Retrospective and Prospective Analysis on Educational Leadership: Indicators of Productivity, Dispersion, and Content

This article analyzes the production, performance, impact, and content of scientific documents contained in an internationally recognized database, the Web of Science, that consider educational leadership (EL) thesaurus (title, abstract and/or keywords). To this end, a scientometric study was performed on a sample of 2,181 research documents that met the established inclusion criteria. A co-word analysis was also performed using Hirsch’s index (2005), as well as several bibliometric indicators, impact factors, and citation indices (h, g, hg, and q2). The main findings indicate that production on the topic of EL dates back to 1924, although it did not reach a significant level until 2004. Several important points related to the production profile on EL are highlighted: language, area of knowledge and institutions, and authors specializing in the subject. There are several lines of study open in the established periods, and the subjects that should be taken into account in the future are “critical-race-theory,” “identity,” and “distributedleadership.” The implications and limitations of the study are discussed and ways for education leaders to address new education policies and their practical implications are provided.Ministry of Universities of the Government of SpainEuropean Commissio

O selo dun poeta. Beleza para sempre

Conferencias pronunciadas no Salón Nobre de Fonseca da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela o xoves 15 de maio de 2014 co gallo do Día das Letras Galega

Expanding borders of communication and collaboration through the network: digital competence as a means to promote academic interculturality

Las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación han permitido el establecimiento de espacios virtuales que modifican el modo de interacción social. En este trabajo se analiza la percepción de los futuros docentes del grado de Educación Infantil sobre el uso de redes digitales para fomentar la interculturalidad académica. Se ha utilizado una metodología cuantitativa, basada en la aplicación de un cuestionario construido ad hoc. Entre los resultados se resalta principalmente el uso social que los estudiantes hacen de las redes digitales por encima del académico para la comunicación y colaboración entre iguales. Finalmente se constata que el uso de las redes digitales en la actividad docente favorece la interculturalidadInformation and Communication Technologies allow the establishment of virtual spaces that modify the way people interacts between themselves. This paper analyzes the perception of future teachers who are studying Preschool Education on the use of digital networks to promote academic interculturality. For this, we carry out a quantitative methodology by applying an ad hoc questionnaire. Among the results, it is highlighted the social use that students make of digital networks over academic use for communication and collaboration among equals. Finally, we found that the use of digital networks in teaching bring on interculturalit

Developing Project Managers’ Transversal Competences Using Building Information Modeling

The emergence of building information modeling (BIM) methodology requires the training of professionals with both specific and transversal skills. In this paper, a project-based learning experience carried out in the context of a project management course at the University of Extremadura is analyzed. To that end, a questionnaire was designed and given to students who participated in the initiative. Results suggest that BIM can be considered a virtual learning environment, from which students value the competences developed. The emotional performance observed was quite flat. Similarly, students valued the usefulness of the initiative. Students expressed a desire for the methodological change of the university classes, and thought that BIM methodology could be useful for other courses. The results obtained show a line of work to be done to improve the training of students and university teaching

Traffic Crimes and risky driving: The role of personality and driving anger

The current study aims to examine the influence of personality traits (alternative Zuckerman model) and driving anger in the explanation of risky driving style in individuals convicted for road safety offences (N = 245), using as a basis an adaptation of the context-mediated model. This is a transversal, descriptive study designed to be implemented by means of surveys, in which took part 245 men convicted of road safety offences from five prisons in Galicia (a region in northwestern Spain) took part. The average age of the participants was 38.73 years (Sx-9.61), with a range between 18 and 64 years. All participants had three or more years of driving experience. Our data shows that the Impulsive-Sensation Seeking (Imp-SS) personality trait had a direct and positive effect on dangerous driving, while the Activity (Act) trait had a direct but negative effect. The Aggression-Hostility (Agg-Host) trait, in turn, influenced the risky driving style, but not directly, but by raising driving anger levels, so it acted as a powerful mediator between the Aggression-Hostility (Agg-Hos) trait and the risky driving style. In general, our research partially replicates and expands previous findings regarding the model used, the aggression-hostility personality trait (Agg-Host) was placed in the distal context, driving anger in the proximal context, while age and personality traits Activity (Act) and Impulsive-Sensation Seeking (Imp-SS) were direct predictors. The results of this study may have practical implications for the detection and rehabilitation of offenders and penalties for road safety offences.Universidade de Vigo/CISU

