La nueva realidad impuesta por el COVID-19 ha supuesto uno de los mayores desafíos que, hasta el momento, han tenido que hacer frente las universidades de tipo presencial, al tener que transitar de esta modalidad a una virtual y de emergencia. En concreto, la comunicación presencial en las aulas se ha tenido que apoyar en videoconferencias síncronas, las cuales han “ocupado” virtualmente un espacio que estaba regulado con anterioridad en las clases ordinarias. Todo ello ha requerido el uso de diversas aplicaciones tecnológicas, entre las cuales Google Meet ha sido una de las más utilizadas. En base a ello, este estudio se planteó con dos objetivos: (1) identificar las necesidades de comunicación que el alumnado universitario ha tenido durante el periodo de docencia virtual y (2) comprobar si Google Meet ha sido capaz de satisfacerlas. Para el logro de estos, se contó con la participación de 52 estudiantes del Grado de Maestro en Educación Primaria de la Universidad de Alicante. Se adoptó un enfoque metodológico mixto y para el tratamiento de los datos se emplearon el SPSS v. 25 y el AQUAD 7, con los que se realizó un estudio descriptivo y un análisis de contenido respectivamente. De acuerdo con los resultados, si bien el profesorado ha utilizado una comunicación audiovisual síncrona, lo que se ajusta a las demandas del alumnado, el grado de satisfacción de este es notoriamente escaso. Algo similar sucede en el caso de Google Meet, ya que pese a reconocerle cierto grado de utilidad y disfrute, manifiestan haber tenido serias dificultades a la hora de utilizarlo. A la vista de tales hallazgos, se concluye señalando la necesidad de ajustar la respuesta tecnológica que desde la universidad se está dando a la situación provocada por el COVID-19.

En el año 2015 la ONU propuso 17 objetivos comunes que debían lograrse en menos de dos décadas. Estos son conocidos como los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) y se enmarcan en una estrategia global denominada Agenda 2030. La educación ha sido propuesta como un eje fundamental para el logro de los ODS, siendo todos los componentes del sistema educativo esenciales para contribuir a un mundo más sostenible a nivel económico, social y medioambiental. Concretamente, la Educación Física ha sido descrita como una materia que posee unas características importantes para contribuir al logro de los ODS; sin embargo, en la literatura previa aún no existen investigaciones que evalúen las intervenciones de los docentes de Educación Física (DEF) en sostenibilidad. Para indagar en este ámbito, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo explorar el conocimiento de los DEF sobre los ODS. Para ello, se realiza un estudio cualitativo-exploratorio basado en la entrevista. Doce DEF de Secundaria (seis mujeres) respondieron a ocho preguntas agrupadas en tres dimensiones. La noción del concepto de sostenibilidad, el análisis de las conductas sostenibles realizadas y las consideraciones sobre el valor que tiene la Educación Física para poder contribuir a la adquisición de los ODS. Los resultados mostraron que los DEF conciben la sostenibilidad sobre todo como un problema medioambiental, dejando de lado el aspecto económico y social. Además, mayoritariamente, confirman no realizar ningún tipo de conducta sostenible en clase, limitándose a impartir los contenidos de la materia. Finalmente, señalan al ODS 3 “Salud y bienestar” como el más relacionado con la Educación Física, seguido, de lejos, por los ODS 5 “Igualdad de género” ODS 16 “Paz y justicia social”. Estos resultados permitirán establecer futuras intervenciones e investigaciones destinadas a la mejora de actuaciones docente en el marco de la Educación Física.  Abstract. UN set 17 common goals to be achieved in less than two decades in 2015. These are known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are part of a global strategy called Agenda 2030. Education has been proposed as a fundamental element for the achievement of the SDGs, with all components of the education system being essential to contribute to a more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable world. Specifically, Physical Education (PE) has been described as a subject that has important characteristics in achieving the SDGs; however, in previous literature there is still no research aimed at assessing PE teachers' interventions in sustainability. In order to investigate this area, this study aims to explore PEFs' knowledge of the SDGs. For this purpose, a qualitative-exploratory interview-based study was conducted. Twelve secondary school DEFs (six female) responded to eight questions grouped into three dimensions. The concept of sustainability, the analysis of sustainable behaviors and considerations on the value of Physical Education in contributing to the achievement of the SDGs. The results showed that the DEFs conceive sustainability mainly as an environmental issue, leaving aside the economic and social aspects. Furthermore, most of them confirm that they do not engage in any kind of sustainable behavior in class, limiting themselves to teaching the contents of the subject. Finally, they point out SDG 3 "Health and well-being" as the one most related to Physical Education, mentioning SDG 5 "Gender equality" and SDG 16 "Peace and social justice" secondarily. These results will help to establish future interventions and research aimed at improving teaching actions within the framework of Physical Education.

