Thinking about future challenges of education in Catalonia
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ICTs and the transformation of education in the knowledge economy
Summary of ideasTo adapt to the knowledge society and economy, we need to change education. Society has changed, but education still looks the way it did at the start of the 20th...
Creating innovative environments to improve learning
Summary of ideasThe key to children and young people improving their learning is to make changes in education. And this change translates into learning being based on innovation,...
Improving the school environment: why and how?
"Teachers and head teachers' work counts and it's important to say so"Eric Debarbieux analyses the effects of the school environment. Considering the school environment from a...
The Education of Talent: The Role of Schools and Families
Introduction • Given the school failure figures for our country (32%), we need to put the complaints to one side and move on to action. In five years, it could be improved...
Invisible learning: learning in 3D, 360°and 24/7
Two initial considerations • How does exchanging the stable infrastructure of the 20th century for the fluid/abstract, technology-influenced infrastructure of the 21st century...
Evolution of priority education policies and the challenge of equality
Jean-Yves Rochex has participated in a comparative study conducted in 8 European countries (France, England, Belgium, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden and Greece) to...
Alternatives to School Segregation in the US: The Case of Magnet Schools
Initial ideas• Historically, the education system in the US has been highly segregated, whether in terms of race, language or socioeconomic level.• In general, the ability to...
Reading skills: key to learning
"Reading is not pure reproduction, but understanding for the purpose of learning"Reading in history• The earliest texts date back to 5,000 years ago. Reading allowed for the...
The Influence of Origin and Destination Countries in Immigrant Pupils’ Performance
“The educational characteristics of the origin country are more important than those of the destination country” Object of research • Analyse performance at school of immigrant...
Perennial Dilemmas Policymakers and Practitioners Face in the Adoption and Classroom Use of ICTs: The US Experience
Main ideaSince the 1980s, US governments have invested thousands of dollars in the introduction of ICTs in classrooms. We have gone from one computer per 124 students in 1983 to 4...
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