Category Archives: New publications

New publication in Higher Education Research & Development

HERDThe article “The state of ethical learning of students in the Spanish university system: considerations for the European higher education area”, written by Maria Rosa Buxarrais, Francisco Esteban and Teodor Mellen, has been published online in the journal Higher Education Research & Development (ISSN of online version: 1469-8366).

Abstract:

With the establishment of the European higher education area (EHEA), the ethical learning of students is a matter of central importance in European universities. This paper examines the current state of ethical learning of students in the Spanish university system. We present the results of a descriptive survey, which used a training model for university students and examined their ethical development in three categories: the construction of self, learning in fellowship and socio-moral reflection. The results of the survey reflect the current situation of ethical training among Spanish students and enable us to propose certain measures for consolidating and enhancing ethical development with the Spanish universities of the EHEA.

The article can be consulted in the website of Taylor & Francis Online in this link.

New Publication in Universities and Knowledge Society Journal

Logo RUSCThe article University Lecturers’ Conceptions of Ethics and Citizenship Education in the European Higher Education Area: a Case Study, written by Francisco Esteban, Teodor Mellen and Maria Rosa Buxarrais has been published this month in the Universities and Knowledge Society Journal (ISSN 1698-580X).

Abstract
Ethics and Citizenship education has become the focus of considerable debate since the launch of the European Higher Education Area. That this is the case is interesting, as it is a type of education that forms part of the educational mission of universities, as its history plainly demonstrates. Ethics and Citizenship education cannot be analysed solely in terms of its pedagogical requirements, the skills and competencies that it seeks to develop, or the type of students and professionals that the world needs today. Its success also requires that we explore what university lecturers understand by this type of education, the context it currently finds itself in, and how students perceive such an education. This paper presents a case study conducted on university lecturers in Education, Philosophy and Humanities at several European institutions.

The article can be freely downloaded in the article section of the website.

New publication in Wulfenia Journal

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Last February, the article “Telling Stories about the Value of Co-responsibility: An educational strategy to train Spanish families in the values of the work-life balance“, by Maria Rosa Buxarrais (UB) y Alexandro Escudero (UB), has been published in Wulfenia Journal (ISSN 1561 – 882X).

Abstract:
The entry of women into the workplace has not resulted in a just reallocation of the family’s household chores. This situation has had two adverse effects: first, mothers experience difficulties in achieving a good work-family life balance; and, second, unwelcome changes occur in the children’s health, their performance at school, and in their ability to make constructive use of their leisure time. An educational proposal has been drawn up, designed to foster values for achieving a better work-life balance and adhering to the principles of: 1) placing the teaching of the values of co-responsibility at the heart of the family project; 2) taking appropriate action in the early years of the children’s lives; 3) telling true or fictitious stories about the values of co-responsibility; and 4) engaging the children in dialogue so they might reflect on these values through informal, spontaneous activities of recreation. Our research, conducted using grounded theory, identifies the strategies that families in Barcelona (Spain) adopt on a day-to-day basis to achieve a good work-life balance. Our results show that families have various practical concerns, but one overriding worry: they all express the hope that their children will grow up to be happy, decent people; yet they do not implement any systematic actions to achieve this objective.

The article can be downloaded from here.

New publication in The New Educational Review

EduReview2013The article What do University Teachers Think about the Teaching in Ethics and Citizenship in the European Higher Education Area?, written by Francisco Esteban, Maria Rosa Buxarrais and Teodor Mellen, has been recently published in the journal The New Educational Review (ISSN 1732-6729).

Abstract:
Ethics and citizenship education has become the focus of considerable debate since the construction of the European Higher Education Area. That this should be so is interesting, as it is a type of education that forms part of the educational mission of the university, as its history plainly demonstrates. Ethics and citizenship education cannot be analyzed solely in terms of its pedagogical requirements, the competences that it seeks to develop, or the type of students and professionals that the world needs today. Its success also requires our exploring what university teachers understand by this type of education, the situation it currently finds itself in, and how students perceive such an education. This paper presents a case study conducted among university teachers of education, philosophy and the humanities at several European institutions.

The complete issue of the journal can be freely downloaded (360 pages) here or just the article (10 p.) here .