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Josep Vidal-Conti; Aina M. Galmes-Panades – Health Education Journal, 2025
Objective: This study investigated the impact of an online postural education programme on primary school teachers' knowledge regarding back care and low back pain (LBP) prevention. Design: This investigation was nested within a randomised controlled trial. Setting: A total of 61 teachers participated, divided into an experimental group (n = 32)…
Descriptors: Human Posture, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior
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Gladys Merma-Molina; Mayra Urrea-Solano; María J. Hernández-Amorós – Innovative Higher Education, 2024
Most universities are working committedly towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The University of Alicante (UA) (Spain) has designed a series of strategies to help crystallize its aims within these goals, including those related to gender equality (SDG 5). Given the context, the aims of this study are (1) to find out whether…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Sex Fairness, College Faculty, Intellectual Disciplines
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Márquez, Carmen; Melero-Aguilar, Noelia – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2022
Higher education institutions are required to promote inclusion. In this context, faculty members play an important role, which can be limited by their beliefs and prejudices. The aim of this study was to explore the level of knowledge and beliefs declared by faculty members about inclusive education. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Knowledge Level, Beliefs, Teacher Attitudes
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Sánchez-Hernández, Óscar; Canales, Ana; Peinado, Ana; Enright, Robert D. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2021
Introduction: Two pioneering studies in Spain are presented on the Learning to Forgive program inspired by the research of Robert Enright and his team, pioneers in the education of forgiveness. Study 1 aims to analyze whether teacher training in the Learning to Forgive Program increases their knowledge of forgiveness and Study 2 evaluates the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Prevention, Faculty Development
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Guillén-Gámez, Francisco David; Mayorga-Fernández, Maria Jose; Ramos, Marta – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2021
The growing rise of information and communication technologies (ICT) in all areas of society demands that university professors have an adequate level of digital literacy, so that they can contribute effectively to the training of their students and respond to the demands of the job. The objective of this research is to know and compare the use by…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Technology Integration, Information Technology, Technological Literacy
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Carballo, Rafael; Morgado, Beatriz; Cortés-Vega, M. Dolores – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
It is increasingly necessary to have a well-trained faculty to adequately respond to the needs of the diverse student body in the university classrooms. This study analyses the evolution of faculty conceptions of disability after participating in a training programme on inclusive education and disability. Qualitative methodology was used to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Moriña, Anabel; Perera, Víctor H.; Carballo, Rafael – SAGE Open, 2020
The aim of this article is to analyze, from the academic staff's perspective, the training needs they require to provide an inclusive education to students with disability. Academics from a Spanish university participated in this research. We used a qualitative methodology. We collected the information through semi-structured interviews and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Teacher Education, Training
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This volume of the 30th annual proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education conference presents: plenary panel papers; research forum papers; short oral communication papers; and poster presentation papers from the meeting. Information relating to discussion groups and working sessions is also provided.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers