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Crossroads of Identities in Women Religious in Spain. Catholicism, Society and Second Vatican Council (1953–69)*

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 469-485, September 2023., 2023
This article examines the evolution and transformation of female religious life in Spain under Franco's regime, which began after the Spanish Civil War in 1939 and ended with the dictator's death in 1975. During the dictatorship, the public stance towards Catholicism made consecrated religious life one of the potential social undertakings for women at ...
Verónica García‐Martín
wiley   +1 more source

Ideas for Mapping Lifeworld and Everyday Life in Practical Social Pedagogy

open access: yesEducational Theory, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 593-614, August 2023., 2023
Abstract Since the 1970s, the concepts of “lifeworld” and “everyday life” have been part of the discourse of social pedagogy and social and educational work in general. Xavier Úcar's objective in this article is to generate and communicate socio‐pedagogical knowledge that helps social pedagogues to build socio‐educational relationships that are more ...
Xavier Úcar
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Ability as legitimation of tracking: Teachers' representations of students in vocational and academic tracks

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, Volume 48, Issue 6, Page 1049-1064, December 2022., 2022
Abstract The division of educational systems into different tracks—academic and vocational—represents one of the key elements in explaining social stratification and inequalities. Previous research identifies teachers' expectations as a critical factor to understand the relationship between tracking and social inequality.
Aina Tarabini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociolinguists and their publics: Epistemological tension and disciplinary contestation over language in Catalonia

open access: yesJournal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 45-64, February 2022., 2022
Abstract This article aims to investigate the relationship of sociolinguists with the publics in Catalonia and to disentangle the complex interrelationships among academics within the discipline. By examining material from mainstream media outlets and data from interviews with a selected number of sociolinguist scholars, we show how the public sphere ...
Iker Erdocia, Josep Soler
wiley   +1 more source

Child‐level factors affecting rate of learning to write in first grade

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 91, Issue 2, Page 714-734, June 2021., 2021
Abstract Background Written composition requires handwriting, spelling, and text planning skills, all largely learned through school instruction. Students’ rate of learning to compose text in their first months at school will depend, in part, on their literacy‐related abilities at school start. These effects have not previously been explored.
Mark Torrance   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educational Choices and Social Inequalities: How Research Addresses Students' Decision‐Making

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Educational choices are a key area of research within the sociology of education, yet the concept of choice remains contested. This paper examines how European research analyses students' decision‐making at key educational transitions and their relationship to social positions.
Sara Gil   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formación de profesores de sociología en el Cono Sur: una comparación entre Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay

open access: yesRevista Española de Educación Comparada, 2023
A pesar de la cercanía entre los países del Cono Sur (Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay), los estudios de educación comparada entre ellos aún son incipientes, especialmente en el campo de la formación docente.
Amurabi Oliveira
doaj   +1 more source

Intergroup contact with people experiencing poverty reduces hostile but not benevolent classism

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract Intergroup contact can reduce bias against disadvantaged groups, yet it may differentially shape ambivalent attitudes. This project examines how contact with people experiencing poverty relates to ambivalent classism and its policy consequences.
Mario Sainz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Decline of Abortion in Spain Over the Last Decade

open access: yesPerspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 544-556, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze how shifts in population composition and variations in the behavior of different sociodemographic groups have changed abortion practices in Spain between 2011 and 2021. Methods We used data from the Voluntary Terminations of Pregnancies register and Spanish Population and Housing Censuses to examine abortion rates and ...
Miguel Requena, Mikolaj Stanek
wiley   +1 more source

Women living alone in later life: A multicountry comparative analysis

open access: yesPopulation, Space and Place, Volume 25, Issue 7, October 2019., 2019
Abstract This paper compares the determinants of living alone among elderly women in six countries (Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Brazil, Spain, and Sweden) with very different family systems, policy contexts, levels of development, and socio‐economic characteristics. Different factors behind the residential choices of elderly women are estimated by
Miguel Requena   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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