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This paper presents a research experience in secondary schools that develop educational projects of a participatory and transformative nature. This contribution arises from the new educational needs emanating from augmented society and multiple literacies that transform communication and the circulation of knowledge, challenging conventional educational methods. An ethnography was carried out in two secondary schools, one in a rural environment and the other in a metropolitan area. The results are organised around the notion of community; the management processes and shared leadership; and the transformative pedagogical processes that are being developed. We conclude that the Spanish secondary school context is still based on practices centred on content and masterly methodologies; this leads us to understand that the mentioned schools, as disruptive experiences, promote a change towards a curriculum centred on the participation and interests of the students; horizontal and cooperative management practices; a strong sense of community; among others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of digital resources and virtual platforms is even more essential to continue the educational process, either in person or online, affecting all the members involved in the teaching–learning process of the students. Therefore, this study is aimed: (1) to know and compare the digital competence of the agents that are the main integrators of the educational community (parents, teachers, students) about the use of the computers, according to gender and educational stage (Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education stages); and (2) to identify significant predictors that affect the acquisition of this competence. An ex-post-facto design was used with a sample of 786 participants from Andalusia (Spain). Research methods such as contrasts of means and multiple linear regression analysis were used. The results showed high average levels of basic digital competences for all the agents involved. A gender gap was found between mothers and fathers of students, with higher scores for the latter group. In addition, the use of videogames, the parents' academic background and the use of digital tablets or Google+ are the most significant predictors that affect the acquisition of this competence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a practice that promotes collaborative knowledge construction between researchers and participants. Within this framework, a PAR experience carried out for the transformation of a school in the province of Valencia (Spain) is explored. The aim is to analyse the shared construction of knowledge during the process and the changes produced through the perceptions of the educational community and the research group. From a qualitative methodology, a case study is elaborated through the analysis of documents produced during the research and ad hoc focus groups, and the data obtained are analysed following a mixed categorization. The results show that the shared construction of knowledge during PAR has led to the development of more horizontal roles and strategies between researchers and participants, and changes towards a new school model, for which the improvement of the participation of the agents involved has been key. Elements that invite reflection on the shared construction of knowledge through PAR are discussed, among which stand out the complexity of the researchers' task, the timing, the articulation of the students' voice and the relationship between the type of research carried out and the changes produced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research–Practice Partnerships (RPPs) embody enduring collaborations between practitioners and researchers that systematically address practical challenges to enhance education. This study describes research conducted within the framework of an RPP in which researchers were united with an educational association tasked with leading a professional development program (PDP) for teachers serving youth at risk. This study focuses on demonstrating a model for evaluating the implementation of the program's educational philosophy among PDP participants. This comprehensive model comprises three interlinked components: cultivating awareness of the educational philosophy, fostering a profound comprehension of its principles, and facilitating the application of practices aligned with this philosophy. To investigate these dimensions, we drew upon data gathered through a survey administered to 140 educators and through in-depth interviews with 22 members of the educational staff. By examining these three pivotal components, we not only dissect the implementation process but also identify strengths and weaknesses, paving the way for a tailored intervention strategy. Beyond the immediate implications for program improvement, this research underscores the program's reciprocal benefits for both researchers and practitioners. It holds the potential to influence the professional development of those involved, concurrently enriching the broader research community with invaluable insights gained from real-world educational contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the "derechohumanista" reform to the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States of 2011, rules and principles have been incorporated that enhance the obligation for all Mexican authorities (including educational authorities) to promote, respect, protect, and guarantee human rights. Therefore, rebuilding educational processes on issues of gender violence is urgent and mandatory. But what has been the evolution of the right to education in Mexican constitutionalism? Knowing this progress is enriching and clarifying to understand how it has become a fundamental right. Furthermore, addressing this problem is essential to raise awareness of the evolution of the constitutional systems of the 19th and 20th centuries, and this will allow us to contextualize the problems of gender violence that currently exist in socioeducational communities. The objective of this article focuses on visualizing the historical and current perspectives that exist in the educational community on gender issues; with this, it will be possible to establish whether the Mexican legal provisions eliminating gender violence are complied with. As methodological validation, a survey instrument was applied to undergraduate students at the Autonomous University of Coahuila randomly. The results show the perspective of the students regarding the "relationship of gender violence in the educational community" and the "recognition of processes and products that eliminate gender violence". The above allows us to conclude that, from the perspective of the students, constitutional bodies turn out to be (mandatory) tools in education that eliminate gender violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The impact of the war on higher education and research in Ukraine is devastating. A great many teachers, researchers and students had to flee ruined universities and research centres. Numerous