Nomophobia: An Individual’s Growing Fear of Being without a Smartphone—A Systematic Literature Review

We acknowledge the researchers of the research group AREA (HUM-672), which belongs to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Junta de Andalucía and is registered in the Department of Didactics and School Organization of the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Granada.This review examines the current literature focused on nomophobia (objectives, methodological design, main variables, sample details, and measurement methods) in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. The initial sample consisted of 142 articles, of which 42 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed in detail. The findings show that the current research is in an exploratory phase, with a greater predominance of descriptive, nonexperimental, and cross-sectional studies that explore the prevalence of nomophobia mainly in adolescents and university students. The most widely used measurement instrument is the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q) proposed by Yildrim and Correia. In addition, the research suggests that nomophobia negatively affects personality, self-esteem, anxiety, stress, academic performance, and other physical and mental health problems. We are therefore faced with a health problem, which negatively affects a person, causing psychological problems and physical and behavioral changes.This research has received public funding from the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain (FPU14/04626)

Collaborative Learning Based on Harry Potter for Learning Geometric Figures in the Subject of Mathematics

Nowadays, education requires changes in the teaching and learning processes, through the implementation of innovative and motivating pedagogical actions, owing to the existing needs in society. Education, owing to the current needs of society, requires changes in the teaching and learning processes through the implementation of innovative and motivating pedagogical actions. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the collaborative method, based on the Harry Potter theme, with respect to the traditional method in the first year of Obligatory Secondary Education for the learning of geometric figures in the subject of mathematics. For this purpose, a quasi-experimental, quantitative, descriptive, and correlational study has been designed, using a standardized questionnaire as a technique to collect information. The sample is composed of 236 students from the first year of Obligatory Secondary Education distributed in eight groups (four control and four experimental) from a public high school in the city of Cádiz (Spain). The tests carried out show that collaborative learning generates improvements in the attitudes and mathematical dimensions. Therefore, the collaborative method, developed by means of the Harry Potter theme for students in the first year of Compulsory Secondary Education in the subject of mathematics, causes a better attitude of the student towards the teaching and learning process. Furthermore, it facilitates the acquisition of mathematical contents related to geometry, which does not directly affect the students’ grades because, although those of the experimental group are better than those obtained by the control group, the differences between the two are minimal

Learning analytics in higher education: a review of impact scientific literature

Las analíticas de aprendizaje pueden definirse como una serie de técnicas para recopilar, analizar y otorgar datos procesables y generados por parte de los estudiantes con el objetivo de elaborar estrategias adecuadas para mejorar los procesos de aprendizaje, el rendimiento de los alumnos o el de la propia institución. Este tipo de técnicas son especialmente útiles para establecer patrones de acción que guíen y orienten el proceso educativo en educación superior. Bajo estas premisas, la presente investigación tiene por objetivo analizar la producción científica de mayor impacto sobre el empleo de analíticas de aprendizaje en educación superior. Para ello se ha seguido una metodología cuantitativa atendiendo diez variables: año de publicación, publicaciones periódicas, autores, instituciones, países, tipo de documento, formato de publicación, área de publicación, idioma y artículos más citados. Los resultados proyectan una tendencia de investigación que se encuentra totalmente en auge, especialmente por la mayor producción científica ocurrida en los últimos años (2015-2018) destacando países como Australia, Estados Unidos y Reino Unido. Las publicaciones, en su gran mayoría, proceden de conferencias y se encuentran publicadas en inglés. Destacan las áreas de conocimiento de Ciencias Computacionales y Ciencias Sociales.Learning analytics can be defined as a series of techniques for collecting, analyzing and granting processable data generated by students. Their objective is to develop appropriate strategies to improve the learning processes, the performance of the students or that of the institution itself. These types of techniques are especially useful to establish patterns of action that guide and guide the educational process in higher education. Under these premises, the present research aims to analyze the scientific production with the greatest impact on the use of learning analytics in higher education. For this purpose, a quantitative methodology has been followed, based on ten variables: year of publication, periodicals, authors, institutions, countries, type of document, publication format, publication area, language and most cited articles. The results project a research trend that is fully on the rise, especially due to the greater scientific production that has occurred in recent years (2015- 2018), highlighting countries such as Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. The publications, in their great majority, come from conferences and are published in English. The knowledge areas of Computational Sciences and Social Sciences stand out.Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport through the Aid of the University Teaching Staff Training Program FPU14/0462

