On the 17th of June, Maria Rosa Buxarrais gave a webinar for Shealeader entitled “Una Ética del Cuidado. Ahora y siempre”.
Below the video of the event can be seen complete:
16th University of Barcelona Prize for Peace Research
Last Wednesday, June 2, the virtual award ceremony of the 16th University of Barcelona Prize for Peace Research in Secondary education took place. This event is organised by the Solidarity UB Foundation and the Institute of Professional Development – Institute of Education Sciences UB.
The following people took place in the virtual ceremony, in this order:
– Dr. Joan Guàrdia Olmos, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Barcelona (UB).
– Dr. Montserrat Puig Llobet, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equality and Gender of the UB.
– Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais Estrada, Director of the Institute of Professional Development – Institute of Education Sciences at the UB.
– Dr. Carme Panchón Iglesias, representing the jury of the 16th University of Barcelona Prize for Peace Research.
– Andrea Muñoz Rafegas, Secondary education student at Escola Pía Balmes, in Barcelona, and winner of this prize with the paper “Reintegration of homeless people into society”.
The video can be watched below (in Catalan)
New Article published in Teoría de la Educación. Revista Interuniversitaria.
The article “La perspectiva feminista en la educación y sus debates actuales“, authored by Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais (University of Barcelona) and Dr. Sofía Valdivielso Gómez (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), has been recently published.
Abstract
We are facing a social debate on feminism that is favoring the resurgence of very old misogynist thinking. The achievements of recent decades in relation to the advancement of equality between the sexes are being distorted and it seems that feminism is responsible for unleashing the baser instincts and hatred. This prevents us from listening to what is really being said. Prejudices prevent us from doing so. This article delves into the historical development of feminism as a political theory and praxis, examining its different moments from pre-modernity to post-modernity. It shows that feminism as a political theory and as a social movement has been analyzing reality for more than three centuries now and has built up knowledge that is essential for understanding today’s societies and the debates that are taking place in them. It is important to convey that feminism is a humanism that seeks to build societies based on the values of equality, justice and freedom. For this to be possible, it is necessary to incorporate the ethics of care in the classroom. A care that goes from the egocentric to the world-centric, that includes all of us and that transcends the human to also include nature and all living beings. The education we need must be directed towards the realization of basic universal values and the construction of fairer and more inclusive societies. It is therefore urgent to give it more space and prominence in the education system and in the curriculum.
The article can be freely downloaded in the Article Section of the website.
Paper in the project “Ciudades que cuidan”
The project Ciudades que cuidan, coordinated by the Mémora Foundation seeks to involve the whole society in participating actively in people’s last days of life. It is a holistic model of integral care to cover all medical, social and community needs of the person.
Maria Rosa Buxarrais, together with four other professionals of different academic backgrounds, has written the article “La educación como punto de partida“. The paper is available for free downlad in the digital library that the project Ciudades que cuidan has in their website.
Maria Rosa Buxarrais, Director of the Institute of Professional Development of the UB
This month Maria Rosa Buxarrais, after winning the elections, has been officially appointed Director of the Institute for Professional Development / Institute of Education Sciences.
Her team will be made up of Teresa Pagès (head of the University Section), Lluís Casas (head of the Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Vocational Education Section), Asun Llena (head of the Education and Community Section) and Mercè Gracenea (head of the Publications Section), all of whom continue in their positions from the last legislature, and Roser Bono, who joins as head of the Research Section.