Cambio, innovación y evaluación en la cultura universitaria

November 28, 2020
Accountability, Auto-evaluación, Cambio social, Educación Superior, Education, Evaluación, Higher Education, Universidad

“Lo único constante es el cambio”, Heráclito de Efeso Los cambios son difíciles de producir si no existen los recursos financieros y tecnológicos, pero se adhieren obstáculos a ellos, cuando no existe la voluntad o cuando el pesimismo se adelanta a la acción, o cuando se producen cambios que responden más al capricho o la […]

October 10, 2020
Economics, Education, Ethics, Health, Pandemics, Politics, Psychology, Sciences, Social Philosophy

This Viewpoint argues that the absence of worldwide social ethics is at the root of our present social, political, and economic crises. More to the point, the current COVID- 19 pandemic is, in part, a consequence of insufficient scientific research, inappropriate education systems, and globally fragile health structures and human services. The COVID-19 pandemic we […]

August 7, 2020
Education, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Interviews, Psychology, University

Miguel A. Escotet: «Today there is a need to educate for uncertainty» An Interview with Gena Borrajo, Eduga Journal, Spain. Presently, he is the president of Afundación and IESIDE in Spain. Also, he is an emeritus professor and former Dean of the UTRGV College of Education at the University of Texas. Miguel Angel Escotet has conducted in-depth […]

June 21, 2019
Cambio social, Educación, Educación Superior, Education, Higher Education, Innovación, Política Universitaria, Universidad

“Al estudiante se le ha estado formando para un mundo inmutable y predecible a pesar de que el corazón y el cerebro intuían cambios profundos y enormes agujeros negros“. El punto de partida de cualquier cambio debe dirigirse a la búsqueda y establecimiento de nuevos objetivos que definan la clase de valores que puedan armonizar […]

June 1, 2019
Education, HigherEd Theory & Praxis, Humanities, Interviews, Psychology, Social Philosophy, University

This not a standard interview but rather a master class on life and society from the educational, sociological and cultural prism. It’s an hour of conversation with a humanist. Interview by José Luis Jiménez, Diario ABC – Spain Behind his deep and serene tone of voice Miguel Ángel Escotet hides a life dedicated to university education and […]

October 10, 2017
Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theory, Learning, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Philosophy

All affective variables or domains must be stimulated from the earliest pre-school age. Otherwise it is a very difficult, almost impossible, task for high school and the university. However, at any age, the world of feeling is always open to exploration and individual growth. If this has not been achieved at the previous levels of […]

December 21, 2016
Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theory, Ethics, HigherEd Theory & Praxis, University Policy

Dogmatism and rigidity in the university are sources of intolerance, authoritarianism and conflict. Moreover, flexibility is not a synonym of weakness; on the contrary, it is a symbol of spiritual fortitude that grows when it rectifies mistakes and discovers its own ignorance.

January 13, 2011
Education, Higher Education

Throughout its history the university has been in a constant state of crisis, in response to which successive reforms and counter-reforms have taken place. However, the evolution of the university has been limited to its structures, systems of government and administration and greater diversity of fields of learning, teaching methods and course contents: the «academic […]