Fundraising strategies in Spanish universities. An approach from stakeholders’ relations / Estrategias de captación de fondos en las universidades españolas. Un enfoque desde las relaciones con sus grupos de interés

Measures adopted by educational systems to improve and adapt the educational response of pupils with disability or diversity conditions arising from their personal and social conditions, have enabled them to gain tenure throughout the various stages of education. Educational institutions have been progressively adapting and responding to the educational needs of students who start university, and this fact highlights the lack of inclusive culture in university institutions. The lack of training of university teachers in the educational response to the needs of students with disabilities is evidenced by the high dropout rates of this group and in successive complaints of teachers who do not have the skills or tools to cope with this situation successfully. The review of a set of 75 programs developed by different Spanish universities to meet the needs of these students shows an insufficient institutional and administrative response while reflecting the lack of unity of jointly developed criteria.

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Academic staff attitudes and barriers to integrating sustainability in the curriculum at Spanish universities (Actitudes del profesorado y barreras a la sostenibilización curricular en la universidad española)

Cultura y Educación ◽

10.1080/11356405.2021.1905957 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Jon Olaskoaga-Larrauri ◽

Leire Guerenabarrena-Cortazar ◽

Ernesto Cilleruelo-Carrasco

Keyword(s):

Academic Staff ◽

Staff Attitudes ◽

Spanish Universities

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Charityhowto.com webinar explores board fundraising strategies

Nonprofit Business Advisor ◽

10.1002/nba.30975 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 (379) ◽

pp. 9-9

Keyword(s):

Fundraising Strategies

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Emotional Cognitive Regulation in University Students during Lockdown: A Comparative Analysis of Students from Spanish Universities

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126946 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6946

Author(s):

Mercedes Cuevas López ◽

Inmaculada Ávalos Ruiz ◽

Emilio Jesús Lizarte Simón

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

University Students ◽

Emotional Regulation ◽

Adaptive Strategies ◽

The Other ◽

Housing Conditions ◽

Gran Canaria ◽

Self Blame ◽

Cognitive Regulation ◽

Spanish Universities

Studies focusing on strategies for the cognitive regulation of emotions are gaining importance due to the development and perpetuation of psychopathologies. The obligatory home confinement imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to new virtual learning methodologies. Objective: Our objective aimed to analyze and compare the cognitive emotional regulation of students from universities on the Spanish mainland with that of students attending the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Methods: An online Emotional Regulation Questionnaire was applied, together with a survey covering the students’ beliefs about the pandemic, including information about their housing conditions and beliefs about online learning. The study included a sample of 1030 university students. Results: On the mainland and at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the students most frequently used adaptive strategies. Three of the strategies were used in both groups but to different extents (Acceptance, Positive reappraisal, Putting into perspective), while the other strategies were used in both groups to the same extent (Refocusing on planning, Positive refocusing, Rumination, Blaming others, Catastrophizing, Self-blame). Meanwhile, the results were quite similar regarding the students’ housing conditions and beliefs about the pandemic and online learning.

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Nursing Students’ Satisfaction: A Comparison between Medium- and High-Fidelity Simulation Training

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18020804 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 804

Author(s):

Ana Rosa Alconero-Camarero ◽

Carmen María Sarabia-Cobo ◽

María José Catalán-Piris ◽

Silvia González-Gómez ◽

José Rafael González-López

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Lower Cost ◽

High Fidelity ◽

High Fidelity Simulation ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Clinical Simulation ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Spanish Universities ◽

Students Satisfaction ◽

Better Than

Training based on clinical simulation is an effective method of teaching in nursing. Nevertheless, there is no clear evidence about if it is better to use high- or medium-fidelity simulation. The aim is to analyse if students are more satisfied when their clinical simulation practices are based on high-fidelity simulation (HFS) or medium-fidelity simulation (MFS). Students´ satisfaction was assessed using the Satisfaction Scale Questionnaire with High-Fidelity Clinical Simulation. The sample is composed of 393 students from two Spanish Universities. Satisfaction with simulation in nursing students is significantly greater in MFS than HFS. Simulation is beneficial for learning in all its forms, but for the acquisition of basic skills, and at a lower cost, MFS proves to be effective. However, high-fidelity is not always better than medium-fidelity as this depends on the student’s level of knowledge and clinical experience.

