Gender differences in emotions, forgiveness and tolerance in relation to political violence

This study, which forms part of a broader research project, analyzes gender differences in: the intensity of diverse emotions, the justification of violence, attitudes towards the terrorist group ETA, forgiveness and tolerance. Participants comprised 728 people (45.5% men and 54.5% women) resident in either Basque Country or Navarra (Spain), representative of all national identities and political ideologies existing in this context. An ad hoc questionnaire was designed and administered between November 2005 and February 2006, a short time before ETA declared a ceasefire. Women reported more intensity in fear for political reasons and scored higher in two of the six measures of empathy included in the study (empathy with prisoners and empathy with those who suffer and think like oneself). Men scored higher in positive emotionality, indifference and Schadenfreude. Women perceived apology and forgiveness as more necessary elements for achieving peace than men. These results suggest that it may be beneficial for women to play a more prominent role in relation to the resolution of intergroup conflicts such as the one existing in the Basque Country.This research project was supported in part by a grant from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (Project code: AP2002–0839) at the Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea and thanks to an Assistant Professorship contract at the Universidad Pública de Navarra

Promover las Emociones en Educación Infantil: Descripción de eventos críticos dentro del aula

There is an increasing interest in understanding the emotional nature of teaching and its impact on social and emotional development of children. We conducted an instrumental case study describing the emotional processes that occur in a second cycle preschool classroom. We have accompanied two preschool teachers of a public school in a metropolitan area close to Madrid and their respective students for three consecutive years. We have done in-depth interviews with the teachers and participant observation in each classes. Through thematic content analysis we have identiϐied aspects that are relevant around how teachers act within the class, their affective bonding with the children, the type of structure that allows the relationships and the network of relationships. In this communication we present a description of situations we have categorized as critical for their higher power or emotional demand and which are key in order to promote emotional competencies in the classroom2017-1

El papel de las Competencias Emocionales en la Educación Infantil: Las relaciones en la Comunidad Educativa

Es creciente el interés en torno al papel que ocupan las emociones y las relaciones en los procesos educativos. La escuela se presenta como uno de los contextos de socialización y desarrollo principales. Desde una perspectiva socio-cultural llevamos a cabo un estudio fenomenológico descriptivo en el que recogimos las voces de diecisiete profesoras de educación infantil en torno a sus ideas y vivencias sobre el papel de las competencias emocionales en su actividad profesional. Nuestros resultados muestran que con diferentes grados de conciencia las profesoras explican que las relaciones con niños, familias y compañeros están influidas por sus emociones y a su vez influyen en ellas, suponiendo una alta exigencia emocional al situarlas a ellas en el centro de la red de relaciones de la comunidad educativa.2018-1

El sexismo como constructo en psicología : una revisión de teorías e instrumentos

En el artículo se revisan las contribuciones más relevantes sobre el constructo de sexis-mo. En particular, se analizan las teorías de Masculinidad y Feminidad y los diferentes modelos contemporáneos que han recibido mayor atención en la literatura psicológica española. Además, se discuten los instrumentos generados a raíz de sus correspondientes teorías y se realiza un análisis crítico de los más utilizados. Finalmente se hace una refle-xión sobre los rumbos actuales del constructo de sexismo.The article reviews the most relevant contributions on the construct of sexism. In particu-lar, the theories of Masculinity and Femininity and the different contemporary models that have received more attention in the Spanish psychological literature are analyzed. In addition, the instruments generated as a result of their corresponding theories are dis-cussed and a critical analysis of the most used instruments is carried out. Finally, a re-flection is made on the current courses of the construct of sexism

Spontaneous verbal repetition in toddler-adult conversations: a longitudinal study 9 with Spanish-speaking two- year-olds

The role of children’s verbal repetition of parents’ utterances on vocabulary growth has been well documented (Masur, 1999). Nevertheless, few studies have analyzed adults’ and children’s spontaneous verbal repetition around the second birthday distinguishing between the types of repetition. We analyzed longitudinally Spanish-speaking parent-child dyads during spontaneous interaction at 21, 24 and 30 months. Linguistic level was measured using the Spanish version of the MacArthur CDI (López-Ornat et al., 2005). Children’s and adults’ repetitions are about 17% of the speech. Children repeated adults’ utterances in a reduced manner whereas adults produced more extended repetitions. Adults’ rate of repetition predicted children’s linguistic level at 30 months. Children’s rate of repetition did not predict linguistic level. These results suggest that parents adapt their speech to children’s communicative abilities. Since children’s rate of repetition did not predict linguistic level, we suggest that verbal imitation plays an indirect and complex role in communicative developmen

Adaptación de una escala de Habilidades Socioemocionales para profesorado de Educación Infantil, Primaria y Secundaria

This paper performs an exploratory factorial analysis of the data collected by questionnaire in a sample of 254 teachers and 233 professors from the province of Soria (Spain) on the Socio-emotional Factor of the ECAD-EP scale, originally designed to assess competency patterns and teacher profiles. of primary education. Through parallel analysis, comparison of models and study of the factorial structure, the use of the scale for the group of teachers (both in the original primary sample and in the sample now included for infants) and secondary school teachers is adapted, thus expanding their formative-reflexive opportunities in the process of self-evaluation and teacher improvement. In addition, the results obtained show an underlying structure of three factors and a difference by teaching group in factors 2 (Instructional and emotional self-efficacy) and 3 (Invigoration of collaborative work). On the other hand, there are no differences between teaching groups in factor 1 (Respect for diversity), nor are there gender differences in any of the three factors. The implications for the design of formative-reflexive modalities of differential strategies for the various levels of teacher performance are considered.Este trabajo realiza un análisis factorial exploratorio de los datos recogidos por cuestionario en una muestra de 254 maestros y 233 profesores de la provincia de Soria (España) sobre el Factor Socioemocional de la escala ECAD-EP, diseñada originalmente para evaluar competencialmente patrones y perfiles docentes de educación primaria. Mediante análisis paralelo, comparación de modelos y estudio de la estructura factorial, se adapta la utilización de la escala para el colectivo de maestros (tanto en la muestra de primaria original como en la ahora incluida de infantil) y de profesores de secundaria, ampliando así sus oportunidades formativo-reflexivas en el proceso de autoevaluación y mejora docente. Se obtienen, además, resultados que evidencian una estructura subyacente de tres factores y una diferencia por colectivo docente en los factores 2 (Autoeficacia instruccional y emocional) y 3 (Dinamización del trabajo colaborativo). Por otro lado, no aparecen diferencias entre colectivos docentes en el factor 1 (Respeto a la diversidad), ni tampoco diferencias de género en ninguno de los tres factores. Se consideran las implicaciones para el diseño de modalidades formativo-reflexivas de estrategias diferenciales para los variados niveles de desempeño docente

Fundamento y diseño de un proyecto de evaluación de la integración educativa de los niños con necesidades especiales por su deficiencia visual

Este artículo pretende dar a conocer una investigación de evaluación de la educación integrada con niños ciegos y deficientes visuales en España que se está realizando por la O.N.C.E. con un grupo de profesores de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. En él se hace un resumen de los objetivos y naturaleza de la investigación evaluativa emprendida, valorativa, iluminativa y formativa, y un análisis del diseño, variables y metodología usada en la investigaciónThis article feports a research work on the evaluation of educational integration with blind and visually handicapped children in Spain. The research is being conducted by the O.N.C.E. in collaboration with a group o teachers of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. It outlines the objectives and nature of the evaluative study undertaken (valuative, instructive and formative) and analyzes the design, thé variables and the methodology used in the stud