universities worldwide have demonstrated solidarity with Ukrainian refugees. In an effort to develop effective support strategies, this study identifies specifics of migration from Ukraine caused by the war. The questionnaire was developed to conduct a survey among 26 Ukrainian faculties recently employed at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow (Poland). Respondents reported great satisfaction with integration strategies based on perfect intra-university collaboration and comprehensive individual approach. Four groups of challenges that can be influenced by an intervention at nation-wide, local and institutional levels were identified and then addressed in terms of empirical considerations, firsthand experience and survey findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By drawing on available scientific literature on the educational inclusion of students with Rare Diseases (RD) and on the guidelines in the current framework for the development of inclusive schools, this theoretical article presents some keys for the development of inclusive educational contexts that favour the learning and development of students with RD. An inclusive school is one that moves towards school success and combines quality with equity by developing an inclusive and participatory culture that recognises and respects diversity and promotes human differences as a value and a human right. The school system advances in inclusive practices to the extent that it overcomes the barriers that emerge from the structure of the centres and identifies, from scientific evidence, the facilitating factors for the development of inclusive educational practices, through the implementation of institutional cultures and school organisations that pursue the success of all students. It is concluded that the keys underlying educational contexts for pupils with RD involve the adoption of general measures at school level which promote the collaboration and participation of families and pupils, of other specialists, and of associations. Likewise, the complexity of the needs of pupils with RD requires a comprehensive educational response that must be jointly planned with the different services that attend these pupils, incorporating the necessary support to guarantee their presence, participation and educational achievement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this paper, I focus on teachers' lived experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak. Specifically, I explore the emotional impact the abrupt shift to online teaching had on teachers' work and life throughout the various phases of the lockdown. I develop my argument by analyzing teachers' everyday work, using a qualitative approach, and constructing a small-scale empirical study. Philosophically, my attempt is phenomenologically developed and is framed by Heidegger's and Arendt's thoughts. Methodologically, my attempt falls within an emerging research horizon that combines educational philosophy with empirical research. Drawing from research data, I argue that teachers' experience bears witness to a deep modification of the schooling space-time, namely, the horizon in which the very perception of students, themselves, and teaching arise. In the case of teachers experiencing discomfort, fear, and even angst, the totality of their gestures and emotions was, as it were, swallowed by this unknown and disquieting horizon; teachers in distress were experiencing the collapse of any projecting without being freed by projecting itself. In the case of teachers experiencing feelings of fulfillment and even joy, a different horizon was allowed to emerge. Such a different space-time, rather than producing a sense of distance and alienation, created a new intimacy and nearness, which allows for a different attitude toward the topics and the educational community. Students became more sensitive, susceptible to transformation, and open to what was being said. At the same time, relationships were caught in a new web of meanings that transcended them, thus giving birth to an educational experience in its own right. I conclude with some remarks about the building of the educational community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The schools’ closure and the adoption of distance learning (DL) during the Covid-19 pandemic deeply changed Italian schools’ teaching and organizational practices. This article investigates how a micro-universe of four parents, seven teachers, and a school principal experienced and represented the role of the school during the first Covid-19 lockdown (March-June 2020). We analyzed the set of semi-structured interviews through Thematic Analysis (TA). We identified three cross-cutting representations: the school as an “educational community”, as a “guide”, and as a “place of care”. Despite its fading as a physical space, the teachers experienced the school as a place to build meaningful relationships, intensify communication with colleagues, and re-discover the collective dimension of teaching. The school principal’s leadership, which was oriented towards the inclusion and valuing of teachers’ skills, served as a professional guide and emotional support for the teaching staff.

Tod Williams attended Cranbrook School for Boys and Brookside Elementary School. The campus was his playground and instilled in him a keen sense of enjoyment of its vistas, fountains and pools, its smells and its textures. He co‐founded his New York architecture studio with Billie Tsien in 1986, and returned to Cranbrook in the late 1990s to design and build the Natatorium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research–Practice Partnerships (RPPs) embody enduring collaborations between practitioners and researchers that systematically address practical challenges to enhance education. This study describes research conducted within the framework of an RPP in which researchers were united with an educational association tasked with leading a professional development program (PDP) for teachers serving youth at risk. This study focuses on demonstrating a model for evaluating the implementation of the program’s educational philosophy among PDP participants. This comprehensive model comprises three interlinked components: cultivating awareness of the educational philosophy, fostering a profound comprehension of its principles, and facilitating the application of practices aligned with this philosophy. To investigate these dimensions, we drew upon data gathered through a survey administered to 140 educators and through in-depth interviews with 22 members of the educational staff. By examining these three pivotal components, we not only dissect the implementation process but also identify strengths and weaknesses, paving the way for a tailored intervention strategy. Beyond the immediate implications for program improvement, this research underscores the program’s reciprocal benefits for both researchers and practitioners. It holds the potential to influence the professional development of those involved, concurrently enriching the broader research community with invaluable insights gained from real-world educational contexts.

