Ángel de Juanas Oliva

Educational potential of e-social work: social work training in Spain

ABSTRACT Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have enhanced peer communication and contributed to social change and, as such, have become an essential tool in the initial training and professional development of future social work practitioners. In the new millennium, it is particularly important to provide the foundations for delivering appropriate interventions in the fields of social education, social services, healthcare and development cooperation. To face these new challenges, training programmes in the framework of the European Higher Education Area should facilitate the acquisition of skills and competencies through curricula based on ongoing assessment which promote creativity and educational innovation. Through a systematic and comprehensive review of the scientific literature, this article examines the educational potential of e-social work in Spain and the training needs of social workers from an interdisciplinary approach. A critical debate is presented throughout the paper to encourage reflection among professionals. The study highlights the importance of the acquisition of digital skills through the development of educational intervention programmes using the latest technological media and resources with a view to serving citizens in these new spaces of interaction.

Jovenes, valores y utilización de la tecnología en el tiempo de ocio

The patterns of use of communication technologies and information in the leisure time of young people are related to their value system. The present work analyzes the relationship between both variables. There have been 385 young people aged between 13 and 19. All of them responded by their preference of using new technologies and their axiological scale. It concludes the significant relationship between the values of young people and the use of technology in leisure time; Thus concluding differences between both variables as a function of the variable sex in the case of video games. Educational complications are discussed and lines of continuity are indicated in our study.