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Do It Yourself in Education: Leadership for Learning across Physical and Virtual Borders
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Domingo-Coscollola, María; Arrazola-Carballo, Judith; Sancho-Gil, Juana María – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2016
Today more than ever, educational institutions need educational leaders who are able to promote profound, substantive and sustainable change. This paper is based on the efforts and results of the first stage of a European project implemented in universities and primary and secondary schools in Spain, Finland and the Czech Republic. The project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Influence of Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Social Networks
The Process of Creating a Cross-University Network for Formative and Shared Assessment in Higher Education in Spain and Its Potential Applications
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Lopez-Pastor, Victor M.; Castejon, Javier; Sicilia-Camacho, Alvaro; Navarro-Adelantado, Vicente; Webb, Graham – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2011
During the academic year 2005-2006 a Cross University Network for Formative and Shared Assessment in Higher Education was formed among 48 academics from 16 different universities within Spain and representing a range of academic areas. The Network was formed in response to the determination of a group of individuals who were dissatisfied with, or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Evaluation Methods, Educational Innovation
Mutual Learning for Sustainability: Relationships between the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Barcelona from a Systems Perspective
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Ferrer-Balas, D.; Buckland, H. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and RCE-Barcelona in the context of two organisations with a strategic aim to further Education for Sustainable Development. A special emphasis is put in the role that UPC has had in the creation and development of this project,…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Sustainable Development, Systems Analysis, Regional Planning
Psychosocial Empowerment and Social Support Factors Associated with the Employment Status of Immigrant Welfare Recipients
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Garcia-Ramirez, Manuel; Martinez, Manuel F.; Balcazar, Fabricio E.; Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda; Albar, Maria-Jesus; Dominguez, Eugenia; Santolaya, Francisco J. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
We analyzed the role that psychosocial empowerment and social support factors play in the employment status of immigrants who participate in job-readiness programs financed by the European Social Funds and the Welfare Services of Andalusia, a region in the south of Spain. The goal of these programs is to find new ways to improve immigrants'…
Descriptors: Employment Level, College Graduates, Foreign Countries, Program Development