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- Análisis hermenéutico del paisaje como textualidad ciborg sociológicaPublication . Paramá Díaz, Anabel; Aragón, Milton; Coca, Juan R.El presente trabajo aborda el estudio del imaginario instituido del paisaje desde un sociohermenéutica social basada en la consideración del sistema social como textualidad ciborg. A partir de esta metodología que se propone, se busca ampliar la perspectiva de análisis de los estudios de los imaginarios
- Análisis teórico de un posible futuro en la sociedad ciborg: robotización, estrés y epigenéticaPublication . Coca, Juan R.; Castro-Piedras, Isabel; Valero-Matas, Jesús Alberto; Lopes, Rui PedroLa robótica ha generado, con el paso del tiempo, una enorme cantidad de imaginarios sociales presente en numerosas expresiones culturales. En el presente trabajo se hace un análisis preliminar de éstos para comprender mejor la nueva realidad social a la que nos podemos ver sometidos. A través de un análisis social teórico buscamos indagar elementos verosímiles que nos podemos encontrar en un futuro relativamente cercano. Concretamente nos centraremos en datos ofrecidos por la epigenética y analizaremos posibles realidades futuras (consecuencias) en base a esta información. Palabras clave: Robótica, sociedad ciborg, epigenética, imaginarios sociales.
- Biosociological ethodiversity in the social systemPublication . Coca, Juan R.; Soto, Alberto; Mesquita, Cristina; Lopes, Rui Pedro; Cordero-Rivera, AdolfoA comprehensive understanding of human sociality needs to embrace the coevolution of genes and culture. Recent advances in biological research about niche construction by organisms, and the development of the concepts of social niche and ethodiversity, can be integrated into a common approach to understand this coevolution, which implies the interaction between sociology and ecology in an integrative framework of knowledge. In this paper the authors propose such inclusive biosociological and heuristic framework to improve the understanding of the evolution of social niche construction. In addition, it allows a better understanding of the concept of sociotype in non-human organisms and explains some aspects of the social or presocial behavior through the concept of ethodiversity.
- Imaginarios sociales de la biotecnología: el contexto económico–empresarialPublication . Coca, Juan R.; Valero Matas, Jesús A.; Mateus, Maria do Nascimento EstevesLa intención de este artículo es la de analizar los imaginarios sociales de la economía dentro de la biotecnología. Para ello se utiliza la metodología sobre los imaginarios sociales desarrollada por el sociólogo Juan Luís Pintos. La investigación se centra en el análisis del discurso del término biotecnología. Se establecen cuatro campos semánticos fundamentales que muestran los fenómenos con relevancia discursiva. Se concluye que el contexto económico–empresarial vinculado al término biotecnología es muy relevante actualmente. Además, se muestra que el debate se está transformando en un monólogo económico–empresarial pro biotecnología, perdiendo cada vez más fuerza el discurso anti–biotecnológico.
- Reflexões teóricas sobre a transdisciplinariedade: um olhar crítico da perspetiva epistémica de KuhnPublication . Mateus, Maria do Nascimento Esteves; Coca, Juan R.; Valero Matas, Jesús A.; Paramá Díaz, Anabel; Caballero Caballero, IsabelTomando como premissa inicial o facto de que todo o trabalho educativo deve ter um caráter transdisciplinar, pretendemos com este estudo, de índole teórica, refletir sobre a transdisciplinaridade como estratégia de ensino aprendizagem. O principal objetivo é contribuir para o desenvolvimento formativo dos alunos do ensino superior e fomentar o desenvolvimento de competências que aportem ferramentas teóricas adequadas a uma educação formal e à sua própria vida, ajudando - os a cumprir o que lhes é exigido pelo sistema, reforçando o seu o espírito crítico. A metodologia utilizada tem por base a análise documental, baseada num processo colaborativo, no trabalho em equipa e no fornecimento de um conhecimento comum. Ancorados no lema de que a relação docente/discente assenta nas premissas aprender a aprender, aprender a ensinar, desenvolver o espírito crítico e as competências democráticas, a pesquisa transdisciplinar, como técnica de ensino-aprendizagem, permitirá que os diferentes atores atinjam o sucesso educativo.
- Teacher’s perspective in a challenging pandemic scenarioPublication . García Gómez, Blanca; Coca, Juan R.; Mesquita, CristinaThis paper aims to understand higher education teachers’ perspectives facing the necessity to adopt a full online learning methodology brought by the COVID-19 pandemic situation. For this, we carried out a quantitative study by means of an online survey of professors at a medium-sized Spanish university with a staff of around 2,700 teachers, belonging to different categories and areas of knowledge. The aspects dealt with were a) the tools used for teaching and evaluation, b) the perception of the teacher’s previous preparation, c) the personal assessment of the work carried out, and d) the limitations observed in the development of teaching activity. The main conclusions include the high number of teachers who had never taught online, the feeling of unease when facing an unknown scenario, the excessive stress derived from the need to transfer teaching to an unknown scenario, the excessive use of transmission of contents via virtual campus, the perception of ICT as mere assistants of the teaching-learning process or the excessive concern for pla- giarism linked to the evaluation via exam.
- The ethical assumptions in higher educationPublication . Lopes, Rui Pedro; Mesquita, Cristina; Durán-Sánchez, Amador; Coca, Juan R.Higher Education Institutions (HEI) have been challenged to rethink their action and to adequate their mission to new contemporary realities. These challenges have been posed by the characteristics of democratic societies which led to the expansion of compulsory schooling, increased cultural, ethnical and gender diversity of students, and also the volatility, internationalization of labour market, and by the ephemerality of knowledge caused by accelerated scientific and technological development. Considering this perspective, it is the responsibility of HEI to support the development of knowledge and skills that allows young people to make free and ethic choices, based on shared values, including respect and participation. Living in society, at the macro, meso or micro level, requires technical and scientific knowledge, enabling individuals to pursue a profession, contribute for their integration, independence and autonomy, and to contribute to the social and economic development. This requires complex competences that empowers them to take ethical decisions in their profession and in their lives, assume and share responsibilities, to respect diversity and differences of perspective, to negotiate, to build consensus and relations of reciprocity. HEIs should include these ethical assumptions in their actions and organizational practices, making visible the values of freedom, equality, equity and solidarity. The incorporation of these ethical principles becomes more challenging at micro level, in the context of the classroom. This chapter describes the ethical challenges that teacher/researcher faces during the teaching-learning process and his interaction with all the actors and how they can be applied in a teaching-learning activity. A case study is also presented, with two teachers and 40 students of an Informatics Engineering and 35 students of Basic Education programme. It highlights the importance of supporting pedagogical innovation in higher education, based on strong ethical foundations and on the development of collective learning goals and a shared vision.