Coordinator: Teresa Aguado
Ministry of Science and Technology. Aid to Scientific
Research and Technological Development Projects
Ref: SEJ2006-10176
Duration: 2006-2009
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
The initial assumption on which the issue under
study is based is the consideration that education should,
as a priority in the compulsory phase, attend to students’
cultural differences. There are two reasons for this:
first, axiological reasons derived from the principles
held by societies that defend the rights to equality,
equity, and social participation and second, because this
is the guarantee that makes it possible to achieve
essential educational objectives, such as the construction
of one’s own cultural identity and equal opportunity to
gain access to all the socioeducational goods and
resources available.
The purpose of the project
is to contribute to improving the school by preparing and
disseminating a repertory of best practices developed in
Spanish compulsory education centers, practices which have
proven effective in achieving good school results for
culturally diverse students. An effective school is a
school that obtains good results from all the students,
independently of what might be expected according to their
initial achievement and their social, economic, and
cultural characteristics.
To this end, we intend to review the concept of «best practices» in the school and the notion of students’ educational achievement. Based on this initial review, the school practices that have proven effective in achieving good educational results in students, independently of their cultural framework of reference, are identified and examples of these practices are given. Finally, these practices are described and disseminated in a repertory that can be used by teachers and people responsible for education.
PARTICIPANTS
Coordinator:
Teresa Aguado
Research team:
UNED: Belén Ballesteros, Inés Gil Jaurena, Beatriz Malik, Patricia Mata, Carmen Osuna, Magdalena Suárez, Ana Alcazar
Universidad del Pais Vasco: Beronika Azpillaga
Universidad de Granada: Teresa Pozo, María García-Cano, Mª Angeles Carrillo
Universidad de Huelva: Pilar Garcia, Mª Jose Carrasco, Asunción Moya, Manuel J. Gil
Colegio Rosa Chacel, Madrid: Claudia Alonso
Centro de Formación y Recursos de Vigo: Eloísa Teijeira
RESULTS
+ info in Publications-Books
Publications related to the project