'L’escriptura del jo', una proposta d’educació intercultural i tractament de la diversitat per a l’ensenyament secundari obligatori = The writing of I, an intercultural educational proposal and treatment of diversity for Compulsory Secondary Education

The writing of I is a project that starts an itinerary through past, present and future experiences of each of our students based on following research activities. Reading, creation and recreation of text and other items that turn essentially around autobiographical writing and culminate with the elaboration of a free autobiography

La metodología cooperativa como instrumento de investigación en el diseño curricular para la adaptación de asignaturas en el espacio europeo de educación superior, en los ámbitos de enfermería y maestro de educación física

El objeto de estudio parte de un proceso de investigación acción (McKernan, 1999 y Eliot, 1993), el cual estamos llevando a cabo desde hace dos cursos, en el marco del plan piloto para la adaptación de los estudios de la UdG al Espacio Europeo deEducación Superior (EEES). La justificación se enmarca en la demanda del Espacio Europea de Educación Superior, mediante el desarrollo de una educación basada en competencias con el objetivo de partir de una información que responda a unas necesidades reales basadas del Proyecto Tunning. Esta aportación se refleja en una asignatura de libre elección de nuevaincorporación. Esta propuesta, da un énfasis especial en la interacción entre los dos estudios: educación y enfermería. La cooperación interdisciplinar nos ha permitido compartir, interactuar y dialogar de forma crítica para poder seguir avanzando en nuestra propuesta. Estamos plenamente convencidos que la Educación Física bien dosificada, la alimentación cualitativamente equilibrada y unas condiciones higiénicas correctas en un entorno favorable, son pilares de una buena educación para la salud

Pintura, una materia interdisciplinar. Metodologías docentes

El grado de Bellas Artes permite revisar las asignaturas vinculadas a los talleres de creación y mejorar las metodologías docentes. Pintura pasará a compartir espacio con las materias de Dibujo, Escultura y más adelante Imagen. Así pues, lo que se impone es un aprendizaje basado en la interdisciplinariedad que puede llegar a proporcionar una mayor flexibilidad del conocimiento. El artículo presenta una serie de reflexiones sobre la docencia en los talleres de Pintura, de los dos primeros cursos del grado, y un conjunto de propuestas metodológicas para mejorarla.

Profesores-artistas y didáctica generativa: Experiencias educativas en la universidad

El presente artículo es fruto del estudio de tesis doctoral que versa sobre las experiencias pedagógicas innovadoras del profesorado universitario vinculado con el Arte ¿específicamente con las artes escénicas- y que desarrolla su actividad profesional en los estudios de educación (Pedagogía, Educación Social y Magisterio). La estructura del mismo está compuesta por una introducción, un marco teórico-contextual, la metodología y unas conclusiones y propuestas. El análisis de los saberes didácticos nacidos de la génesis entre el saber pedagógico y el saber artístico configuran conceptualmente una didáctica generativa en el contexto universitario. Se delimitan las competencias complejas del profesorado universitario vinculado al Arte -a través del análisis de las experiencias pedagógicas en educación superior- partiendo inicialmente del modelo del ¿artista pedagogo¿ (Barret, 1995; Laferrièrre,2000) sumergiéndose en las configuraciones didácticas alternativas e innovadoras que actualmente encuentran su adecuación con la declaración del 2009 como el Año Internacional de la Creatividad y la Innovación.

Poesia, música i escola: un triangle sonor

L"article parteix de tres idees fonamentals: a) la importància de l"oralitat, en l"educació general i en l"educació poètica i artística en concret; b) la necessitat d"educar de forma holística, més enllà de cada disciplina; i c) els forts lligams històrics entre cançó i poesia en l"àmbit de la didàctica. A partir d"aquí, s"aborda la relació entre poesia i música des de quatre dimensions (fenomenològica, comparativa, complementària i integradora) i se n"extreuen implicacions educatives i didàctiques. Des d"aquest plantejament i de cara a facilitar un ús integrat d"ambdues disciplines, l"article planteja un marc comú entre poesia dita en veu alta i música que en faciliti l"anàlisi. Es proposa un esquema amb tres dimensions (recepció sonora, interpretació escènica i creació) que permeti la comprensió de les obres i l"adquisició del sentit crític. Finalment, com a exemple il·lustratiu, es mostra l"aplicació de l"esquema a un poema recitat per Enric Casasses.

