TOPIC 3.

1) SOCIOPOLITICAL ELEMENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL

COMMUNITY AND THE CURRICULUM

This topic is about the globalization and education, taking into account the economic
crisis and education with human rights and educational policy in Spain.
There are some faces of globalization nowadays. The globalization has related the
education with new technologies that its important to use them in school. To all the
practices in school you must take into account the educative polices of the country and
the human right of education. Always is important to has a good relation between
families and schools for the best development of children.
One important figure in all the educational systems is Noam Chomsky that proposes a
type and strategies of education, with the impact of technology, the cost or investment
and the idea of assessment vs autonomy.
The globalization has produced big changes in education, and Calero y Escardbul made
a research about it with this conclusions:
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Market orientated: there are a supply/demand of quality.

There are modifications in financial systems: student loans.
The economy is growing and there is a reduction of the poor inequalities.
There are an administrative decentralization/ pedagogical autonomy.
The importance of learning languages in the curriculum

2) HUMAN RIGHTS AND EDUCATION

The Education is a human right. There are a breach of peoples human right at school
and its protection. Being a teacher implies too teach and promote human rights at
school.
In the article 26 of human rights is said that:
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the
elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory.

(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to
the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall
promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious
groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of
peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their
children.
The international community has come to recognize and promote human rights and
fundamental freedoms through a vast body of international human rights law. Human
rights education promotes a holistic, rights-based approach that includes both human
rights through education.
This is vital for all our societies. It promotes equality, empowerment and participation
as well as conflict prevention and resolution. In brief, to develop societies where the
human rights of all are respected, protected and fulfilled.
3) EDUCATIVE POLICIES

The relevant freatures of educative policies are related to governing competences,

financial distribution, legal framework and administrative body.
The political structure of the Spanish administration is legislation and funding. In the
state there are ministerios, in regions there are consejeras and in the local
administration (provinces and municipalities) there are diputaciones and concejalas.
In Castilla La Mancha the political structure and legislation is:

State: 1978 Constitution. Art. 27; 148. Constitucion_Espanola., laws and other
regulations, taking into account the International and European conditioning

factor.
Regions: Autonomic Charters. Art. 37. Estatuto_autonomia_CLM. and

Autonomic Laws and regulations. Ley Educacin CLM. LeyEducacion_clm.

Local administration: Ley Reguladora de Bases de Rgimen Local 7/1985,
reformed by Ley de racionalizacin y sostenibilidad de la Administracin Local
(27/2013 de 27 de diciembre) Competences.

Calero made a research of main effects of educative policies and crisis in Spanish
Education. Their conclusions are:
1) The impact of human resources like ratio increase, change in the replacement
regime, change in teaching work time and salary containtment.
2) The impact on educative, material and financial resources.
Jimenez, J made another research in which is said that the big inequalities in Spain are
the adult learning policie, free books, own language, bilinguism and multilinguism,
ICTs, opening schools after-school hours and school timetable.