Empathy, defined as an emotional ability to put oneself in the place of others, read their state of mind, and think how they are feeling, is an essential pillar of nursing care. On the other hand, anxiety is a frequent emotion that can be generated in stressful work environments, like nurses developing their activity. The aim of the present study is to explore the value of empathy and anxiety personal traits in staff nurses. The sample was comprised of 197 staff nurses from tertiary level hospitals from Madrid, Spain, where 79.2% were women and 20.8% were men in the present study. The instrument used for analysis was the Spanish adaptation of the 16PF5 questionnaire. The results showed the following measurements to warmth (5.58), lively (5.25), socially bold (5.6), privacy (5.82), open to change (5.62), self-reliance (6.12), and anxiety (6.38). Furthermore, anxiety affects positively to warmth (t: 2.66; p > 0.0001) and lively (t = 2.36; p < 0.05), but in a negative way to social bold (t = −3.17; p < 0.001) or open to change (t = −5.81; p < 0.0001). However, it was not seen to have any effect over privacy (t = 1.96; p = 0.052) and self-reliance (t = 1.19; p = 0.234). Finally, it is recommended that healthcare professionals reinforce their personal competencies to strengthen their skills to manage anxiety and improve their empathy competencies.

Communication represents an essential skill in nurse managers’ performance of everyday activities to ensure a good coordination of the team, since it focuses on the transmission of information in an understandable way. At the same time, anxiety is an emotion that can be caused by demanding and stressful work environments, such as those of nurse managers. The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of anxiety management on nurse managers’ communication skills. The sample comprised 90 nursing supervisors from hospitals in Madrid, Spain; 77.8% were women, and 22.2% were men, with an average of 10.9 years of experience as nursing supervisors. The instruments used for analysis were the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire: version five (16PF5) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaires, validated for the Spanish population. The results showed that emotional stability was negatively affected by anxiety (r = −0.43; p = 0.001), while apprehension was positively affected (r = 0.382; p = 0.000). Nursing supervisors, as managers, were found to possess a series of personality factors and skills to manage stress and communication situations that prevent them from being influenced by social pressure and the opinion of others.

La problemática social del siglo XXI, caracterizado por la incertidumbre y el cambio acelerado, obligan a la escuela a reconfigurarse. Las artes se presentan como una oportunidad para formar ciudadanos capaces de afrontar estos retos, ofreciendo competencias en materia de creatividad, identidad y sentido de comunidad, muy ligadas a las artes autóctonas. Sin embargo, las ventajas derivadas del aprendizaje de la danza española y el baile flamenco, parecen estar siendo desaprovechadas por las enseñanzas generales en España. Este trabajo pretende indagar en el papel que juegan los profesionales del mundo de la danza autóctona en la educación obligatoria en España, explorando en las configuraciones perceptivas y autoperceptivas de los artistas ante la incorporación de la misma a la escuela. Se ha efectuado un estudio descriptivo no probabilístico, mediante cuestionarios semiestructuradas que recogen la experiencia en primera persona y la visión de artistas reputados en el ámbito del objeto. Los resultados inciden en la orientación general del diseño e implementación de los estudios de danza en la escuela, sus beneficios para afrontar los retos sociales actuales, las etapas educativas oportunas para el calado, la afinidad con otros docentes y asignaturas, infraestructuras y la valoración de la cualificación de los profesores que imparten danza en la educación general, brindando una aproximación al rol presente y futuro de estos artistas en la escuela. The demand for finding solutions to the social challenges of the 21st century, characterized by uncertainty and rapid change, requires a reconfiguration of the school system. In this context, the arts can offer an opportunity to prepare citizens in a better way to face new challenges. Arts provide valuable competencies like creativity, identity and the creation of a sense of community, which can be especially beneficial when they derive from the autochthonous culture. However, the advantages related to learning Spanish and flamenco dance seem to be neglected by the general school system in Spain. The present study explores the perceptive and self-perceptive configurations of artists about the incorporation of autochthonous dance in school. A descriptive and non-probabilistic analysis has been performed by means of a semi-structured survey. The survey focused on first-person experience and the vision of reputed artists in the fields of study. The results shed light upon the general orientation for the design and implementation of autochthonous dance classes in school, the benefit of their inclusion in the curriculum for the community and for facing the challenges of the 21st century. Moreover, they indicate which are the most convenient stages of education for the introduction of the subject in order to ensure affinity with other teachers and their disciplines, as well as with the available infrastructure. Lastly, the results highlight the importance of the qualifications of the current dance teachers in the education system and suggest the present and future roles of dance artists in schools.

Colomer Sanchez & Herrera-Peco: DOI: 10.18536/jge.2016.01.1.1.10

Patricia Bonnin-Arias et al., “Danza, equidad y sostenibilidad: el docente como eje del cambio en un proyecto de innovación educativa,” in Educação, Justiça e Direitos Humanos: Num Mundo Em Transformação, ed. Carlos V. Estêvão et al., Axioma Series in Pedagogy and Philosophy of Education 4 (Braga: Axioma - Publicações da Faculdade de Filosofia, 2023), 263–76, https://doi.org/10.17990/AxiSeries/2023_04_263.

Ante la situación vivida por la actual pandemia producida por la COVID-19, la cultura vive un periodo de adaptación en la forma de crear, transmitir y compartir que ha repercutido en nuevos hábitos de consumo y enseñanza en lo social y humano. Esto ha surgido gracias a la constancia de los artistas que persisten y buscan nuevas fórmulas ante el problema existente. Así, en el presente debate, se refleja la visión en primera persona de situaciones reales surgidas en la cultura y el arte; todo ello se nutre además con las entrevistas de dos personalidades relevantes, la Directora de Cultura y Patrimonio de la Generalitat Valenciana y escritora Carmen Amoraga y el Catedrático de pintura José María Albareda, que refuerzan el relato. De esto se desprende que la creatividad ha otorgado nuevos escenarios a las artes y la cultura, donde la enseñanza y la difusión han predominado de manera telemática perdurando como alternativa junto otros recursos. En conclusión, la cultura ha sido uno de los puntos de unión y cohesión social, que nos ha acercado a los demás y debe reconocerse como parte productiva de nuestra economía.