El éxito escolar no depende de la proporción de inmigrantes sino de la aplicación de las actuaciones de éxito

Diversas propuestas políticas y la literatura científica dominante en nuestro estado parten de la afirmación racista que una proporción elevada de alumnado inmigrante es causa del fracaso escolar. Así, la distribución equilibrada del alumnado o la organización del aula adaptándola a los distintos niveles y necesidades de su alumnado son propuestas que intentan solventar la desigualdad educativa existente. Sin embargo, la comunidad científica internacional ya hace décadas demostró que esas soluciones han generado el efecto contrario del que se proponía: fracaso escolar, más desigualdad y racismo. Si bien es cierto que los datos nos indican un mayor fracaso educativo en aquellos centros con alumnado inmigrante, lo que en este artículo nos interrogamos es sobre las actuaciones educativas que se implementan en lugar de atribuir la causa a la etnia. Analizando la experiencia que nos ofrece la Comunidad de Aprendizaje"Mare de Déu de Montserrat" (Terrassa-Barcelona) dónde más de la mitad de su alumnado es inmigrante, constatamos que cuando se introducen medidas de éxito (nos detendremos en grupos interactivos y en la formación de familiares), el nivel educativo aumenta sin necesidad de reducir el número de inmigrantes.

La sociología dialógica de las comunidades de aprendizaje

Los procesos de exclusión social están estrechamente ligados con las trayectorias educativas que siguen las personas. Se trata además de un hecho que se intensifica con la actual sociedad del conocimiento, dónde el éxito escolar favorece la inclusión en el mercado laboral y la participación en las distintas áreas de la sociedad (salud, vivienda, política, etc.). Debido a este papel clave de la educación es importante adquirir un compromiso científico sobre las medidas educativas que se lleven a cabo así como entrelazarlo con utopías para transformar las desigualdades. En este sentido, la sociología de la educación tiene un rol relevante. Es necesario que el profesorado reciba formación sobre aquellas prácticas educativas reconocidas por la comunidad científica internacional y también una actitud crítica frente a las desigualdades educativas. El espacio escolar puede reflejar algo más que las relaciones sociales desiguales del entorno y puede contribuir a la superación de éstas siempre y cuando se apliquen medidas educativas de éxito ya reconocidas por la ciencia y no por ocurrencias. Ejemplo de todo ello es la experiencia de escuela inclusiva de las Comunidades de Aprendizaje.

Overeducation, skills and wage penalty: Evidence for Spain using PIAAC data

The literature on educational mismatches finds that overeducated workers suffer a wage penalty compared with properly educated workers with the same level of education. Recent literature also suggests that individuals’ skill heterogeneity could explain wage differences between overeducated and properly matched workers. The hypothesis is that overeducated workers earn less due to their lower competences and skills in relative terms. However, that hypothesis has been rarely tested due to data limitations on individuals’ skills. The aim of this paper is to test the individuals’ skill heterogeneity theory in Spain using microdata from PIAAC, because it is one of the developed countries supporting the highest overeducation rates and where its adult population holds the lowest level of skills among a set of developed countries. Our hypothesis is that the wage penalty of overeducation in Spain is explained by the lower skill level of overeducated workers. The obtained evidence confirms this hypothesis but only to a certain extent as skills only explain partially the wage penalty of overeducation.

Anàlisi de la dimensió de gènere en el marc del projecte INCLUD-ED per a desenvolupar pràctiques educatives inclusives

La promoció de la dimensió integradora de l’educació ha de tenir en compte les diferents perspectives, entre elles la de gènere. El risc d’exclusió social pot augmentar quan la dimensió de gènere es combina amb altres dimensions com el grup cultural, l’edat o el baix nivell socioeconòmic. Alguns estudis indiquen que hi ha hagut una millora significativa en els resultats acadèmics de les nenes, que superen fins i tot els resultats dels nens en determinades àrees. No obstant això, les contribucions aportades són limitades ja que descriuen la situació sense aprofundir en les causes que condueixen a aquesta situació. Això ha reobert recentment nous debats en el cor de la comunitat científica. Les relacions de poder entre els gèneres, i la transmissió dels models tradicionals de masculinitat i feminitat, que encara es poden observar avui en algunes pràctiques de l'escola, tenen un impacte en els resultats acadèmics

La Participació de l'alumnat als instituts: un impuls a la figura dels delegats

Aquest treball té per objectiu fomentar la cultura democràtica i participativa als instituts. Per assolir aquest objectiu, presenta un conjunt de 24 propostes fruit de l’anàlisi d’activitats ja existents i d’una recerca de caràcter més teòric i reflexiu. Aquestes propostes, que es centren en el foment de la participació, la formació del professorat i la creació de nous espais de participació, combinen accions dirigides a l’aula, al centre i a tot l’entorn

Gendered inequality in academia : exploring women's experiences during the pre-tenure stages of their academic career

This research uses the work of Pierre Bourdieu as a starting point for an examination of women's experiences during the pre-tenure stages of their academic career. This thesis is based on six semi-structured interviews with six tenured academic women in the Faculty of Social Sciences at a medium sized Ontario University. I explore the ranges of experiences that the women report encountering during their pre-tenure years, as well as demonstrate how these experiences are gendered. Through my analysis, I find that women's experiences in academia are shaped by a culture that legitimates their existence in the academic field insofar as they embody the dispositions that reinforce the gendered structure of the academic institution. I argue that being measured according to a prototypical male standard creates difficulties for academic women during their pre-tenure years.

