scholarly journals Trajectories of Victimization and Bullying at University: Prevention for a Healthy and Sustainable Educational Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3426
Author(s):  
José Gómez-Galán ◽  
Cristina Lázaro-Pérez ◽  
José Ángel Martínez-López
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Community Institutions ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Spanish Universities

The bullying phenomenon is both an uncomfortable reality and a serious social problem for educational community institutions. Its presence is incompatible with a healthy and sustainable education environment. The educational, psychological, and social consequences of bullying transcend the personal sphere and reach the family and work environment in adulthood. Traditionally, bullying has been studied in the compulsory educational stages. However, at present, this problem is also being addressed in higher education. The present research, which is of a transversal nature, aims to explore bullying in the Spanish university setting, along with its typology, scope, and predictive factors, from both socio-demographic and family perspectives. In this sense, we set ourselves the following objectives: (GO1) to see if university students are exposed to bullying, as well as to identify the profiles of the subjects of bullying from three dimensions (physical, relational, and verbal victimization) and (GO2) to determine whether there are trajectories of bullying in university students from the compulsory education stage to the present. Based on a descriptive quantitative methodology, this study was conducted in 10 Spanish universities. The research’s major results show that the persistence of bullying in university classrooms is of a relational and verbal nature, but is not physical. Victimization occurs mainly in women who carry out studies linked to social and legal sciences or art and the humanities. Additionally, it is observed that a spiral of relational violence is produced, perpetuating this type of aggression over time. Among other predictive factors in university students is that they have suffered relational violence during their compulsory education. These data should alert educational and health institutions about the persistence of bullying in university students to prevent it and to facilitate its early detection and treatment to eradicate this problem from higher education classrooms.

Social Inclusion and Intercultural Values in a School of Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 518-531
Author(s):  
Olga M. Alegre de la Rosa ◽  
Luis M. Villar Angulo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
School Of Education ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Positive Elements

The aim of the study was to analyze the contextual and personal factors associated with student teachers' inclusive and intercultural values to minimize barriers to learning and participation. It also examined the role higher education played as a facilitator of social inclusion. Method. The sample was comprised of 1234 university students. Researchers applied the Guide Index for Inclusion (Booth & Ainscow, 2000) composed of three dimensions: Culture, Politics and Inclusive Practices. Positive elements emphasized the gender variable with highly significant scores on all dimensions. Besides, younger students with no cooperation between teachers and families didn't collaborate between teachers and family to promote inclusive attitudes. Moreover, it was noted that experience increases to more predisposition to the inclusion and recognition of barriers to learning and participation. As a conclusion, it was recognized that the principles of social inclusion may be influenced by variables such as gender, age, cultural experience and experience with people.

scholarly journals A Study of the Protocols for Action on Sexual Harassment in Public Universities—Proposals for Improvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Ignacio Rodriguez-Rodriguez ◽  
Purificación Heras-González
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Spanish Public Universities

Sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of sex are social problems that still need to be solved in 2020. Universities are not immune to these issues and they generally determine a set of measures to be implemented, sometimes in the form of a protocol of action, in order to address the problem. After a review of the literature, this work will describe the development of these protocols in Spanish public universities, offering a compilation of the implemented means and procedures, but also others still to be added, creating a diagnosis of the position of Spanish universities, and suggestions about how to manage sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of sex in a higher education environment.

scholarly journals International academic mobility: the attraction factors of Brazilians students in Spain

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Kingeski ◽  
Jordi Olivella Nadal
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Selection Processes ◽  
Qualitative Nature ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The City ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The mobility of university students abroad is a phenomenon of great importance in the context of globalization and internationalization of higher education. Certain factors, such as the image of the institution, the country, the city, the evaluation of the study program, the cost, selection processes and even personal resources can determine the destination country. This article seeks to identify the attraction factors for which Brazilian university students choose Spanish universities to carry out their higher education. An exploratory study of a qualitative nature was conducted, a semi-structured questionnaire applied to twenty-eight Brazilian students of official rank: graduation, master's degree and doctorate. Data analysis was based on the assessment of attraction factors. The results indicate that the language, the tradition of the Spanish universities, the scholarships of the country of origin and the more flexible selection processes are important factors in the decision of these subjects. Spain is an option for many international students and the flow of Brazilian students to this country is significant, the authors also consider that these flows may be much larger in the future.

