Amparo Alonso-Sanz

Propuesta de regulación de la conciliación estudiantil-familiar en la Educación Superior

The student-life balance is the right that guarantees the equilibrium between ensuring the fulfillment of academic obligations and family responsibilities. In the current university curricula, the requirement to fulfill a certain number of classroom credits and other measures implemented by the European Space of Superior Education, pose a problem for students who need to reconcile parenthood with their training. In this research, we use a qualitative methodology based on the analysis of documentary content. We review the different international studies that investigate the resources, policies and lines of action that enable this balance in the context of Higher Education. And we discuss the information contained in the websites of various national and international universities. The results show that Spanish universities do not offer policies or concrete actions, highlighting the absence of a legal framework to support and ensure the student-life balance at university. To conclude, we propose some regulatory measures, as genuine equal options, to avoid discriminatory situations.

Creatividad en el diseño de instrumentos de recogida de datos: Las preferencias espaciales experimentadas por escolares

The environmental scholar experience by school-age children, and the sensational reflections, generated by their stimuli; are interesting to stipulate as aesthetic quality of educational centres. New data collecting instruments are necessary, to allow researchers approach smaller scholar voices. From Arts based Research and by using fostering creativity techniques, we propose an instrument that combines: participant observation, like a way to get closer; the interview and visual language, to express answers; and documental analysis by categories, to obtain information. The study shows the results of plural research, developed at 3 schools in Alicante city. It categorizes the preferred places between early years. The conclusions demonstrate the relation between aesthetic pleasure, pedagogic activities which stimulate all senses, and educational environment.