Une Nouvelle Laïcité Multiculturelle

L"apport de cet article réside dans le concept de « laïcité multiculturelle ». Dans les sociétés du XXIe siècle, ce concept représente un progrès vers une égalité de différences où toutes les croyances et religions seraient traitées de façon égalitaire. Le principe de laïcité a constitué un pas en avant vers une plus grande égalité des droits, en Europe la démarche a été au début du XXe siècle. Un siècle plus tard, l"impact sans précédents du phénomène international des migrations a rendu les sociétés européennes multiculturelles de nouveau. Dans ce nouveau cadre, la conception traditionnelle de la laïcité, au lieu d"assurer l"égalité des droits, est devenu un principe arbitraire nuisant, plus particulièrement à la communauté musulmane. Pour surmonter le trait discriminatoire de la conception traditionnelle de laïcité envers certaines confessions, un nouveau concept s"avère nécessaire, celui d"une « laïcité multiculturelle » fondée sur l"égalité de différences et le dialogue égalitaire entre les différentes cultures.

Aplicació Actual de l’Aprenentatge Cooperatiu a la Universitat de Girona : passos cap a l’elaboració d’una guia sobre aprenentatge cooperatiu

The purpose of the present paper is to analyse the present state of thepractical application of cooperative learning methodologies at the University of Girona,to assess its strengths and weaknesses and to extract from that criteria, ideas andprinciples. These materials will be the basis upon which a guide or manual of use oncooperative learning will be drafted. The guide will be at the disposal of the UdGteaching staff and other people interested in it, with the aim of helping them with theirteaching and foster a higher degree of use of cooperative learning at the University. Thepaper presents the survey already conducted, as well as the methodology followed, thehypotheses of the study and the results obtained

La investigación didáctica: hacia la interdisciplinariedad y la cooperación

This article aims to explain the main references that characterize the educational research in our context. This requires assessing the main external influences and the way how are you we have been conditioned. Briefly describes the trajectory of specific teaching in Spain give to his creation to the present moment, to understand the passage of its constitution to create the research and its effects. Highlights the emerging methodologies and proposed findings that point to new perspectives on the proposed interdisciplinary teaching compared

Gender and family firms: an interdisciplinary approach

This study contributes to developing our understanding of gender and family business, a topic so crucial to recent policies about competitive growth. It does so by providing an interdisciplinary synthesis of some major theoretical debates. It also contributes to this understanding by illuminating the role of women and their participation in the practices of the family and the business. Finally, it explores gender relations and the notion that leadership in family business may take complex forms crafted within constantly changing relationships. Leadership is introduced as a concept that captures the reality of women and men in family firms in a better way than other concepts used by historians or economists like ownership and management.

Gender and family firms: an interdisciplinary approach

This study contributes to developing our understanding of gender and family business, a topic so crucial to recent policies about competitive growth. It does so by providing an interdisciplinary synthesis of some major theoretical debates. It also contributes to this understanding by illuminating the role of women and their participation in the practices of the family and the business. Finally, it explores gender relations and the notion that leadership in family business may take complex forms crafted within constantly changing relationships. Leadership is introduced as a concept that captures the reality of women and men in family firms in a better way than other concepts used by historians or economists like ownership and management.

Teaching cross-cultural competence and CLIL: a CLIL approach in International Relations University Courses

International relations professionals need cross-cultural competence and English language communication skills to function in the international arena (Graddol 1997). English language communication skills are necessary not only to communicate with foreign colleagues (Bocanegra-Valle 2014) but also to access the vast amount of knowledge transmitted in English over the internet (Ku, Zussman 2010). This work reports the use of CLIL and cross-cultural training in the University of Messina International Relations Advanced Degree Program as a method to raise students’ level of English as quickly as possible while giving them the essential intercultural skills for work in the international field. The researchbased course program combined cross-cultural communication training (Storti, 1997; Lewis, 1999; Gannon, 2004, Harris and Moran, 2007; U.S Peace Corps Training Handbook 2012,) and intercultural competence skill development (Bennett, 1998). Two objectives were proposed: 1) develop cross-cultural communication competence; 2) bring students up to a B2 level as fast as possible. The final exam demonstrated significant growth in the areas of cross-cultural competence as well as an increase in European Common Framework level ranging from .5 to 1.0 depending on the student. Students expressed their belief that what they had learned would be useful for their future career. Combining CLIL with intercultural competence building seems to be effective in meeting two objectives: increasing English language fluency and developing cross-cultural communication competence. More research is recommended to further document this method for increasing English communication proficiency while developing interculturally competent international professionals.

