Unidad 1 Education & Society: Core Concepts

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Core Concepts of Education

• The "Contrato Social de la Educación" entails a political and social agreement that governs the right to education
• Education is a process grounded in improvement, socialization, influence, and self-realization.
• The etymological roots of "educar" are "educare" (to nourish/raise) and "educere" (to guide/lead)
• The primary traditional agents of education are the family, the teacher, and the student
• "Educabilidad" refers to the human capacity to be educated

Spanish Constitution and Education

• Article 27 of the Spanish Constitution addresses the right to education from two perspectives: provision and freedom

Key Education Laws and Reforms

• The Ley Moyano (1857) is notable for structuring education into basic, secondary, and higher levels, and for introducing freedom of teaching
• The LOGSE (1990) established compulsory education up to the age of 16 (ESO)
• The LOMCE (2013) introduced revalidation exams at each educational stage
• The Ley General de Educación (LGE, 1970) was a franquist law that structured the educational system from infancy through university
• The LOMLOE (2020) modified the vehicular status of Castilian Spanish and reduced common subjects in autonomous communities with co-official languages

European Educational Policies

• The governing principle of education policy in the European Union is subsidiarity and respect for national competencies
• The "Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior" (Bologna Process) promotes the standardization of degrees and master's degrees with ECTS credits
• The principle of "unity in diversity" in the EU applies to education, culture, and social cohesion

UNESCO and Global Education

• The Informe Delors (UNESCO, 1996) proposes that the four pillars of education are learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together, and learning to be
• The UNESCO report that suggests rethinking education as a "common good" is the Informe Bokova (2015)
• The UNESCO report refers to a "new social contract for education" is Reimagining Our Futures (2022)
• UNESCO is the organization that promotes global convergence in education

Opposition to Educational Purging

• The institution that emerged in opposition to the "purge of teachers" in the 19th century was the Institución Libre de Enseñanza (ILE)

Characteristics of European Education Systems

• European education systems are characterized by diversity and cooperation under the principle of subsidiarity