PurposePhysical education has been described as an essential material to contribute to sustainable development. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the proficiency of higher education students in the three dimensions of sustainable development. This paper aims to analyse both the competences associated with the sustainability of preservice physical education teachers and the curriculum's influence on them.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 341 students (112 women) completed the validated Physical Education for Sustainable Development – Future Teacher PESD-FT questionnaire. This instrument assesses sustainable competences in its three dimensions (social, economic and environmental). In order to determine the influence of the curriculum on sustainability competences, the academic year studied was used as a variable. Variables such as gender, age and competitive experience in institutionalised sport were also considered in the statistical analysis.FindingsThe results showed that the total set of students scored above average in their self-perception of competences associated with sustainable development in all three dimensions. The Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal–Wallis statistics showed no differences attributed to gender and grade, respectively.Originality/valueThis could help to rule out the influence of the curriculum as the main factor in the acquisition of these sustainable competences. However, greater competitive experience in institutionalised sports was associated with greater proficiency in social competence within sustainable development.

According to UNESCO, critical thinking (CT) is a strategic skill for the 21st century, as it is associated with attitudes of personal and social change and improvement. Based on this, the objectives of this study were (1) to find out the possible relationships between CT and effective personality (EP) and (2) to determine the extent to which EP predicts the development of CT in children and adolescents. The research approach was quantitative, correlational and predictive. The sample consisted of 562 Spanish students. The measurement instruments were: (1) the Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and (2) the Efficacy Personality Questionnaire. The main findings showed that there is a positive relationship between EP and CT, with the traits “being enthusiastic”, “developing positive self-esteem” and “having self-confidence” correlating most strongly with CT. The regression analysis shows that EP influences the development of students’ CT. There were no significant differences according to sex, and Primary Education students obtained higher CT scores. It is concluded that the better the promotion of EP, the greater the CT development will be. This suggests the need to design educational programmes for the improvement of EP, especially in adolescents.

The key competences for sustainable development, among which is digital competence, will not be achieved without the integration of values in education. The objective of this research was to identify and analyze the relationships between the values taught in schools and mobile addiction. The study design was predictive correlational. The sample consisted of 1453 students of primary and secondary education (61.3% women; 38.7% men). The findings have shown a significant correlation between the values taught in schools and mobile phone addiction. It is concluded that the greater the formation of values, the less the mobile addiction. These correlations are especially significant regarding social values such as solidarity, inclusion, and justice, and personal values such as enthusiasm, patience, impartiality, openness of ideas, honesty, and balance. Likewise, there are significant differences depending on the educational stage; the younger the age, the less the mobile addiction.