Digital literacy and the use of augmented reality in teaching science in Secondary Education

Hoy día la tecnología ocupa un lugar destacado en la sociedad, por lo que es fundamental para desenvolverse en ella con éxito tener adquirida la competencia digital. Los docentes deben desarrollarla de forma adecuada para que su labor educativa sea eficaz y para poder transmitirla a su alumnado. Un ejemplo del uso de la tecnología en educación que se encuentra en auge es la utilización didáctica de la Realidad Aumentada, que ofrece al área de las ciencias una gran cantidad de posibilidades para facilitar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. El objetivo que se plantea en el presente estudio es conocer la incidencia de la competencia digital en el empleo de la realidad aumentada como recurso didáctico en la impartición de clases relacionadas con las ciencias. El método utilizado es de tipo cuantitativo no experimental, de corte descriptivo, correlacional y con carácter predictivo. La recogida de datos se ha llevado a cabo mediante un cuestionario ad hoc sobre competencia digital docente y realidad aumentada, con diferentes niveles de respuesta. Los resultados muestran que la realidad aumentada es un recurso que ha sido usado por parte de los docentes que imparten ciencias, presentando estos un nivel de competencia digital medio. Se concluye afirmando que los docentes que utilizan la realidad aumentada presentan más competencia digital que aquellos que no lo usan.Today, technology is a major issue in society, so it is essential to have acquired digital competence in order to be successful in it. An example of the growing use of technology in education is the didactic use of Augmented Reality, which offers the area of science a wealth of possibilities to facilitate the teaching-learning process. The aim of this study is to understand the impact of digital competence on the use of augmented reality as a teaching resource in science-related classes. The method used is quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive, correlational and predictive. The data collection has been carried out through an ad hoc questionnaire on digital teaching competence and augmented reality with different levels of response. The results show that augmented reality is a resource that has been used by teachers teaching science, presenting them with an average level of digital competence. We conclude by stating that teachers who use augmented reality are more digitally competent than those who do not.

The digital competence of the future teacher: bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity indexed in Scopus

Digital competence is one of the seven key skills that any citizen must develop by the end of basic education. For their part, future teachers are the essential agents who will be responsible for developing that competence in future generations, so have a high level of digital competence has become a necessary aspect in the 21st society. In this line, the present research aims to analyze the scientific production with the greatest impact on the digital competence of the future teacher in the Scopus database. For this purpose, ten research variables have been considered: year of publication, source titles, authors, institutions, countries, document types, publication format, areas of knowledge and most cited articles. On the one hand, the results projected a research line that is booming. On the other hand, although the topic has been studied internationally, Spain is the country that has produced most research in this line, as well as its different institutions of Higher EducationLa competencia digital es una de las siete habilidades clave que cualquier ciudadano debe desarrollar al terminar la educación básica. Por su parte, los futuros docentes son los agentes esenciales que se van a encargar de desarrollar esa competencia en las generaciones futuras, por lo que poseer un gran nivel de competencia digital se ha convertido en un aspecto necesario para la sociedad del siglo XXI. En esta línea, la presente investigación tiene por objetivo analizar la producción científica de mayor impacto acerca de la competencia digital del futuro docente en la base de datos de Scopus. Para ello, se han considerado diez variables de investigación: año de publicación, publicaciones periódicas, autores, institución, país, tipo de documento, formato de publicación, áreas de conocimiento y artículos más citados. Por una parte, los resultados proyectan una línea de investigación que se encuentra en auge y cuya mayor producción científica se encuentra concentrada en el período 2014-2017. Por otra parte, aunque la temática ha sido estudiada a nivel internacional, España es el país que más investigación ha producido en esta línea, así como sus diferentes instituciones de Educación Superior. Finalmente, destaca una producción científica que se publica en revistas y en actas de congresos en formato artículo o de ponencia. Para concluir, se genera una visión ajustada del impacto de la investigación sobre competencia digital docente a nivel internacional en la actualidad para mostrarnos el estado de la cuestión