Social Inclusion and Intercultural Values in a School of Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 599-612
Author(s):  
Olga M. Alegre de la Rosa ◽  
Luis M. Villar Angulo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
School Of Education ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Positive Elements

The aim of the study was to analyze the contextual and personal factors associated with student teachers' inclusive and intercultural values to minimize barriers to learning and participation. It also examined the role higher education played as a facilitator of social inclusion. Method. The sample was comprised of 1234 university students. Researchers applied the Guide Index for Inclusion (Booth & Ainscow, 2000) composed of three dimensions: Culture, Politics and Inclusive Practices. Positive elements emphasized the gender variable with highly significant scores on all dimensions. Besides, younger students with no cooperation between teachers and families didn't collaborate between teachers and family to promote inclusive attitudes. Moreover, it was noted that experience increases to more predisposition to the inclusion and recognition of barriers to learning and participation. As a conclusion, it was recognized that the principles of social inclusion may be influenced by variables such as gender, age, cultural experience and experience with people.

scholarly journals Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students’ Learning

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Galina Ilieva ◽  
Tania Yankova ◽  
Stanislava Klisarova-Belcheva ◽  
Svetlana Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Future Expectations ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Intelligent Methods ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
New Framework

The risk of COVID-19 in higher education has affected all its degrees and forms of training. To assess the impact of the pandemic on the learning of university students, a new reference framework for educational data processing was proposed. The framework unifies the steps of analysis of COVID-19 effects on the higher education institutions in different countries and periods of the pandemic. It comprises both classical statistical methods and modern intelligent methods: machine learning, multi-criteria decision making and big data with symmetric and asymmetric information. The new framework has been tested to analyse a dataset collected from a university students’ survey, which was conducted during the second wave of COVID-19 at the end of 2020. The main tasks of this research are as follows: (1) evaluate the attitude and the readiness of students in regard to distance learning during the lockdown; (2) clarify the difficulties, the possible changes and the future expectations from distance learning in the next few months; (3) propose recommendations and measures for improving the higher education environment. After data analysis, the conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made for enhancement of the quality of distance learning of university students.

scholarly journals ATTITUDES OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS TOWARDS DISTANCE-DIRECTED LEARNING AMID (COVID-19) PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (06) ◽  
pp. 80-94
Author(s):  
Khalfan Bin Salim Bin Abdullah AL-KAHALI ◽  
Mohammed Bin Salim Bin Rashid AL-SAEEDI
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Psychological Educational

The study aims to reveal the attitudes of Sohar University students toward distance-learning on the spread pandemic (Covid-19). It also identifies the differences in the attitudes of Sohar University students towards distance-learning according to the gender variable, network type, and network strength. The study consists of (200) participants; (100) males and (100) females. A questionnaire was applied on the attitudes of Sohar University students towards distance-learning which included (40) items, distributed in three dimensions: The first dimension is about the methods of teaching in distance-learning, and the second one deals with the process of interaction and communication in distance-learning, while the third one pertains to the process of evaluation used in distance-learning. The results of the study indicated that the attitudes of the participants were moderate towards distance-learning on the spread Corona pandemic (Covid-19). In addition, the existence of statistically significant differences between the level of higher education students ’attitudes towards distance-oriented learning on the spread Corona pandemic (Covid-19) according to the gender variable in all axes in favor of males, the type and strength of the network. Also, the lack of statistically significant differences between the level of higher education students’ attitudes towards learning Remotely during Corona pandemic based on the GPA variable in all axes, and the school year. The study recommended the necessity of providing individual students with social, psychological, educational and technological skills that enhance positive feelings towards remote learning, and achieving their technological, social and psychological presence and interaction on the spread Corona pandemic (Covid-19) using modern electronic technologies.

RÉGIMEN JURÍDICO DE LOS EXÁMENES UNIVERSITARIOS

2010 ◽  
pp. 133-160
Author(s):  
ELISA MOREU CARBONELL
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Important Change ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Traditional Test ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Spanish Universities

Uno de los ejes de la adaptación de la Universidad española al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior lo constituye la evaluación, ya que en las nuevas enseñanzas «a la boloñesa» se evalúa el aprendizaje, las competencias, y no sólo el conocimiento. Este planteamiento obliga a encontrar nuevos enfoques en los procesos e instrumentos clásicos de evaluación, superando así el tradicional «examen» como único criterio para la calificación del estudiante universitario. Este cambio trascendental tiene innegables consecuencias jurídicas. De todas ellas se ocupa el presente estudio, analizando la normativa vigente, desde una perspectiva crítica y con propuestas de reforma. Espainiako Unibertsitateak Goi-mailako Hezkuntzaren Europako Esparrura egokitzeko ardatzetariko bat ebaluazioa da; izan ere, Bolognan erabakitakoari jarraiki eratutako irakaskuntza berrietan, jakintza ez ezik, ikaskuntza eta gaitasunak ere ebaluatzen dira. Hori dela-eta, ebaluatzeko tresnei dagokienez alternatibak aurkitu behar dira, betiko «azterketa» ez izateko unibertsitateko ikasleak kalifi katzeko irizpide bakarra. Aldaketa hori oso funtsezkoa izango da, eta, zalantzarik gabe, ondorio juridikoak izango ditu. Horiei guztiei buruzkoa da ikerketa hau; izan ere, indarrean dauden arauak aztertzen ditu, ikuspuntu kritiko batetik eta erreformak proposatuz. One of the axes of the adaptation by Spanish Universities to the European Higher Education Area is the assessment, because with the new studies according to Bologna learning, competences, and not only knowledge, are assessed. This approach obliges to fi nd new perspectives to the classic procedures and tools of assessment, superseding the traditional «test» as the only criteria for the assessment of University students. This important change has undeniable legal consequences. This study deals with all of them, analyzing the current rules, from a critical perspective and with proposals for the amendment.

