Welcome to European Stories: multilingual book

The “Welcome to european stories” Grundtvig partnership aims to contribute to formal and informal learning of adult persons in the four European countries through the "Storytelling" educational tool. This project complies as an educational tool and as an educational strategy and motivation in the adult education. Stories are a way to build bridges between different cultures; they are carriers of cultural and historical knowledge. Storytelling techniques are an educational strategy and a pedagogical and motivational tool in order to improve adult or senior learning and in order to integrate them into the life. In this connection, we would like to use the potential of storytelling as an educational tool for the formal or informal adult education. We think that the power of storytelling will enhance the adults and senior´s life. It is a strong tool for empowerment and social inclusion. It has a great potential to attract and motivate adults or seniors to learn, to connect with others, to express themselves and integrate in the society. The partnership is addressed to adults who left the school early (or many migrants who never had the possibility to receive a school education), to the ageing population, to senior citizens and to other related organisations with adult education

Patentes, cambio técnico e industrialización en la España del siglo XIX

Editada en la Fundación Empresa PúblicaEn este artículo se utilizan las series de patentes para profundizar en la estructura de la economía española entre 1759 y 1878, partiendo de la hipótesis de que la actividad inventiva es fruto de la demanda derivada del proceso de crecimiento económico. Los resultados aclaran que la mayor parte de las patentes se concentraron en determinados sectores innovadores en expansión, entre los que es posible encontrar —además de a la industria textil y a los metales— a actividades que la historiografía no ha unido, habitualmente, con procesos de cambio técnico e industrialización en la época analizada. Es el caso de la transformación de productos agrarios, la fabricación de bienes de equipo, la química de consumo, la construcción o los servicios. A través de un estudio detallado de las patentes es posible caracterizar y particularizar el proceso de avance técnico en cada uno de estos sectores.In this paper we use patent statistics in order to analyse the structure of the Spanish economy between 1759 and 1878. We depart from the hypothesis that inventive activity is demand driven. The results show how at the beginning of the Spanish industrialisation the majority of patents were concentrated in a few innovative sectors. Besides the textile and basic metal industries, it is possible to find some other sectors that have not usually been linked to technical change nor to productivity growth during that period. This is the case for the food, beverages and tobaceo industries, machinery and equipment as well as chemical, construction and services sectors. A detailed analysis of patent records makes ít possible to study the characteristics and peculiaríties of the technical progress conceming each one of these sectors.Publicad

Professionals’ Attitudes Towards the Importance of Core Principles for the Mental Health Treatment of Offenders in Correctional Facilities

The efficacy of offender therapy depends on professionals’ sharing common attitudes regarding basic principles of offender treatment. Research in this area is lacking. This study explored attitudes of 264 professionals involved in or collaborating with the largest correctional system in Switzerland. The very encouraging findings are that the core ideas and general principles have been assimilated due to the long-lasting collaboration between professionals and institutions, as well as the alignment of standardized methods of intervention

Professionals’ Attitudes Towards the Importance of Core Principles for the Mental Health Treatment of Offenders in Correctional Facilities

The efficacy of offender therapy depends on professionals’ sharing common attitudes regarding basic principles of offender treatment. Research in this area is lacking. This study explored attitudes of 264 professionals involved in or collaborating with the largest correctional system in Switzerland. The very encouraging findings are that the core ideas and general principles have been assimilated due to the long-lasting collaboration between professionals and institutions, as well as the alignment of standardized methods of intervention. </jats:p