Elena Arbués

Citizenship Education Versus Reality: The Facts in Spain

In Spain, citizenship education has, in accordance with political change, adjusted to the laws that have governed the education system. In this work, Naval and Arbues review the evolution of educational policy, and analyze certain changes which affect social justice and offer explanations to aid in understanding the proposals for education in Spain. They refer briefly to the most recent past, to the transition to democracy and the creation of social rights (Esping-Andersen. Fundamentos sociales de las economias postindustriales. Ariel, Barcelona, 2000). The authors also tackle three contemporary issues: the effects of the economic crisis on young people, certain social phenomena and, finally, the impact of technology on the information society – issues which give an idea of the development of practice in civic education and suggest future research in this field.