In a truly democratic society, there should be no place for any kind of discrimination or violence. Among the basic tools for eradicating discrimination and violence against women, education has a crucial role to play. Education about gender should be considered at all levels, in all year groups and across the curriculum, so as to improve education about this subject. Although these matters are increasingly addressed, at university level, including at postgraduate level, they are often forgotten. The purpose of this study is to break down the level of knowledge of gender-based violence and/or sexual stalking, the sources of information most widely used for developing this knowledge, and beliefs about situations of risk in relationships among a sample of 268 Science and Social Science students at the University of Córdoba (Spain). The analysis was descriptive, comparative and correlative. Means and standard deviations were analyzed, and correlations were used to establish possible relations among the variables. Cluster analysis was used to distribute the sample with respect to knowledge of violence and Student’s t-test was used to identify differences between groups. The chi-squared test was used to find the association between variables such as situations of violence and places of residence. The results show that, although the experience of gender-based violence is among the least common sources of violence, there is evidence that these situations do exist, and the risk of violent acts and/or stalking is greater when couples break up. The perception of risk is higher when students have a greater knowledge of gender-based violence or sexual harassment and this perception is higher in women. As expected, greater knowledge is also associated with experience of this type of situation; however, place of residence was not linked to greater or lesser knowledge. Training in gender is considered essential and necessary in the university environment.

This study is to design and validate an instrument to evaluate the level of development of teaching competences (academic, social, personal, and instrumental) of the university teachers. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses are applied to validate the theoretical model. The results confirm that the University Teaching Competence Scale is a valid instrument to evaluate this set of competences.

El propósito de este estudio es evaluar el nivel de desarrollo de las competencias genéricas en los grados universitarios. La muestra se formó de 1243 estudiantes, 491 graduados y 351 profesores de 23 universidades españolas. Los análisis estadísticos empleados han sido los siguientes: Análisis Factorial de Confirmación (CFA) de la escala para comprobar la estructura factorial del instrumento y análisis descriptivos básicos, para conocer cuáles son los grupos de competencias más desarrolladas en cada uno de los grupos que conforman la muestra. Posteriormente, se realizan análisis de varianza para conocer las diferencias entre los grupos. Los resultados muestran que existen diferencias significativas entre los tres grupos, pero, en general, la competencia para trabajar en equipo es la mejor percibida por todos los participantes, en contraposición a la capacidad de comunicación en un idioma y la competencia tecnológica.

The generic competences in the Initial Teacher Training. A comparative study among students, teachers and graduates of university education degree.

Language and culture are intrinsically intertwined, and culture should not be considered as an expendable fifth skill in language teaching. Bilingual programs are expected to be a key element to enhance culture learning and to develop intercultural competence due to the extensive use of the L2. This study aimed at exploring the effects of bilingual programs for the development of the formerly mentioned skills in language learners. It also sought to contrast students’ insights with teachers’ perceptions on the implementation of bilingual programs and their effects on students’ language and culture learning. The sample consisted of 136 students and 35 Spanish teachers. The results should be carefully interpreted as they showed that there is no significant difference between the perception of bilingual and non-bilingual students in their development of intercultural competence and culture learning. Additionally, content teachers usually adhere to narratives of resistance towards CLIL programs. We concluded that the current implementation of bilingual programs should be specifically addressed. In this regard, it is important to focus on teacher training and to foster exchange programs for teachers and students. Moreover, addressing the availability of human and material resources is essential.

En el presente trabajo se presenta una investigación realizada en los centros de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) de Córdoba y su provincia, España, con la finalidad de conocer el rol que desempeña el orientador/a, las funciones y actividades que desarrolla, el tipo de ayuda que le solicita el alumnado cuando acude a él, y cómo son las relaciones que establece con el alumnado y sus familias, desde la visión del alumnado. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 328 alumnos, de los cursos 1º, 2º, 3º y 4º de la ESO, distribuidos en un total de 12 Centros de Educación Infantil y Primaria (CEIP), e Institutos de Educación Secundaria (IES), nueve de ellos con carácter público (76.2%) y tres de carácter privado (23.8%). Se utilizó un método de carácter descriptivo y comparativo, para analizar las diferencias entre las puntuaciones medias de los diferentes grupos. Los resultados obtenidos confirman que el alumnado valora positivamente la labor que realiza el orientador/a y las relaciones son muy satisfactorias y que existen diferencias en la percepción de su labor en función del tipo de centro. Puede concluirse que la figura del orientador es un factor clave para el éxito académico del alumnado, pero necesita delimitar sus funciones para desempeñar su labor tal y como se determina en la normativa vigente. The present research shows a study carried out in Obligatory Secondary Education (OSE) centers in the city and province of Córdoba, Spain. The objective is to discover the role played by school counselors, their duties and the activities they develop. The type of help that the students request from these professionals and theirrelationships with students and families from the learners’ perspective is also explored. The sample consisted of 328 students from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of OSE, distributed throughout 12 Infant and Primary Education Centers (IPEC) and Secondary Education Schools (SES), nine of which were public (76.2 %) and three private (23.8%). The method used in order to analyze the differences between the average scores obtained by the different groups was descriptive and comparative. The results support the idea that the students positively value the work done by their counselors, and that their relationships are also very satisfactory. However, the counselors’ work is perceived differently depending on the type of center and gender. Finally, it can be concluded that the figure of the counselor is a key factor for the academic success of students, but it is necessary to delimit their duties to work according to the current regulations.