de investigación or six-yearly research assessment was initially designed as a bonus to promote research among the Spanish university community. However, it has now lost its character as a productivity bonus and has become a requirement for pursuing a university career. In this new situation it is essential to have a transparent assessment process with objective criteria, known in advance, that reflect the particularities of different scientific fields. This paper examines the differences in research evaluation results in the areas of economics and business studies. It also compares them with other areas of social sciences and law, and so with other fields of knowledge. Based on the findings of this study, it concludes by analysing various reasons that suggest the advisability of undertaking a thorough review of the assessment methods, as well as some recommendations in this regard [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evaluating the Information Architecture in an already deployed website is not an easy task. Most evaluation techniques are focused on examining system usability, but this is not the only factor that influences IA. The main technique that deals with IA in already deployed web environments is the Navigation Stress Test (NST). A new methodology makes this technique more informative by taking NST beyond simple notation on paper. This work proposes the use of NST combined with other usability testing techniques such as Thinking Aloud and a usability questionnaire. Eye tracking also has been used to supplement the information obtained from applied techniques. This new methodology has been tested by analyzing a series of websites belonging to Spanish public university libraries. The results of this study show the validity of the approach used, as well as the value that this approach and the use of Eye tracking bring to the analysis of IA compared to traditional NST. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, University needs to assess the university teaching activity in a framework where new ways of learning are being carried out. ANECA offers a model and set of procedures that guide the activities of the university, without prejudice to the autonomy of it. Therefore, as the new settings are not being analyzed in depth, this paper makes a research proposal for assessment of university teaching in virtual learning environments, that includes four componentes: planning and content of the course, teacher's activity, interaction with peers and environment. These factors have been identified through the development of a causal model and its estimation using a structural equation analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a new research experience at IES Isabel la Católica. We want our students to be interested in science. To fulfill this main objective, we have combined different scientific and linguistic strategies with science learning. Water and sustainable development have been the conductors of these activities. This has been a very interesting and interdisciplinary experience to work on. At the same time, it has been a good opportunity to improve scientific literacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of this paper is the elaboration of an instrument to assess quality of life (QL) of aging persons with disability. It has been applied to a sample of 2.292 persons older than 45 years, from different regions of Spain. The need of QL assessment instruments for this group of persons with disability who are aging will allow us to make valid and reliable measures to plan efficient intervention actions and strategies, and has motivated the creation of this Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ). The analysis of the scale psychometric properties shows high internal consistency, Cronbach's alfa of 0,92. Scale dimensionality offers a hexafactorial solution that tests six of the main QL dimensions, such as, physical well being, social inclusion, emotional well being, personal development and self-determination, interpersonal relationship and material well being. These results give evidence of the QLQ suitability to assess the QL, as it is perceived by the sample of our study, the ageing persons with disability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to propose an evaluation method for measuring the quality of World Wide web reference resources (dictionaries and encyclopaedias) that Library of University of León make available through its Digital Library under the heading of "Resources on the internet". The project, undertaken by the Library Working Group on Electronic Resources, consists on evaluating all web resources included in each of the mentioned categories in order to determine their suitability. The results obtained after the quality assessment, will help us to select, among the list of proposals submitted at the beginning, those electronic reference resources that are more useful for the university community members, discarding those which fail to achieve the scoring proposed and recommending other that fulfill the parameters outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]