Gender bias in the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study 2003 (TIMMS) for Canadian students /

This study is a secondary data analysis of the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study 2003 (TIMSS) to determine if there is a gender bias, unbalanced number of items suited to the cognitive skill of one gender, and to compare performance by location. Results of the Grade 8, math portion of the test were examined. Items were coded as verbal, spatial, verbal /spatial or neither and as conventional or unconventional. A Kruskal- Wallis was completed for each category, comparing performance of students from Ontario, Quebec, and Singapore. A Factor Analysis was completed to determine if there were item categories with similar characteristics. Gender differences favouring males were found in the verbal conventional category for Canadian students and in the spatial conventional category for students in Quebec. The greatest differences were by location, as students in Singapore outperformed students from Canada in all areas except for the spatial unconventional category. Finally, whether an item is conventional or unconventional is more important than whether the item is verbal or spatial. Results show the importance of fair assessment for the genders in both the classroom and on standardized tests.

Ethical space in a secondary school: a case study /

Discourse in the provincial education system that includes Aboriginal peoples is a convoluted one-sided affair. This has contributed to the limited academic success for Aboriginal secondary students in the provincial school system. The Office of the Auditor General (2004) announced a 27-28 year gap in Academic success compared to non- Aboriginal students (p. I). Both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal stakeholders are fiiistrated and confused with the lack of support for long-term solutions to address academic success for Aboriginal students. The boundaries in education that exist between the dominant society of Canada and Aboriginal peoples in education are hindering the development of ethical space in which to negotiate and apply "concrete arguments and concepts" (Ermine, 2000, p. 140) for 'best' solutions across the cultural divide. Recent literature suggests a gap in knowledge to address this cultural divide. This study reveals racism is still prevalent and the problem lies in the fallacy of Euro-Western pedagogical beliefs. There is a need to design ethical space that will assist transformation of cross-relations in education for inclusion of Aboriginal voices and content. I submit that ethical space involves physical and abstract space. This report is a qualitative, exploratory, and single case study of one northern Ontario secondary school attended by First Nations and Metis peoples who comprise 35% of the school population. Twenty-six stakeholders volunteered to participate in six interviews. The volunteers in this study are Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. Aboriginal peoples are firom two First Nations, and Metis peoples. It is an Aboriginal designed and delivered study that a) describes an Aboriginally-designed research method to gather data across cultural divides in a secondary school, b) reviews Tri-Council Policy Section 6 (TCPS) regarding 'good practices' in ethical research involving Aboriginal peoples, and c) summarizes stakeholder perspectives of the 'best educational environment' for one secondary school.

Emancipatory pedagogies in a grade 11 social studies classroom

This study aimed to uncover the incorporation of transformative pedagogies into the social studies curriculum. This educational approach aims to educate students about a variety of forms of oppression based on race, gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, and culture, through the use of dialogue to uncover the students' understanding and personal experience with these concepts. This study examined the impact of discussing these topics in a grade 11 class of 22 White students (of various cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds). The teacher, Kelvin, and two of his students were interviewed and his class was observed on four occasions over a 2-week period. Based on the data I collected, I argue that a range of emancipatory teaching approaches should be used in critical classroom discourse. These different approaches emphasize the importance of critical thinking, the ability to recognize and combat oppression, the understanding and respect of different cultures, and the ability to recognize the impact of gender and sexuality on the past and present. These are life skills that extend beyond the curriculum (Freire, 1970; Giroux, 1988; hooks, 1994). This study fills a theory to practice gap in the research literature on transformative practice within Canadian contexts. The findings are important for several reasons. Firstly, they illustrated how the teacher's ideology and personal history affect hislher teaching and learning philosophies and approach to teaching. This has implications for the overall classroom environment, what students learn, and how teachers are trained. Secondly, this study provided a glimpse of what transformative pedagogy could look like from a pragmatic standpoint and demonstrated the complexity of using these multiple approaches in the classroom.

School finance reform in Texas; a report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,

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A generation deprived : Los Angeles school desegregation : a report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

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Statement on the fiscal year 1983 education budget.

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Tips and techniques : ability grouping and performance evaluation in physical education.

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La Provisión de una igualdad de oportunidades educativas para los estudiantes con conocimientos limitados del idioma inglés /

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