The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed educational processes. This has had major consequences for students and, in particular, for those with special education needs. Dyslexic students suffer from widespread educational and legal invisibility, and information on their situation and that of their families during this health crisis is lacking. This article presents the results of an exploratory study based on two online surveys taken by parents (n = 327) and children with dyslexia (n = 203) through the Spanish Dyslexia Federation (acronym in Spanish “FEDIS”), the Dyslexia and Family Association (acronym in Spanish “DISFAM”), and the Ibero-American Organisation for Specific Learning Difficulties (acronym in Spanish “OIDEA”). Data were collected in May–July 2020. The results offer a comprehensive viewpoint (family and children) on the aspects that have helped and hindered learning, such as teacher and family support, emotional state, use of ICT, and the importance of the voluntary/association network. The study provides evidence of how lockdown and school closures have created additional difficulties for learning but also how certain educational processes have been bolstered with the support of technological resources that should serve as benchmarks for education policy and classroom practice.

In a globalized and media society with unprecedented technological development, institutions of higher education are adapting their training models to face this new challenge. This study aimed to determine students' self-perception of their media competence and the differential influence of an ecosystemic model of training that is being implemented experimentally. The research methodology is mixed, as both a quantitative (descriptive and inferential analysis) as well as a qualitative analysis (are made of the contents of the open reports). A total of 808 university students enrolled in the 2015-16 course in different university centres and countries (Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, and Faculty of Economics-Business of University of Oviedo (Spain) and Technological Institute of Mexico), completed a questionnaire about media competence and wrote open reports about their experience with ecosystemic models. The results showed that university students have a favorable self-perception of their level of media competence, and they consider it important to develop by means of transversal training and ecosystemic training models. Significant differences between the students of the different degrees also emerged depending on whether or not an ecosystemic approach was used to develop the subjects. In conclusion, the study shows that these models favor teaching-learning processes in the university by adapting the technology to the users and improving their media competence. En una sociedad mediática y globalizada, con un desarrollo sin precedentes de la tecnología, las instituciones de educación superior están adaptando sus modelos de formación para hacer frente a este nuevo desafío. Este estudio tuvo por objetivo conocer la autopercepción del alumnado sobre su competencia mediática y determinar la influencia diferencial de un modelo ecosistémico de formación que se está implementando de manera experimental. La metodología de investigación combina el análisis cuantitativo (descriptivo e inferencial) con el cualitativo (análisis de contenido). Un total de 808 estudiantes universitarios matriculados en el curso 2015-16 en diferentes instituciones y países (Facultad de Formación del Profesorado y Educación, y Facultad de Economía y Empresa de la Universidad de Oviedo (España) y el Instituto Tecnológico Nacional de México) cumplimentaron un cuestionario sobre competencia mediática y realizaron informes abiertos sobre su experiencia con modelos ecosistémicos. Los resultados mostraron que el alumnado universitario tiene una autopercepción favorable sobre su nivel de competencia mediática y considera importante su desarrollo a través de un aprendizaje transversal con modelos de formación ecosistémicos. También emergen diferencias significativas entre las titulaciones y países cuando se utiliza este enfoque en el desarrollo de las asignaturas. En conclusión, el estudio avala que estos modelos favorecen los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje en la universidad cuando la tecnología se adapta a las necesidades, intereses y capacidades de las personas mejorando, por tanto, su competencia mediática.

Los estudiantes con discapacidad constituyen un colectivo emergente que ha ido adquiriendo importancia en la educación superior al amparo de las modificaciones legales en España. Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron identificar las actitudes de una muestra de universitarios (profesorado, n=367 y estudiantes, n=2025) hacia este colectivo y su inclusión en la universidad, y validar un nuevo instrumento de medición de actitudes: la escala CUNIDIS. Este instrumento tiene 40 ítems, propiedades psicométricas de fiabilidad, homogeneidad y validez satisfactorias, así como una alta validez predictiva. Los resultados obtenidos indican una actitud general positiva hacia la inclusión de los estudiantes con discapacidad, más alta en el grupo de iguales que en el profesorado. Existen discrepancias en cuanto a la acción docente y la realización de adaptaciones curriculares en función del grupo encuestado, del género y la rama de conocimiento. Los resultados se interpretan de acuerdo a la dimensión social del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior y se realizan propuestas de mejora en esta línea.Differently-abled students constitute an emerging group which has gained relevance in higher education under legal changes enacted in Spain. The objectives of this study were to identify the attitudes of a sample of university members (professors, n=367 and students, n=2025) toward that group and its inclusion in the university, and validate a new instrument for measuring attitudes, the CUNIDIS scale. This instrument has 40 items, satisfactory psychometric properties of reliability, uniformity, and validity, and high predictive validity. The results obtained indicate a positive general attitude toward inclusion of differently-abled students, higher in the peer group than among professors. There are discrepancies in relation to teaching action and the implementation of curricular adaptations depending on group surveyed, gender, and area of expertise. The results are interpreted based on the social dimension of the European Higher Education Area and proposals for improvement are made on that line.