Resilience is understood as a process that allows a person, system, or community to resist, adapt, transform and recover in a timely and efficient manner from an adverse situation; from the perspective of education, resilience allows knowing the threats to which the educational community is exposed and the capacities and resources it has to face them. The present research was of a mixed, descriptive type and its objective was to identify the competencies, practices, and strategies for strengthening school resilience from the perspective of teachers and children between 7 and 13 years of age in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. The study was carried out through surveys and focus groups with the participation of 230 teachers and 53 children from the state of Tabasco. According to the results, it is concluded that it is necessary to strengthen the processes of listening and systematization of the knowledge of the educational community in order to generate intervention strategies to reinforce school resilience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the article is to interpret the discursive representations on the relations of Alterity of the groups of: Managers, classroom teachers, non-teaching professionals, parents and/or guardians and students. The method used was a case study of collective or multiple character to deepen the "proximities" and "discrepancies" of the phenomenon of interest to the researcher. The location of the study was two municipal schools and the time period was 2018. Its main finding reflects that both educational institutions do not understand Alterity and associate it with the concept of alternativity all groups to move towards a positive understanding of Alterity, as the articulating axis of a new school institution, must break the function of reproducing the normalising uniformity of the official host culture that welcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article explores the research-action tools used for a Linguistic Inclusion path, performed at some primary and first level secondary schools in Turin during the school year. The authors allocate these instruments to a multi-disciplinary framework of anthropological, sociological and pedagogic concepts, such as Bonetti’s Relational Learning, Ward’s Education and Anarchism and Dolci’s Maieutic Method. From these, three categories arise: participation, collaboration and care tools. These latter carry two main objectives: to investigate the dynamics of the three macro-areas within the contexts in which they are used, and at the same time to take action on them, through the co-creation of new educational possibilities.

It’s not easy to discuss,and think about the pedagogy when the nation suffers during the military conflict and invasion, which was the case of Poland during the Second World War – during such dramatic times the priority is survival. However, many years after the war, it is worth pointingout the effort and the dedication of teachers/educators who stayed with their students until the end. They remained in schools, orphanages and other educational institutions where kids could need them. Based on documents, literature and the personal experiencesof the author, the paper “Survive and save your identity” describes in a detail the activity of the Female Scouts who were the part of the RGO, an Organisation For the Youth of Warsaw in the years 1939-1945. The article manifests the importance of pedagogical and moral principles during the nations fight for survival.

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The article shows the important role of social cohesion as a social phenomenon, its impact on the development of society and intercultural communication. The social role of trust, in particular, in the development of social cohesion, is also shown. Social cohesion acquires acute relevance and importance in the current time of social transformations, as cohesion allows communities overcome various fluctuations and changes. The social cohesion as complex social phenomenon has been analyzed in the focus of intercultural studies. The aim of the research was to investigate the important spheres of social cohesion related to intercultural communication in the educational community, in particular, in the university community of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. The research conducted several times, including the crisis states of society – pan-demic and war conflict in Ukraine. This research continues social cohesion studies, which are conducted in the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University since 2016, and demonstrates one of the current stages. The methodological tool is an adaptation of the "Social Cohesion Radar" model at the university community level. The study is based on primary data from the author's questionnaire. The important role of social cohesion, trust and values in intercultural communication is demonstrated.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of different educational agents regarding the application of a conflict prevention programme through restorative practices. Eighteen teachers, 203 relatives and, 242 students from a Primary School located in the Mexican state of Sonora participated in this study. A pre-test and post-test questionnaire were applied to teachers, families, and students, about their perception of school coexistence. In addition, an attempt was made to confirm the importance of creating an integral educational climate, with educational references that favour healthy and respectful coexistence. The results showed that after applying the conflict prevention programme for five months, the students showed a positive vision regarding the use of dialogue to prevent and solve problems peacefully. In conclusion, it is necessary to build and maintain the bonds of the union to promote a positive coexistence that favours social well-being and an adequate climate of coexistence in schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ecology could seem only a matter of knowledge and care for the environment, and the responsibility that human beings have with the rest of nature. This paper proposes a different view: Ecology, and more specifically the study of «arboreal society», as a «natural» approach to what the knowledge and care of the formative, aducational, and familiar