The Debates on Education are an initiative of the Jaume Bofill Foundation and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, geared to the promotion of social debate on the future of education. [+]
Abstract
What baggage of knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and competencies are needed to form part of today's and tomorrow's society? What cultural capital should students have acquired once they complete compulsory education?
In an increasingly globalised context, if we want to achieve a cohesive society ready to face up to the challenges of the immediate future and, likewise, a country that maintains those elements that set it apart, we should not turn our back on the need to reflect and debate on what should form part of the schoolbag of content that our sons and daughters gain once they complete compulsory education.
The aim of the book presented by Cèsar Coll is just this, to drive and promote reflection on the school curriculum so as to compile a series of conclusions and proposals relating to this content and its definition. These pages are particularly valuable thanks to the independent perspective and the fact that they go beyond the urgent requirements seen in the day-to-day management of the education system.
Keywordscurriculum, citizenship, school, education, competencies
PhD in Psychology and Professor of Evolutionary Psychology and Education at the University of Barcelona.
He has promoted and led research and work into the educational applications and implications of genetic theory, educational psychology intervention and orientation, school curriculum design and development, analysis of interaction processes in educational scenarios and assessment of school learning.
He has played an active role in a number of educational reform and innovation processes in Spain and further afield; in particular, in terms of aspects relating to the curriculum and educational psychology.
Amongst his publications, the following stand out: <i>Psicología y currículum</i> (Barcelona, Editorial Paidós, 1987), <i>Enseñanza, aprendizaje y discurso en el aula</i> (co-edited with D. Edwards, Fundación Infancia y Aprendizaje, 1997), <i>Psicología de la educación escolar</i> (co-edited with J. Palacios and A. Marchesi, Alianza Editorial, 2001) and <i>Aprender contenidos, desarrollar capacidades</i> (co-edited with E. Martín, Editorial Edebé, 2003).
His current interests are centred on analysis of educational discourse, learning communities and the impact of information and communication technology on education.
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