Recent international research in social science teaching highlights difficulties adolescents face when constructing social and citizenship awareness, and their own identity. To shed more light on this process, the present study is framed in the context of social science classrooms, and more specifically around how social and civic competence is developed via particular teaching methodologies and specific learning environments in Spain. The focus is on the analysis of democratic citizenship, as it is commonly accepted in the theoretical and epistemological bases of social sciences that citizenship education is one of the aims of the educational system. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of implementing two teaching units on the development of social and civic competence among 110 students in five secondary and high schools in Catalonia. A qualitative observational method is used to identify, describe and analyze the implementation and effects of both teaching units on a hermeneutic-interpretative basis. An ethnographic perspective is used to obtain accounts of education professionals and students. In addition, 19 field notes are analyzed using QSRNVIVO 12 software on two dimensions: citizenship and classroom climate. There are two main findings: first, regarding the formative value of both sequences regarding democratic, active and critical citizenship; the second, regarding the importance of the classroom environment created for this purpose by designing ad hoc learning spaces using active methodologies to contribute to the development of active and responsible citizenship. The conclusions highlight two important issues. The subject of History in secondary education should be vindicated as a key instrument to build democratic awareness, based on the skills of active and critical citizenship. Furthermore, there is a relationship between the development of critical and active citizenship and the creation of learning environments that foster reflection, analysis, interpretation and dialog. The implications of this study pose an important challenge for the study of social sciences. Initial teacher training methodology and syllabi should be reviewed, the importance of the Humanities in our society should be defended, and classrooms and schools should be democratized to promote active participation in citizenship education.

This work is part of the project “Determining factors in the reading habits of Secondary Education students. A study from the variables of the educational context” (PR2017040), financed by the Own Research Plan of the University of Cadiz. The main objective of the study is focused on analyzing those determining factors that affect the formation of new readers in the school in a global and integrating way. Taking as a reference the idea of the ecosystem or ecological environment of Bronfenbrenner (2001), an analogy is made with the educational system and the agents that intervene in the reading habits of adolescents in their educational stage of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO). These approaches were used to review a Questionnaire on Reading Habits, which the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport presented in an ambitious Plan to Promote Reading in 2001 and to adapt it to the needs of the PR2017040 Project. The conclusions illustrate that this complex issue of reading habits cannot be studied with a questionnaire as the only research instrument, since it is necessary to give voice to the different agents that participate in the process and, therefore, agree with Molina et al. (2011) in proposing the design research model to understand and improve the educational reality through the consideration of natural contexts in all their complexity.

This work is part of the project “Determining factors in the reading habits of Secondary Education students. A study from the variables of the educational context” (PR2017040), financed by the Own Research Plan of the University of Cadiz. The main objective of the study is focused on analyzing those determining factors that affect the formation of new readers in the school in a global and integrating way. Taking as a reference the idea of the ecosystem or ecological environment of Bronfenbrenner (2001), an analogy is made with the educational system and the agents that intervene in the reading habits of adolescents in their educational stage of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO). These approaches were used to review a Questionnaire on Reading Habits, which the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport presented in an ambitious Plan to Promote Reading in 2001 and to adapt it to the needs of the PR2017040 Project. The conclusions illustrate that this complex issue of reading habits cannot be studied with a questionnaire as the only research instrument, since it is necessary to give voice to the different agents that participate in the process and, therefore, agree with Molina et al. (2011) in proposing the design research model to understand and improve the educational reality through the consideration of natural contexts in all their complexity.

The appropriation of academic reading and writing practices by university students is essential for the development of their professional identity. Specifically, this research focuses on investigating the autonomous practices of digital reading in academic contexts based on the design and validation of a questionnaire created ad hoc for students of the Infant Education Teacher’s degree (n=503). A quantitative exploratory study of several psychometric properties of the measurement instrument is carried out by means of a survey. The operationalization of digital reading concepts was developed through five dimensions and five-point Likert-type questions, with a total of 88 items. The answers were refined with the IBM SPSS 26 software and an exploratory factor analysis and semi-confirmatory factor analysis were carried out using the Factor.12 program. Results show that the instrument has reliability properties of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and composite reliability (McDonald’s Omega coefficient). Likewise, an acceptable validity of the social and ecological construct is verified. The final questionnaire consists of four dimensions and 87 items. La apropiación de las prácticas de lectura y escritura académica por parte del estudiantado de educación superior es fundamental para el desarrollo de la identidad profesional de su ámbito disciplinar. En concreto, el estudio se focaliza en investigar las prácticas autónomas de lectura digital en contextos académicos a partir del diseño y validación de un cuestionario creado ad hoc para estudiantes del Grado de Educación Infantil (n=503). Mediante una metodología cuantitativa con un método de encuesta, se realiza un estudio exploratorio de algunas propiedades psicométricas del instrumento de medición. Se llevó a cabo un proceso de operacionalización de los conceptos de lectura digital mediante cinco dimensiones y preguntas de tipo Likert de cinco puntos, con un total de 88 ítems. Las respuestas se depuraron con el software IBM SPSS 26 y se procedió a realizar un análisis factorial exploratorio y un análisis factorial semiconfirmatorio mediante el programa Factor.12. Los resultados de los análisis permiten decir que el instrumento creado posee propiedades de fiabilidad de consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach) y fiabilidad compuesta (coeficiente Omega de McDonald). Además, se constata una validez aceptable de constructo social y ecológica. El cuestionario final consta de cuatro dimensiones y 87 ítems.

Introducció. L’article explica quina és la situació del cinema a Espanya des d’un punt de vista educatiu i curricular, en l’evolució del concepte d’educació mediàtica cap a un nou constructe: alfabetització transmèdia, en la nova ecologia dels mitjans i cultura col·laborativa. Mètode. Anàlisi crítica de l’estat de la qüestió de tres conceptes clau (cinema educatiu a Espanya, educació mediàtica i alfabetització transmèdia) a partir de la recerca bibliogràfica. Resultats. El cinema és present als programes educatius espanyols de manera difusa. Davant la transformació del paradigma actual de la comunicació, concebem l’alfabetització transmèdia com una extensió del concepte d’educació mediàtica. La narrativa transmèdia afavoreix el desenvolupament del cinema i les seves competències. Discussió. Falta de consolidació del concepte d’«alfabetització mediàtica» en la comunitat científica per la seva novetat. Rellevància de l’aprenentatge informal a l’hora de definir les competències transmèdia. Motius pels quals l’educació cinematogràfica és encara insuficient en la legislació educativa espanyola.

This paper analyses the bibliometric characteristics of 616 journal articles on key competences indexed in ERIC in a 23-year-period following documentary analysis. This observation method allowed us to highlight key elements like the population, educational level, topics, etc. to focus whether this literature contributes towards implementing competence-based education. The findings of key competence-based articles confirm that competence discourse in education has become a highly rated topic of debate from 1999 to 2013. In the two last decades, there has been a gradual increase in articles based on research combined with a decline in articles of a descriptive nature. The main contributions of articles on competency-based education are significantly in line with topics related to reflection on competence discourse and education policies that should be implemented. There is still a clear need for publications which provide examples and empirical evidence aimed at developing basic competences.