communities is and should be [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Achieving inclusive education is a primary challenge for the educational community. Inclusion refers to equal access to education—to the presence, participation and learning of all students. Offering an inclusive education requires all students to share time and space together in the mainstream classroom, that the educational community manifests a positive attitude towards diversity, and that educational centers plan to welcome diversity in their classrooms. The general objective of this study was to evaluate the inclusion of students with SEN enrolled in SOCs in mainstream schools based on their presence, the attitudes of the educational community and the planning processes developed. This was a descriptive study with a dominant status mixed design (QUAN-Qual). The population investigated in this research included the total number of SOCs of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (Spain) (n = 108). The sample obtained comprised 3.891 people belonging to 88 SOCs from 68 educational centers, which implies a confidence interval of 99% (Z = 2.576) and a margin of error of less than 5%. The data collection instruments used included seven questionnaires, adapted for the purposes of the study, for the quantitative phase, and semi-structured interviews, focus groups and discussion groups for the qualitative phase. The study results indicated that the attitudes of the educational community were the main determinant of inclusion. There is a need to reflect on and undertake actions to eliminate existing barriers to the operation of SOCs, since the involvement of students with SEN in the academic and social life of educational centers, and in mainstream classrooms, is not guaranteed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The investigation was carried out during the COVID19 pandemic in 2021, maintaining relevance and investigative relevance. The objective is to know the socio-educational conditions generated by the educational community at the national level, in order to train mothers, fathers, and teachers, with technical-pedagogical strategies that reactivate and improve the sectoral teaching-learning process, using the methodology of scientific research for case studies, with a qualitative-quantitative approach from binding action with virtual activity design, carrying out a national situational diagnosis, taking an intentional stratified sample of 13,921 people from 24 provinces, through data collection tools; with community intervention methodology of linkage with society, managing to train 1,566 direct beneficiaries and 4,698 indirect. Taking as a unit of work and analysis a segmented focal structure of the educational community belonging to 40 educational institutions distributed nationwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From the educational point of view, social outreach is related to activities and projects that link the academic work of the institution with teachers, parents, and students, aimed at contributing to the transformation of social and environmental realities. The experience was developed in Policarpa Salavarrieta Educational Institution based on Participatory Action Research, to contribute to environmental culture from the community social projection. A random convenience sample of 68 people was used; plenary sessions, interviews, and participant observation were carried out for the collection of information, which was systematized using the Atlas ti 7 software. From the analysis, the categories of environmental culture, environment and sustainable development and the subcategories of problems, attitude, and environmental education emerged, evidencing that the community manages conceptions of the environment from a naturalistic perspective, leaving aside the social and cultural environment, teachers do not discriminate the concepts of culture and environmental education and in students and parents, the category of ignorance emerged. Learning actions were developed and alternative solutions to the socio-environmental problems detected were proposed through recreational activities and theoretical-practical workshops on sustainable entrepreneurship. Attitudinal changes and participatory commitment were observed beyond the school environment which social appropriation of knowledge and the development of pro-environmentally sustainable values and behaviors, projecting the contribution to the family economy through the transformation of waste into eco-furniture and eco-pots. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article shows the important role of social cohesion as a social phenomenon, its impact on the development of society and intercultural communication. The social role of trust, in particular, in the development of social cohesion, is also shown. Social cohesion acquires acute relevance and importance in the current time of social transformations, as cohesion allows communities overcome various fluctuations and changes. The social cohesion as complex social phenomenon has been analyzed in the focus of intercultural studies. The aim of the research was to investigate the important spheres of social cohesion related to intercultural communication in the educational community, in particular, in the university community of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. The research conducted several times, including the crisis states of society – pandemic and war conflict in Ukraine. This research continues social cohesion studies, which are conducted in the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University since 2016, and demonstrates one of the current stages. The methodological tool is an adaptation of the "Social Cohesion Radar" model at the university community level. The study is based on primary data from the author's questionnaire. The important role of social cohesion, trust and values in intercultural communication is demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The project "Learning to be scientists with historical irrigation", funded by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and carried out during the school year 2020- 2021, was aimed at transferring to the educational community the values and importance of historical irrigation systems, raise awareness and involve the younger rural