Socio-Educational Research

This area of investigation responds to one of the foundational objectives of the Foundation: to interpret the reality of education while considering its effects on personal development, social integration and civic values.

Additionally the current configuration of democratic European societies to understand education as a basic tool for progress and to become more competitive.

Objectives

The aim of Civischool is to construct a civic school which will aim to enforce civic values and virtues by developing social competencies which further harmony and better the school environment.
The contributions from different areas of analysis are the result of a critical reflection about the current problems facing education and their effects.

Among its objectives are the creation of networks, the writing of reports, the design of training programs, convocations of experts and publications of authors and collectives.

Reports, courses and seminars

• “Mapping of School Leadership Training in Portugal and Spain,” executive summary and full report.
• President of the Foundation, Miguel Ángel Sancho, presented “Demography and Immigration” at the European Ideas Network (EIN) Summer University, Sept 2017.
• The Foundation Society and Education participated in “The Whole Child Development Project” promoted by the Porticus Foundation.
• “From migrant to citizen: Promoting inclusive society through intercultural dialogue” Presentation at EIN Summer University Seminar in Split, Croatia, July 2016. Download PDF here.
• Project commissioned by the Marcelino Botín Foundation: “El prestigio social de la profesión docente: percepción y realidad” (“The Social Prestige of the Teaching Profession: Perceptions and Reality). Summary here.
• The Foundation collaborated with the Bertelsmann Foundation during the 5th Congress Dialogue and Action. Main themes included managing cultural diversity in the face of critical reflection, exemplary initiatives, and constructive propositions.
• Direction of the activities of European Youth: a look from the point of view of education, within the “Educating Europe” festival. Organized by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union in collaboration with the Minister of Education. May 15 2010. Leon.
• Project managed by the Foundation Marcelino Botin: “The social prestige of the teaching profession: perception and reality.”
• “The notion of European Identity: civic values at school.” Presented at the Seminar from local identity to world citizenship: the great challenge of contemporary education. Foundation for the Liberty and University Autonomy of Madrid. Madrid, 2007.
• Rethinking Education for the 21st Century. Logrono, 2007. Roundtable discussion: “Civic education as a political, ethical and european project.”
• Structural report for European public policy research and for civil society organizations at the European level. Project presented before the European Commission. December 2006.
• Proposal to the Minister of Education and Science for the new educational program focused on citizenship and human rights. 2006.
• Creation of the Working Group GIC “Education for democratic citizenship.” (ECRG – Education and Citizenship Research Group).
• “Fundamentals of education for citizenship leading to the introduction of a new knowledge area in the Spanish system of education.” First and second seminars for Education and Citizenship. 2004-2006.
• The responsibility of educating citizens: scope and limits of teaching. Project in collaboration with the Fundación Schola. July 2006.
• Support for bodies working in the field of active European Citizenship. Project presented to the European Commission (DGEAC59/05).
• Design and coordination of programs of special training.