Los estudiantes con discapacidad constituyen un colectivo emergente que ha ido adquiriendo importancia en la educación superior al amparo de las modificaciones legales en España. Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron identificar las actitudes de una muestra de universitarios (profesorado, n=367 y estudiantes, n=2025) hacia este colectivo y su inclusión en la universidad, y validar un nuevo instrumento de medición de actitudes: la escala CUNIDIS. Este instrumento tiene 40 ítems, propiedades psicométricas de fiabilidad, homogeneidad y validez satisfactorias, así como una alta validez predictiva. Los resultados obtenidos indican una actitud general positiva hacia la inclusión de los estudiantes con discapacidad, más alta en el grupo de iguales que en el profesorado. Existen discrepancias en cuanto a la acción docente y la realización de adaptaciones curriculares en función del grupo encuestado, del género y la rama de conocimiento. Los resultados se interpretan de acuerdo a la dimensión social del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior y se realizan propuestas de mejora en esta línea.

While social support—friends, family, and colleagues—is one of the main sources of encouragement and digital literacy for older people, there is evidence that suggests that they may prefer formal sources of support. This study aims to verify the capacity of technological support services to promote literacy and Internet use by older people in multiple contexts. The participants ( N = 560) were retired adults (over 54) residing in Spain and habitual users of technological support services in four organizational contexts (nursing homes, community senior centers, university programs for seniors, and adult education programs). The results show the moderating role of organizational contexts on the capacity of formal technological supports to determine the use and appropriation of the Internet by older people. Finally, the findings are discussed in terms of their usefulness for initiatives that adapt to the needs of the users of these services.

IntroductionSociety, education and the university need to reconsider their relationships at each historical moment based on the priorities or codes of behavior that are deemed appropriate by the entities, governments, businesses or advocacy-groups that can take decisions according to the available resources and in order to answer to the needs or demands of the population, in general, and of the organizations, professional, workers, researchers, students, specifically. If we accept this argument, then we accept the premise that society is in constant transformation (Toffler, 1980) ABSTRACTRelations between Society and Education are being reconsidered at each significant point in time based on the current situation and facts. Taking into account the possibilities and limitations of the economic, social and cultural climates, it is therefore necessary to make continuous adjustments depending on the actual stage of development of the concurrent ecosystems, considering also their integrating elements, in order to synchronize the development of shared projects in the short, medium and long term in all environments: political, business, academic and social, In this framework, we have been progressing in recent years, in both theory and practice, in the construction, the development and the implementation of an inclusive ecosystem model that integrates training, research and innovation of professionals and users to provide comprehensive answers to the needs and demands of involved organizations, institutions, as well as of the citizens in general. The ecosystem model serves as a platform to manage knowledge and a network of institutions. In this article we present some of the projects that we are supporting from the Institute of Research and Educational Innovation (INIE) of the University of Oviedo, as well as the difficulties we are encountering, the progress and future challenges.Keywords: ecosystem of training, social inclusion, didactic methodology, collaborative learning, knowledge management, teaching practice, combined teaching.Modelo ecosistémico inclusivo para la gestión del conocimiento, la formación y la innovación: avances, dificultades y retos RESUMEN Las relaciones entre Sociedad y Educación se van reinterpretando en cada momento histórico concreto en base a circunstancias situacionales. Ante esta realidad se hace necesario realizar ajustes continuados en función del estadio de desarrollo en que se encuentren los ecosistemas concurrentes, así como elementos que los integran para sincronizar el desarrollo de proyectos compartidos a corto, medio y largo plazo en los ámbitos políticos, empresariales, académicos y sociales atendiendo a las posibilidades y límites coyunturales, situacionales y culturales. En este escenario venimos avanzando en los últimos años, desde la teoría y la práctica, en la construcción, desarrollo e implementación de un modelo ecosistémico inclusivo que integra la formación, la investigación y la innovación desde el que gestionamos el conocimiento y las redes de instituciones, de profe...

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RESUMO: as pessoas com deficiência física ou mental têm direito a ser inseridas no mercado de trabalho para exercer seu papel como cidadãos ativos, independentes e com um nível de qualidade de vida adequado, o que constitui um autêntico desafio ao qual devemos responder. No caso deste estudo, nos limitamos ao tema deficiência intelectual. No que diz respeito ao âmbito educativo, os Programas de Qualificação Profissional Inicial (PCPI), na modalidade de Aula de Formação Específica, oferecem una formação adequada ao patamar de competências sociais, pessoais e laborais para este coletivo. Neste trabalho, apresentamos os resultados da aplicação de um Itinerário de Inserção Laboral, dentro do quadro de um projeto europeu, no qual participaram estudantes de três centros educativos da Finlândia, Espanha e Dinamarca, assim como as suas respetivas famílias. Para conhecer o grau de ajustamento ao trabalho destes jovens, estes responderam ao Work Adjustment Inventory-WAI (Inventário de Ajustamento ao Trabalho) e também entrevistamos as suas famílias. Os resultados permitiram saber que o itinerário de inserção laboral desenhado constitui uma oferta formativa adequada para os estudantes em questão, enfatizamos que o grau de adaptabilidade ao trabalho está relacionado com o nível de atividade, empatia, sociabilidade e assertividade de cada pessoa. As entrevistas possibilitaram a identificação do perfil das famílias destes estudantes e identificar as suas expectativas em relação ao futuro dos seus filhos e filhas. Entre as conclusões alcançadas, destacam-se as altas expectativas das famílias no que diz respeito à inserção dos seus filhos, assim como o alto nível de avaliação relativamente ao itinerário desenhado como estratégia fundamental para conseguir lograr uma formação integral e uma inserção sócio-laboral adequada.