José Domínguez Alonso

School Violence: Evaluation and Proposal of Teaching Staff

The aim of this work was to evaluate the frequency of violent behaviors in educational centers, according to self-report of the teaching staff. To that end, a questionnaire about school violence was administered to a sample of 616 teachers working in primary and secondary schools in Galicia, Spain. Disruptive and antisocial behaviors in the student population were reported to affect the teaching effort negatively. The compiled data indicate verbal aggression is the most common form of violence used by the student population and reveal the dissatisfaction of teaching staff not prepared for this challenge. Teachers felt the need to devise new effective responses to promote concord in educational communities.

Diseño y propiedades psicométricas de un cuestionario de opinión sobre la atención a la diversidad (CUADIVER)

This article shows the process taken to design and identify the psychometric properties of a questionnaire (CUADIVER) developed from a mixed methodology to evaluate the situation of the attention given to diversity in primary education centers. In the first phase of the qualitative research the focal group shows us in its speech (Aquad 5.0) the predominance of unfavorable aspects (63.8%) against favorable ones (36.2%) in the attention given to diverse students. In the quantitative phase, 140 heads of orientation departments of primary education participated in the study, representing 61.14% of the total population (N = 229). Cronbach Alpha was calculated for its reliability obtaining a very acceptable index (.92). The Method of Two Halves was also applied and presented a correlation of .91 (even items) and .82 (odd items). The factorial solution reproduced the distribution of the items in theoretical, practical and assessment frameworks. The results legitimize CUADIVER as an instrument of very satisfactory psychometric benefits that joined to its properties of understandability and acceptance turns it into an effective tool in the development and assessment of attention given to diversity in education centers and schools.

EVALUACIÓN DE LAS MEDIDAS DE ATENCIÓN A LA DIVERSIDAD EN LA EDUCACIÓN PRIMARIA EN GALICIA: IMPACTO ESCOLAR EVALUATION OF THE MEASURES OF ATTENTION TO THE DIVERSITY IN THE PRIMARY EDUCATION IN GALICIA: SCHOOL IMPACT

The aim this study is to analyze the use of different approaches to address students di‑ versity in the Autonomous Region of Galicia, through a scale designed for that effect. The

Las conductas problemáticas en el aula: propuesta de actuación

Talking into account the information taken from the numerous investigations on the variables that influence the conflict and the certainty that prevention is the best intervention on the problems of behaviour in the centers, we try, with our work, to offer a easy technique to apply in the classrooms in order to be foresee the manifestation of possible problematique behaviours to prevent them to turn into pathological and produce evident conflicts. The aim is to offer the teachers a tool that facilitates the change of disruptive habits of the student body towards more cooperative and participative social skills.