Education In Spain

Sarah Froehlich Spanish and Elementary Education MajorEducation in Spain

PurposeThis project will research the education system in Spain as well as projects that support education This power point will also provided a brief overview of the country

The city of Toledo One of the gardens at the Alhambra Palace in GranadaGeography of Spain

Fairly flat with some mountainous regionsTotal area 505,370 sq kmCapitol is Madrid

Kilometer Zero in MadridLeft: not far from the city of Madrid, Right: near the city of Seville GovernmentParliamentary monarchyKing is Juan Carlos I17 autonomous states

Royal Palace in Madrid

Economy Three main products- agricultural, industrial and services Agricultural products include grains and olives Exports $303.8 Billion

Olive trees on by the road on the way to GranadaLanguage SpanishCastilian Spanish (official) 74% Catalan 17% Galician 7%Basque 2%

Catalan is official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian); in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran), Aranese is official along with Catalan; Galician is official in Galicia; Basque is official in the Basque Country

Religion94% is Roman Catholic 6% is otherHeavily influenced by the Arab world

Photos are from La Mezquita in CordobaEducationInclusive Educational System Designed to provided educational care that promotes the maximum development possible of all students and cohesion of all members of the community. System was created by the Law of Education in 2006If a child joins the education system late the are placed according to their educational characteristics and are provided continual educational support

Primary Education Comprises three cycles of two years each, total of six academic courses, which will ordinarily be followed between six and twelve years of age. Intended to provide an education that will help the acquisition of the basic cultural elements, learning, oral expression, reading, writing and arithmetic calculation Primary education will help students to:Use appropriately the Castilian language and the official language of the autonomous community.Understand and express simple messages in a foreign languageApply simple calculations, logical procedures and basic operations to everyday situations The skills enabling them to act with autonomy in the family and domestic sphere, as well as in the social groups to which they relate.Appreciate the basic values governing life and human coexistence and to act in accordance with them.Use different means of artistic expression and representation Know the fundamental characteristics of their physical, social and cultural environment and the possibilities of action in it. Rating the hygiene and health of your own body, as well as the conservation of nature and being environmentally friendly. Use physical education and sport to promote personal development.

Secondary EducationKnown in Spain as Obligatory Secondary Education and consists of four academic course to be completed between the ages of 12-16It is organized in accordance with the principles of common education and attention to the diversity of the student bodyEnsure that all acquire the basic elements of culture: humanistic, artistic, scientific, and technological.Develop and strengthen study and work habitsPrepare for later studies and their employabilityTrain everyone to exercise their rights and obligations as a citizenCan repeat a maximum of two courses and remain until 18 years old, but parents and student decide when the student is 16CurriculumCompetent educational authorities in each autonomous community establish compulsory secondary education curriculum (the set of objectives, basic skills, teaching methods and criteria of evaluation of education)

UniversitiesVery similar to the U.S. Technical universities, public and private universities Oldest University is the University of Salamanca Founded in 1281

MUS-e programA program that collaborates with teachers and is carried out by professional artists through workshopstheater, dance, music, plastic arts, circus, traditional martial arts, yoga, magicMain Objectiveto include social, cultural and education of boys and girls, prevent violence and racism, encourage tolerance and the encounter between cultures, strengthen the development of creative abilities of students and intercultural enrichmentThis program is in 118 Educational Centers and has benefited 19,500 children Hispano-MarroquThis program teaches the Arabic language and the Moroaccan Culture. This program is for Morrocan students living in cities in Spain. This program is also to help students intergrate into the Spanish education system. The goal of this program is to create an education that is intercultural. Pueblo Gritano This a program that the Ministry of Education put together to work with the Gypsy ProgramThis program develops a series of performances to attract the attention of the Roma people through partnerships, studies, publications, materials and meetingsThe main objective is to provide a quality education at all levels and to provide support of this group.

Educ@bleRun by the Madrilea Foundations of Telecommunications For youth ages 9-12 to learn basic pc skills, how to navigate the internet, look for informationChat with college students about various subjects, This program also teaches children how to become reporters for their online newspapers. Future of Education More programs to help integrate students of different ethnic groups into the Spanish education systemPrograms for Portuguese students and Moroccan studentsPrograms for the Roma populationPrograms will become better and will work towards ensure a quality education at all levels for all students.Predictions of Education in SpainEducation reformRevise the secondary educationRevises some of the courses so if students want to stay until they are 18 there will be different courses and they wont have to repeat classesMight develop a common core of educational standardsSo that the autonomous states are more similar but still allow them to change the curriculum to fit the needs of the community. Future of the Ethnic GroupsWorld is getting smallerWill become harder for nomadic groups like the Roma people to continue living as they doEventually will have to have more programs to help mainstream Roma students into the Spanish Education System.

Many Roma people still live in caves in the hills outside of the city of GranadaReferencesGonzalez, M.L. (2002). Educ@able, la formacion on-line. Epoca 66, 66-71.

Semo, E. (2005). Universidad y dessarollo. Proceso 1491, 58-60.

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Harry, B., Arnaiz, P., Klingner, J. Sturges, K. (2008). Schooling and the Construction of Identity Among Minority Students in Spain and the United States. Journal of Special Education, 42 (1), 15-25.

References (cont)Tiana, A. Moya, J. Luengo, F. (2011). Implementing Key Competences in Basic Education: Reflections on Curriculum Design and Development in Spain. European Journal of Education, 46 (3), 307-322. Berrio, J. R., Rabaza, T., Ramos, S. (2006) The Reception of New Education in Spain by means of Manuals on the History of Education for Teacher Training Colleges (18981976). Paedagogica Historica. 42 (1),127-141. Boni, A., Perez-Foguet, A. (2008). Introducing Development Education in Technical Universities: Successful Experiences in Spain. European Journal of Engineering Education, 33 (3), 343-354.Otero, M.S., Whitworth, A.(2006). Equality in Higher Education in Spain and the UK: Mismatch between Rhetoric and Policy? Higher Education Quarterly, 60 (2), 167-186.Rodriquez-Conde, M.J., Olmosl M.S., Perochena Gonzalez, P., Herera Garcia, E. (2011). Moral Education and Improvement of Coexistence in Secondary Education (12-16 Years) in Spain. US-China Education Review 8 (1), 98-102.

Many of the photos are from my trip to Spain in April 2010.