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A Data Science Analysis of Academic Staff Workload Profiles in Spanish Universities: Gender Gap Laid Bare

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11070317 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 317

Author(s):

Ismael Cabero ◽

Irene Epifanio

Keyword(s):

Gender Gap ◽

Data Science ◽

Academic Staff ◽

Machine Learning Techniques ◽

Academic Disciplines ◽

University Environment ◽

Learning Techniques ◽

Spanish Universities ◽

New Perspective

This paper presents a snapshot of the distribution of time that Spanish academic staff spend on different tasks. We carry out a statistical exploratory study by analyzing the responses provided in a survey of 703 Spanish academic staff in order to draw a clear picture of the current situation. This analysis considers many factors, including primarily gender, academic ranks, age, and academic disciplines. The tasks considered are divided into smaller activities, which allows us to discover hidden patterns. Tasks are not only restricted to the academic world, but also relate to domestic chores. We address this problem from a totally new perspective by using machine learning techniques, such as cluster analysis. In order to make important decisions, policymakers must know how academic staff spend their time, especially now that legal modifications are planned for the Spanish university environment. In terms of the time spent on quality of teaching and caring tasks, we expose huge gender gaps. Non-recognized overtime is very frequent.

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Teaching Media Literacy in Colleges of Education and Communication

Comunicar ◽

10.3916/c44-2015-20 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 22 (44) ◽

pp. 187-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Laura López-Romero ◽

María de la Cinta Aguaded-Gómez

Keyword(s):

New Media ◽

Media Education ◽

Communication Studies ◽

Colleges Of Education ◽

Quantitative Methodology ◽

Teaching Pedagogy ◽

Semantic Fields ◽

Language Technology ◽

Production And Distribution ◽

Spanish Universities

This work is part of an R&D project involving thirteen Spanish universities in which needs and wants in the field of media education in higher education are studied in the areas of Communication (Communication Studies, Journalism and Advertising) and Education (Teaching, Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Education). The objective of this study focuses on analysing the college textbooks directly related to Media Education most used in Education and Communication,. The report has been developed based on six educational competence dimensions: language, technology, interaction processes, production and distribution processes, ideology and values and aesthetics. Using each of these parameters the scope of the analysis and the scope of the expression were taken into account, based on guidelines set by Ferrés and Piscitelli in their well-known proposal of indicators for defining new media competence and which is structured around two areas of work: the production of own messages and interaction with others. The results were obtained by applying a quantitative methodology through a content analysis of semantic fields. The main conclusions point to a greater presence of the «Ideology and Values» dimension, and almost non-existent representation of the «Aesthetics» indicator.El presente trabajo forma parte de un proyecto I+D integrado por trece universidades españolas en el que se estudian las necesidades y carencias en materia de educación mediática en el ámbito de la enseñanza superior, tanto en las áreas de Comunicación (Comunicación Audiovisual, Periodismo y Publicidad) como de Educación (Magisterio, Pedagogía, Psicopedagogía y Educación Social). Esta investigación centra su objeto de estudio en el análisis de los manuales universitarios más utilizados en Educación y Comunicación, en asignaturas directamente relacionadas con la educación mediática. Este informe se ha desarrollado en base a seis dimensiones competenciales mediáticas: lenguajes, tecnología, procesos de interacción, procesos de producción y difusión, ideología y valores y estética. De cada uno de estos parámetros se ha tenido en cuenta el ámbito del análisis y de la expresión, partiendo de las pautas señaladas por Ferrés y Piscitelli en su conocida propuesta articulada de indicadores para definir la nueva competencia mediática, que se ha estructurado en torno a dos ámbitos de trabajo: el de la producción de mensajes propios y el de la interacción con otros ajenos. Los resultados han sido obtenidos mediante la aplicación de una metodología cuantitativa, a través de un análisis de contenido por campos semánticos. Las principales conclusiones extraídas apuntan hacia una mayor presencia de la dimensión Ideología y Valores, y una casi inexistente representación de la dimensión Estética.

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