Learning contexts of the others

Gualda, Estrella; Lucio-Villegas, Emílio; Martins, Vània; Gómez, Teresa González; Gualda, Juan M.; Fragoso, António

doi:10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela0033

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“…Specifically, if the role of Euroregions and other forms of CBC structures, as democratic decentralised agencies, is considered from a more local or social perspective, another point of view can be identified. In the last decade, emerging voices have called for a reconsideration of the way in which CBC should be handled (Gualda et al, 2011b; Hospers, 2006; Houtum and Strüver, 2002; Prokkola, 2011; Scott, 2002). The vision of the institutional apparatus and the political elite for CBC programmes may not necessarily be shared by the target population, the people living in border regions.…”

Section: The Regional-political Dimension Versus the Local-social Dimensionmentioning

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“…(E7, Sailing instructor, VRSA, 2010) Yes, I think it is positive, and in the long term it is positive. (E4, Secretary of chamber of Commerce, Spain, 2010) These positive opinions towards CBC policies seem to partly contradict the alien nature normally ascribed to official CBC by those who take a more people-oriented approach to this subject (Gualda et al, 2011b;Hospers, 2006;Houtum and Strüver, 2002;Scott, 2002). Nevertheless, amid the optimism regarding the growing cooperation, an unclear and diffuse debate has arisen on how CBC should or could be developed.…”

Section: Problems With the Implementation Of Cbc Policiesmentioning

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Reporting a bottom-up political process: Local perceptions of cross-border cooperation in the southern Portugal–Spain region

Gómez

Gualda

2014

European Urban and Regional Studies

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Beyond the national political-territorial borders in Europe, the cross-regional dimension maintains an experimental democratic character. Entities developed to foster cross-border cooperation, such as working communities and Euroregions, are conceived as mechanisms of democratisation through the decentralisation of regional or/and local governmental bodies. However, scholarly debate suggests that the top-down policy-making process that is characteristic of cross-border programmes seems to cast doubt on the fulfilment of a European participatory democracy. In this respect, the cross-border cooperation process seems to contribute an added value to the dilemma of the European democratic deficit. The objective of this paper is to present a regional contribution to this debate through a study of local experts' perspectives on the implementation and impact of cross-border cooperation policies in the southern Portugal-Spain border region and the possibilities for local and social participation. This paper utilises data from two related investigations in the southern cross-border area between Portugal and Spain, including qualitative interviews, focus groups and content analysis of secondary data. The results reveal a positive attitude towards the recent regional top-down initiatives of European integration, although local experts question the potential for the inclusion of local perspectives in cross-border initiatives. In addition, during this period of economic crisis, political contradictions may be observed, and political initiatives related to the Spanish-Portuguese border may hamper the existing cross-border flows and dynamics of progressive integration. In this sense, local authorities play an important role as the nexus between transnational institutions of cross-border cooperation and the inhabitants of border regions.

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Section: Problems With the Implementation Of Cbc Policiesmentioning

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Reporting a bottom-up political process: Local perceptions of cross-border cooperation in the southern Portugal–Spain region

Gómez

Gualda

2014

European Urban and Regional Studies

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“…In one of these articles, Maier-Gutheil and Hof (2011, p. 75) 'compare individuals' [adult educators] narratives of their professional work at different times in their biographies' in order to understand 'the differences in professional learning through the life course and the influence of institutional and social context in the development of professionalism'. In the second article the focus is on analysing how identity is built in a cross-border area drawing on group interviews and biographical interviews (Gualda et al, 2011). Biographical learning thus provides a way to identify social as well as institutional contexts and interaction, which influence individuals' learning trajectories and identity processes.…”

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Editorial: Approaches to research in the education and learning of adults

Fejes

Nicoll

2013

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Construct Validity of the Attitudes towards Maghrebis in Education Scale (AMES)

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Etchezahar

Guido

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The current article describes the validation of the Attitudes towards Maghrebis in Education (AMES) scale in the Spanish context and examines the relation with other psychosocial variables. A Spanish sample of 807 participants aged between 18 and 80 years old completed the AMES. The analyses were performed using CFA, mainly considering the statistical indices of CFI, RMSEA and Pearson’s correlation. The external validity of the scale was tested using measures, such as social dominance orientation (SDO), empathic concern, warmth, competence and contact with Maghrebis. The results indicated that the AMES showed an adequate fit to the data. The AMES was found to be negatively correlated with SDO, whereas it was correlated positively with the rest of the variables. The results demonstrate that the AMES can be used as a reliable measure to evaluate attitudes towards Maghrebi migrants in education in Spain. The implications of the psychosocial variables studied are discussed as possible factors to consider for promoting more intercultural socio-educational environments.

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Learning contexts of the others

Abstract: The frontier between the south of Spain and Portugal is established by the river Guadiana. Lying next to the sea, the cities of Ayamonte (Spain)

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Reporting a bottom-up political process: Local perceptions of cross-border cooperation in the southern Portugal–Spain region

Reporting a bottom-up political process: Local perceptions of cross-border cooperation in the southern Portugal–Spain region

Editorial: Approaches to research in the education and learning of adults

Construct Validity of the Attitudes towards Maghrebis in Education Scale (AMES)

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