Management skills and leadership behavior. An experience in the classroom in the training of social educators

La actividad que se expone va dirigida a la formación de las futuras Educadoras y Educadores Sociales. Se establece que se hace necesario el desarrollo de competencias personales y profesionales, haciendo más activo el papel del alumnado y desarrollando la capacidad de analizar las habilidades directivas y conductas de liderazgo como instrumento de reflexión. La actividad se centra en un aspecto de la Educación Social, las organizaciones socioeducativas, y dentro de ellas, el estudio de las habilidades directivas y conductas de liderazgo. La formación en las habilidades directivas y conductas de liderazgo desde el propio trabajo de campo del alumnado a través de entrevistas supone iniciarse tanto en el ámbito investigativo como prepararse para el desarrollo de la actividad profesional. Es por ello que la preparación que se adquiere en este proceso formativo permite al alumnado demostrar su competencia en la actividad práctica de recogida de datos en el contexto de las organizaciones socioeducativasThe activity that is exposed is directed to the formation of the future Educators and Social Educators. It is established that it is necessary to develop personal and professional skills, making the role of students more active and developing the ability to analyze leadership skills and leadership behaviors as an instrument of reflection. The activity focuses on one aspect of Social Education, socio-educational organizations, and within them, the study of managerial skills and leadership behaviors. Training in managerial skills and leadership behaviors from students' own fieldwork through interviews supposes starting both in the research field and preparing for the development of professional activity. That is why the preparation that is acquired in this training process allows students to demonstrate their competence in the practical activity of data collection in the context of socio-educational organizations. That is why the preparation that is acquired in this training process allows students to demonstrate their competence in the practical activity of data collection in the context of socio-educational organization

Towards a history of agroecology in Colombia

Este documento presenta una breve descripción de algunas personas, instituciones y procesos que se desarrollaron en Colombia alrededor de la agroecología, entendida en un amplio concepto, desde finales de los años 80 del siglo XX, como un aporte para la comprensión de la historia de su concepción y práctica en el centro, occidente y oriente del país, resaltando los aportes realizados por académicos, organizaciones no gubernamentales, universidades, agricultores campesinos, activistas ambientales y gremios de la producción.Summary: Towards a history of agroecology in Colombia This document provides a brief description of some individuals, institutions and processes that were developed in Colombia around agro-ecology, understood in a broad concept, since the late 80s of the twentieth century, as a contribution to the understanding of the history of their concept and practice in the central, west and east regions of the country, highlighting the contributions made by academics, NGOs, universities, peasant farmers, environmental activists, enterprises and producers

Clinical phenotypes and outcomes in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome across SARS-CoV-2 variant eras: a multinational study from the 4CE consortiumResearch in context

Summary: Background: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a severe complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection. It remains unclear how MIS-C phenotypes vary across SARS-CoV-2 variants. We aimed to investigate clinical characteristics and outcomes of MIS-C across SARS-CoV-2 eras. Methods: We performed a multicentre observational retrospective study including seven paediatric hospitals in four countries (France, Spain, U.K., and U.S.). All consecutive confirmed patients with MIS-C hospitalised between February 1st, 2020, and May 31st, 2022, were included. Electronic Health Records (EHR) data were used to calculate pooled risk differences (RD) and effect sizes (ES) at site level, using Alpha as reference. Meta-analysis was used to pool data across sites. Findings: Of 598 patients with MIS-C (61% male, 39% female; mean age 9.7 years [SD 4.5]), 383 (64%) were admitted in the Alpha era, 111 (19%) in the Delta era, and 104 (17%) in the Omicron era. Compared with patients admitted in the Alpha era, those admitted in the Delta era were younger (ES −1.18 years [95% CI −2.05, −0.32]), had fewer respiratory symptoms (RD −0.15 [95% CI −0.33, −0.04]), less frequent non-cardiogenic shock or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) (RD −0.35 [95% CI −0.64, −0.07]), lower lymphocyte count (ES −0.16 × 109/uL [95% CI −0.30, −0.01]), lower C-reactive protein (ES −28.5 mg/L [95% CI −46.3, −10.7]), and lower troponin (ES −0.14 ng/mL [95% CI −0.26, −0.03]). Patients admitted in the Omicron versus Alpha eras were younger (ES −1.6 years [95% CI −2.5, −0.8]), had less frequent SIRS (RD −0.18 [95% CI −0.30, −0.05]), lower lymphocyte count (ES −0.39 × 109/uL [95% CI −0.52, −0.25]), lower troponin (ES −0.16 ng/mL [95% CI −0.30, −0.01]) and less frequently received anticoagulation therapy (RD −0.19 [95% CI −0.37, −0.04]). Length of hospitalization was shorter in the Delta versus Alpha eras (−1.3 days [95% CI −2.3, −0.4]). Interpretation: Our study suggested that MIS-C clinical phenotypes varied across SARS-CoV-2 eras, with patients in Delta and Omicron eras being younger and less sick. EHR data can be effectively leveraged to identify rare complications of pandemic diseases and their variation over time. Funding: None