scholarly journals Practical study on test accommodations for students with visual impairments based on scientific evidence.

Impact ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Author(s):  
Yasushi Nakano
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Test Accommodations ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
Education Environment

Professor Yasushi Nakano, based in the Faculty of Economics, Keio University in Japan, is carrying out interconnected research studies geared towards improving the quality of life for people with visual impairments, which specifically includes university students in Japan. A particular goal for Nakano is creating a high-quality higher-education environment in which students with visual impairments can flourish. As part of this, he and his team are working to create an accessible textbook system and accessible test conditions for students with visual impairments.

scholarly journals Evaluareed: desarrollo de una herramienta para la evaluación de la calidad de los recursos educativos electrónicos

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (72) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Pinto ◽  
Carmen Gómez-Camarero ◽  
Andrés Fernández-Ramos ◽  
Anne Vinciane-Doucet
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Project Design ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Assessment Report ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Enseñanza Superior ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
Selection Of

El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar el desarrollo de la herramienta Evaluareed, diseñada para evaluar recursos electrónicos educativos, en especial aquellos orientados a la enseñanza superior. A partir de la revisión de la literatura científica relativa a esta cuestión y utilizando una metodología con un doble enfoque cualitativo-cuantitativo, se definen un conjunto decriterios y subcriterios que conforman el checklist. Los indicadores de calidad son los siguientes: 1) calidad del contenido, 2) objetivos y metas de aprendizaje, 3) feedback, 4) usabilidad, 5) motivación, 6) accesibilidad, 7) requerimientos técnicos, 8) propiedad intelectual, y 9) efectividad del recurso desde el punto de vista del aprendizaje. El instrumento permite la evaluación delos recursos y genera un informe con la valoración de la calidad de los mismos y recomendaciones sobre su mejora. Se encuentra disponible en un portal web queproporciona además un repositorio de OCW evaluados de universidades españolas, una selección bibliográfica especializada e información relativa al desarrollo del proyecto.The aim of this paper is to present the development of the Evaluareed instrument, designed to evaluate electronic educational resources, especially those oriented to higher education. From a review of the relevant scientific literature and using a qualitative-quantitative methodology, a set of criteria and sub-criteria are defined. The quality indicators of the checklist are: 1) quality of content, 2) learning aims and goals, 3) feedback, 4) usability, 5) motivation, 6) accessibility,7) technical requirements, 8) intellectual property and 9) effectiveness of the resource in terms of learning. The instrument allows the evaluation of resources and generates a quality assessment report, showing data and improvement recommendations. It is available at a web site that also provides a repository of Open Course Ware (OCW) assessed from Spanish universities, a selection of literature and specialized information concerning project design. 

scholarly journals University students’ digital competence in three areas of the DigCom 2.1 model: A comparative study at three European universities

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloy López-Meneses ◽  
Fabrizio Manuel Sirignano ◽  
Esteban Vázquez-Cano ◽  
José Manuel Ramírez-Hurtado
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
European Universities ◽  
Student Profiles ◽  
Spanish Universities

This study analysed the digital competence of 1,073 students at one Italian and two Spanish universities using the COBADI 2.0 (Basic Digital Competences/Registered Trademark 2970648) questionnaire. A quantitative methodology was applied to university students’ use of, and competence in, three areas of DigCom 2.1: information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, and digital content creation. The results showed that these future graduates had an upper intermediate level of competence in information and digital literacy, and communication and collaboration, but a lower intermediate level in terms of digital content creation, particularly in the creation and dissemination of multimedia content using different tools. Two student profiles were identified for time spent online: those who dedicated a lot of their time to gaming or interacting on social media, and those who used most of their online time to searching for information and completing academic work.

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