Liviu-Catalin Mara

Dr. Liviu-Catalin Mara

Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 February 2019 in Frontiers in Education
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Aitor GómezAitor Gómez
Aitor Gómez
MPMaría Padrós
María Padrós
Oriol RiosOriol Rios
Oriol Rios
LMLiviu-Catalin Mara
Liviu-Catalin Mara
TPTepora Pukepuke
Tepora Pukepuke
Communicative methodology has been acknowledged as having an impact at all levels: social, political, and scientific. The social impact is achieved with communicative methodology by involving the people or communities we intend to study from the beginning to the end of the research. There are positive benefits to those involved, which increases the impact. Therefore, communicative methodology enhances the potential of stakeholders (including those traditionally excluded) for social transformation through the use of egalitarian dialogue. Additionally, those stakeholders co-lead the research and promote change in their own social environments because of their inclusion in all stages of the research process. The theoretical basis of communicative methodology led to the assumption of postulates that enable social transformation. Researchers, taking into account the theoretical principles and postulates, interpret reality through dialogic knowledge while researching with vulnerable populations. This article illustrates how it is possible to attain social impact using communicative methodology in diverse contexts and points out how the communicative organization of research and the communicative analysis of data can be decisive in attaining social impact. Such change contributes to the social and educational transformation of reality and to improving the lives of vulnerable populations.

22 June 2020 in Sexuality Research and Social Policy
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LMLiviu-Catalin Mara
Liviu-Catalin Mara
MGMatías Ginieis
Matías Ginieis
IBIgnasi Brunet-Icart
Ignasi Brunet-Icart

26 February 2020 in Frontiers in Psychology
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Cristina PulidoCristina Pulido
Cristina Pulido
LMLiviu-Catalin Mara
Liviu-Catalin Mara
VIVladia Ionescu
Vladia Ionescu
TSTeresa Sordé-Martí
Teresa Sordé-Martí
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the Social Impact in Social Media (SISM, hereinafter) methodology applied in psychological research provides evidence for the visibility of the social impact of the research. This article helps researchers become aware of whether and how their improvements are capturing the interest of citizens and how citizens are applying such evidence and obtaining better outcomes, in this case, in relation to well-being. In addition, citizens can access the latest evidence on social media and act as channels of communication between science and social or personal networks and, in doing so, they can improve the living conditions of others. This methodology is also useful for agencies that support researchers in psychology with financial assistance, which can use it to evaluate the social impact of the funds that they invest in research. In this article, the 10 studies on well-being were selected for analysis using the following criteria: their research results led to demonstrable improvement in well-being, and these improvements are presented on social media. We applied the social impact coverage ratio to identify the percentage of the social impact shared in social media in relation to the total amount of social media data collected. Finally, examples of quantitative and qualitative evidence of the social impact of the research on well-being are presented.

1 August 2020 in Habitat International
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SGSandra Girbés-Peco
Sandra Girbés-Peco
MFMar Joanpere Foraster
Mar Joanpere Foraster
LMLiviu-Catalin Mara
Liviu-Catalin Mara
TMTeresa Morlà-Folch
Teresa Morlà-Folch

25 May 2022 in Religions
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CYCarme Garcia Yeste
Carme Garcia Yeste
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Liviu-Catalin Mara
Lena De BottonLena De Botton
Lena De Botton
ESElena Duque Sánchez
Elena Duque Sánchez
The current secular models are putting strain on religious diversity in the context of the workplace. With religious diversity growing in European societies and the visible expression of religious beliefs and behaviors, tensions have arisen linked to the rise of xenophobia. The scientific literature shows that religious minorities are discriminated in the workplace, especially Muslim women that wear Islamic veils. Nonetheless, the people pertaining to these religious minorities have agency, and they can overcome this discrimination. This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review of scientific articles published in SCOPUS and Web of Science using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA). The review focuses on the management of religious diversity in labor contexts, especially regarding Muslim women wearing Islamic veils. The results identify some successfully implemented actions that contribute to more inclusive workplaces for religious minorities, especially for Muslim women wearing Islamic veils. Some of these actions are implemented from the employee perspective and include networking and mentoring, while others are implemented from a company perspective and are related to the creation of management styles that place people in the center. The crucial role that politics plays is also briefly discussed.

1 April 2025 in Sage Open
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EAEmilia Aiello
Emilia Aiello
TCTiziana Chiappelli
Tiziana Chiappelli
AGAntonio di Grigoli
Antonio di Grigoli
MMMaria Rita Mancaniello
Maria Rita Mancaniello
LMLiviu-Catalin Mara
Liviu-Catalin Mara
TMTeresa Sordé Martí
Teresa Sordé Martí
In less than a decade, conflicts have driven two massive waves of refugees to the European Union, mainly from Syria and Ukraine but not only. Many of these refugees are children whose education has been disrupted. This article aims to identify the elements that foster school success for migrant and refugee children in their host societies. To investigate this, we conducted a systematic review following the PRISMA statement, focusing on three databases: Elsevier’s Scopus ® , Clarivate’s™ Social Sciences Citation Index™, and Emerging Sources Citation Index™. Our search yielded 651 articles, with no restriction on publication date. After a rigorous inclusion and exclusion process conducted independently by different researchers, 38 articles related to the education of refugee and migrant children and families were fully screened. Ultimately, 30 articles were included in the review, and their methodological quality was assessed independently by two researchers. The analysis, conducted deductively, highlights the importance of establishing interactive learning environments for students, involving the community in the educational process, and designing effective training for teachers and other professionals to manage the educational trajectories of these young people. In the final section, we discuss the limitations of this study and suggest areas for further exploration.