The private and fiscal returns to schooling and the effect of public policies on private incentives to invest in education: a general framework and some results for the EU

This paper develops a comprehensive framework for the quantitative analysis of the private and fiscal returns to schooling and of the effect of public policies on private incentives to invest in education. This framework is applied to 14 member states of the European Union. For each of these countries, we construct estimates of the private return to an additional year of schooling for an individual of average attainment, taking into account the effects of education on wages and employment probabilities after allowing for academic failure rates, the direct and opportunity costs of schooling, and the impact of personal taxes, social security contributions and unemployment and pension benefits on net incomes. We also construct a set of effective tax and subsidy rates that measure the effects of different public policies on the private returns to education, and measures of the fiscal returns to schooling that capture the long-term effects of a marginal increase in attainment on public finances under c

The Private and fiscal returns to schooling and the effect of public policies on private incentives to invest in education: a general framework and some results for the EU

This paper develops a comprehensive framework for the quantitative analysis of the private and fiscal returns to schooling and of the effect of public policies on private incentives to invest in education. This framework is applied to 14 member states of the European Union. For each of these countries, we construct estimates of the private return to an additional year of schooling for an individual of average attainment, taking into account the effects of education on wages and employment probabilities after allowing for academic failure rates, the direct and opportunity costs of schooling, and the impact of personal taxes, social security contributions and unemployment and pension benefits on net incomes. We also construct a set of effective tax and subsidy rates that measure the effects of different public policies on the private returns to education, and measures of the fiscal returns to schooling that capture the long-term effects of a marginal increase in attainment on public finances under conditions that approximate general equilibrium.

Improving the effort concept: a revision of the traditional approach in the context of controlled Dynamic Stochastic Environments

The objective of this paper is to re-evaluate the attitude to effort of a risk-averse decision-maker in an evolving environment. In the classic analysis, the space of efforts is generally discretized. More realistic, this new approach emploies a continuum of effort levels. The presence of multiple possible efforts and performance levels provides a better basis for explaining real economic phenomena. The traditional approach (see, Laffont, J. J. & Tirole, J., 1993, Salanie, B., 1997, Laffont, J.J. and Martimort, D, 2002, among others) does not take into account the potential effect of the system dynamics on the agent's behavior to effort over time. In the context of a Principal-agent relationship, not only the incentives of the Principal can determine the private agent to allocate a good effort, but also the evolution of the dynamic system. The incentives can be ineffective when the environment does not incite the agent to invest a good effort. This explains why, some effici

The Analysis of Accounting Multipliers: The NAMEA Approach in the Case of Catalonia

The aim of this paper is the analysis of the Catalan economy (2001) with the use of a National Accounting Matrix with environmental accounts (NAMEA) for the Catalan economy with 2001 data. We will focus on the analysis of the emission multipliers and we will also analyse the impact of a 10% reduction in greenhouse emissions on emission multipliers. This emission-reduction percentage would bring the Catalan economy into compliance with the maximum emissions level allowed by the Kyoto Protocol. We consider three possible scenarios that would allow this goal to be met. First, we will simulate a 10% reduction in regional emissions and a 5% drop in the endogenous income of the multipliers' model (production, factorial and private income). Second, we will simulate a 10% reduction in emissions and a 10% increase in endogenous income. Finally, we will simulate a 10% reduction in emissions and a 5% increase in endogenous income. Additionally, we will analyse the decomposition of the emission multipliers into own effects, open effects and circular effects to capture the different channels of the emission generation process. Keywords: NAMEA, emission multipliers, Kyoto Protocol.