Educational sciences

CURRICULUM, DIVERSITY AND CITIZENSHIP
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION
BORDER STUDIES
TEACHER TRAINING, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THOSE MARGINALISED BY THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
SCOOL FAILTURE, DROPOUT & DISENGAGEMENT

School Management, Educational Organization and Curriculum
Education, Gender and Sexual Diversities
Education and Psychoanalysis (Lacanian-oriented)
Rural schools and public education
Educational ethnography, netnography and case studies
Education policy, inequalities and innovative practices
Information Society, Digital Technologies, Communication and Education

Multiple literacies
Contribution of linguistic competence to non-linguistic areas (ANL)
From initial to academic literacy
From reading comprehension to literary competence
Didactics of grammar
Design, development and implementation of the curriculum
Lexical availability and teaching of language and literature
Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE)
Teaching and learning Spanish language and literature
Initial training and teacher development in DLL
Reading and Literary Education

Assessment & Evaluation
Assessment as Learning and Empowerment
Technology Enhanced Assessment
Programme Evaluation
Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
Mixed Research Methods

New teaching methods and strategies are designed and their impact on learning and teaching is evaluated. The influence of different didactic methods and application of technologies in teaching is investigated with the aim of better adoption of new concepts that are introduced during the teaching process. Research is conducted at all levels of education: from preschool to graduate level of education, in the natural environment of students in their classes (groups) in the presence of subject teachers without the influence of external factors.

• Design of tools to assess health-related physical fitness.
• Physical exercise and health.
• Assessment and intervention with physical exercise for the prevention and treatment of health in adults and elderly (i.e. fibromyalgia, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, Down syndrome, quality of life and positive health).
• Promotion of active and healthy habits in school and university students.

Physics Education Research and Development Group provides the basis for the advancement of physics education through research and practice. The group also examines general principles of quality assurance in education systems and the relevance of educational outcomes in society and participates in the development of the national curriculum and qualifications frames.

New teaching methods and strategies are designed and their impact on learning and teaching is evaluated. The influence of different didactic methods and application of technologies in teaching is investigated with the aim of better adoption of new concepts that are introduced during the teaching process. Research is conducted at all levels of education: from preschool to graduate level of education, in the natural environment of students in their classes (groups) in the presence of subject teachers without the influence of external factors.

The impact of (cultural) identity features on forming attitudes on migration. The research is structured into three levels:

i. into the general attitude towards migration,

ii. the relationship between attitudes on migration and general beliefs and values,

iii. subjects' political and ethical backgrounds

Main topics: music preferences and music appreciation in the context of music pedagogy

Methods: experiment, survey

Scope of influence: To explore development of musical preferences; to explore intrapersonal, musical and socio-cultural determinants of music preferences/music taste