Uno de los grandes problemas de la educación española es el incremento de la conflictividad y de la violencia dentro y fuera de los centros escolares. Existen programas de prevención e intervención puestos en marcha por la administración educativa, como los planes de convivencia, que no han tenido los resultados esperados. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar y evaluar los planes de convivencia que se están implementando en centros de Educación Secundaria en España. Para ello se ha tomado una muestra de N=806 centros educativos españoles. Se utilizó la Matriz de evaluación de los planes de convivencia validada a través del juicio de expertos; las valoraciones de los ítems seleccionados se han operativizado con el Método de Osterlind (1989). La fiabilidad del instrumento obtuvo un Alpha de Cronbach de.876 de consistencia; los análisis estadísticos de los datos se realizan con el programa SPSS 23.0. Para la evaluación de los Planes de Convivencia se empleó la metodología participativa (De Miguel, 2009), donde intervinieron 5 expertos y 30 estudiantes-investigadores. Los hallazgos evidencian que la única fortaleza de los planes de convivencia es el adecuado planteamiento de los objetivos, mientras que las debilidades son el diagnóstico, que no refleja la realidad personal, familiar ni el entorno social del alumno; la inadecuada temporalización de las actividades; la falta de responsables y el deficiente seguimiento y evaluación. Se concluye que es necesario un enfoque holístico, práctico y realista de la convivencia en los centros orientado al cambio en la cultura escolar. One of the great problems of Spanish education is the increase of conflict and violence inside and outside schools. There are prevention and intervention programs put in place by the educational administration, such as coexistence plans, which have not had the expected results. The objective of this study is to analyse and evaluate the coexistence plans that are being implemented in Secondary Education centres in Spain. For this, a sample of N = 806 Spanish educational centres has been taken. The evaluation matrix of coexistence plans was used, validated through expert judgment; the valuations of the selected items have been operationalized with the Osterlind Method (1989). The reliability of the instrument obtained an Alpha of Cronbach of.876 of consistency; the statistical analyses of the data are carried out with the SPSS 23.0 program. For the evaluation of the Coexistence Plans, the participative methodology was used (De Miguel, 2009) in which 5 experts and 30 student-researchers intervened. Findings show that the strength of the coexistence plans is the adequate setting of the objectives, while the weaknesses are the diagnosis, which does not reflect the personal, family or social environment of the student; inadequate timing of activities; the lack of responsible; and poor monitoring and evaluation. It is concluded that a holistic, practical and realistic approach for coexistence in schools is necessary, aimed at changing school culture.

Women’s empowerment is one of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 5, gender equality. However, little research has highlighted the contributions of sustainable female leadership in academic governance. In order to fill this gap, this study identifies and analyses the satisfactions, opportunities, and contributions of women academics to university governance and their perceptions of the potential impact of gender in this process. Forty-eight women leaders participated in the study. A purposive sampling technique was used because the research involved leaders who had held a management position in the university. The research methodology was qualitative, the instrument used for the collection of information was a semi-structured interview, and the analysis of the narratives was carried out with Aquad v. 7 software (Günter Huber, Tübingen, Alemania). The study revealed that the leadership style of the female academics is framed within the sustainable leadership approach. Beyond personal satisfactions, the main reward derived from the performance of the position lies in becoming transformative and catalysing agents of the institution, who try to find a balance between the economic and social interests of the organisation. The functions these female academics perform, within the framework of sustainable development, have a technical and, at the same time, humanised vision, as they focus on people and on personal and social values. Gender issues have not been a determinant in the satisfactions, opportunities, and contributions that the leaders make to the institution; however, participants emphasise that this was a strength for leadership.

In this study, the researchers will explore the process of designing and validating a rubric to evaluate the adaptation of scientific articles in the format of the American Psychological Association (APA). The rubric will evaluate certain aspects of the APA format that allow authors, editors, and evaluators to decide if the scientific article is coherent with these rules. Overall, the rubric will concentrate on General Aspects of the article and on the Citation System. To do this, 10 articles that were published within 2012-2016 and included in the Journal Citation Report will be analyzed using technical expertise. After doing 5 pilot studies, the results showed the validity and the reliability of the instrument. Furthermore, the process showed the evidence of the possibilities of the rubric to contribute to uniform criteria that can be used as a didactic tool in different scenarios.