population, and encourage scientific vocations in students. Applying a methodological approach of participatory action research (PAR), students have been able to conduct research on the historical irrigation channels of their municipalities of residence. They received training in the usage of scientific inter- and transdisciplinary tools, such as the identification and localization of historical and archaeological sources, the study of biodiversity, edaphology and agrodiversity, the capturing of geographic data and their incorporation into a web Geographic Information System, as well as methods of communication and dissemination of results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. Nowadays is the very actual task for the thinkers, academicians and practitioners how to overcome challenges and threats of COVID-19 pandemic in the pedagogical, educational and social cultural spheres. It demands some researches and practical steps in the socio-cultural space development. The basic principles of effective development of modern socio-cultural space, based on the values of trust and social cohesion, are considered in the article. Modern geopolitical processes at the epicenter of which Ukraine is, its complex and uncertain reality in the socio-cultural sphere, and poses multifactorial problems that require thorough educational and scientific research. Purpose and methods. One of the main task is to research in which way the values of trust and, accordingly, social cohesion to be manifested in the social cultural space. The model of social cohesion and methods of its measurement are considered. The article applies the historical method and method of system analysis to outline the main features of European values, in particular, trust and social cohesion in the socio-cultural space of Ukrainian society. Results. The model of social cohesion and methods of its measurement are considered. Also various concepts and manifestations of trust as a factor of social cohesion in the contemporary socio-cultural space are considered. Conclusions. This research reflects and proves the confident role of education in the development of social cohesion of communities at the different dimensions of socio-cultural space. The article investigated the effective socio-cultural communications that shape the social cultural space is based on the values of trust and social cohesion. Certain challenges of today require not only research, but also practical methods of implementation, development of trust and social cohesion in communities at the different levels of socio-cultural space.

The article presents the OLESchool research, which conducted a feasibility study aimed at the definition of an integrated learning ecosystem model in which the school system becomes the focus of an open learning environment. The research considered the criticalities, priorities and limitations related to the pandemic event, highlighting the resources and opportunities generated, and aimed to identify those success factors and criteria for building prototypes and hypotheses of expected results to be implemented at a subsequent stage. The research adopted a collaborative approach starting with the stakeholder engagement process. The research team applied a methodological design inspired by the Grounded Theory paradigm, studying the phenomenon holistically from different points of view with qualitative-quantitative parallel research phases and triangulation between researchers, theories, data and tools. The contribution presents the results, distinguished between output and outcome of the research. Ecosistemi educativi: un modello di ricerca applicato in quattro territori della Toscana. Il contributo presenta la ricerca OLESchool che ha visto la realizzazione di uno studio di fattibilità volto alla definizione di un modello di ecosistema formativo integrato dove il sistema scolastico diventa fulcro di un ambiente di apprendimento aperto. Sono state tenute in considerazione criticità, priorità e vincoli relativi all’evento pandemico, facendo emergere le risorse e le opportunità scaturite e puntando all’individuazione di quei fattori di successo e criteri di costruzione di prototipi e ipotesi di risultati attesi da implementare in una fase successiva. La ricerca ha seguito un approccio di tipo collaborativo a partire dal processo di stakeholder engagement. È stato adottato un disegno metodologico ispirato al paradigma della Grounded Theory, studiando il fenomeno in modo olistico da punti di vista differenti, con fasi di ricerca parallele quali-quantitative e trasversali di triangolazione tra ricercatori, teorie, dati e strumenti. Nel contributo sono presentati i risultati distinti tra output e outcome della ricerca.

This article proposes and expounds a professional point of view on contemporary pedagogical knowledge and practices, focusing in particular on the centrality of the subjects in education. Pedagogical knowledge is in a state of 'uncertainty and precariousness', leaving open a number of core issues concerning educational, cultural and social models. The clarification of the 'precariousness' of educational work deserves to be acknowledged: uncertainty becomes a healthy weakness, as Sergio Tramma points out in 'L'educatore imperfetto', the 'unstable constitution' of the educational area is its intrinsic strength because it represents the constant openness to transformation, to possibility, to the reading of change. What tension should accompany the educational mission of professionals working in the field of social sciences, which values should accompany educational action, and, finally, which proposals can be activated to create a fertile pedagogical terrain harbinger of ideas? The paradigm of complexity that runs through 'social knowledge' should not only concern itself with the problems inherent to readings of the contemporary world, but also activate unexpected energies and resources, promoting a rethinking of the role of the competences of all the functions having an educational-social value (teacher, territorial educator, social worker, community animator, psychologist, mentor). The challenge is to generate theories and transformative experiences that can restore a leading role to the subjects in education, both in their individual as well as in their collective roles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]