Looked After Children: Non‐local authority placements and meeting educational needs

Research consistently reports an educational disadvantage of being looked after. There is a lack of literature pertaining specifically to young people who are placed out of their local authority. The following research reports on an investigation of educational psychologists’ views on the educational implications of non‐local authority residential placements for 12 young people. The findings show that non‐local authority residential placements were usually precipitated by care crises and tended to have a negative impact on the extent to which educational needs were met. One non‐local authority residential placement which allowed continuation of the local authority educational placement had positive educational implications. Action implications for local authorities and educational psychology services are given regarding casework, working with other agencies, local commissioning of establishments and areas for further research.     

The Economic Dimension of the Culture and Leisure Industry in Spain: National, Sectoral and Regional Analysis

This article analyses the economic dimension of a set of activities groupedunder the heading, Culture and Leisure Industry, from three complementaryperspectives: national (Spain), sectoral and regional. Particular emphasis isplaced on determining the value added generated by this industry and itscontribution to the Gross Domestic Product – 4.5% – as wellas showing its level of employment both in absolute terms and as a percentageof the number of employees in the economy – 7.8%. This is apioneer project; studies in this field on either a national or internationalscale are scarce. The study demonstrates that the cultural sector is aproductive activity generating wealth in Spain. However, a high degree ofheterogeneity is found at both the sectoral and regional levels. Economicactivity is led by Performing, Musical and Audiovisual Arts (mainlyTelevision) and Publishing and Printing, which jointly account for about70% of sales and gross value added, and it is concentrated in similarproportions in developed regions specialized in service industries, Madrid andCatalonia, where most culture and leisure activities are available.     

Profiles of self-perceived competencies and conceptions of academic writing in university students / Perfiles de competencias y concepciones sobre la escritura académica en estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

This study analyses Spanish undergraduates’ perceptions of their competency in academic writing, as well as their perception of the criteria that define its quality. We identified student profiles and examined their relationship with (1) certain sample characteristics, such as years of university experience, area of study and students’ gender, and (2) variables related to the process of writing, namely the students’ perception of the writing process and the importance they attribute to its characteristics. The data obtained came from the European Writing Survey (EUWRIT) which was administered to 1,044 students from nine Spanish universities. Profiles were identified by means of k-means cluster analysis. The relationship between these profiles and the variables studied was examined by means of chi-squared analyses and univariate ANOVAs. Two profiles were identified: students who are confident about their writing skills and who acknowledge the importance of writing in their field of knowledge; and students who are relatively confident about their writing ability and who consider writing to be relatively important in their subject area.     

Los aspectos socioculturales del área de lengua extranjera y el programa linguapax

La enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras está experimentando un «enriquecimiento curricular» muy positivo. De considerarse como un simple instrumento vehicular de conocimientos o comunicación, las lenguas extranjeras están pasando a conectarse con el gran problema social y cultural de conocer otros pueblos, de conocer el mundo. El objetivo-medio de la globalización (con ciencias sociales principalmente pero no sólo) se convierte así en uno de los puntos fuertes de la enseñanza de otras lenguas.     

从巴厘岛到哥本哈根的崎岖道路

《京都议定书》是解决气候问题踏出的重要第一步,但2012年第一执行期结束后的后续国际协议还未能确定。要避免气候问题日益严重,2009年哥本哈根缔约方大会相当关键,各国政府必须达成一个能够持续并加深应对气候变化努力的协议,也就是《京都议定书》的后续方案。     

Análisis crítico del entorno,elección de alternativas y clarificación de valores

En el presente artículo se relacionan el conjunto de estrategias conocidas bajo el epígrafe de «clarificación de valores» con el desarrollo de la personalidad moral. Se especifican las fases a tener en cuenta en su puesta en práctica, ejemplificándose en actividades dirigidas en especial a los alumnos del tercer ciclo de la Educación Primaria, ofreciéndose prototipos de actividades para otros tramos educativos.