This paper explores the relation between society, family, and learning. In particular, it addresses the features of home literacy environments in low income families and their impact on children's pre-literacy skills and knowledge. Sixty-two four/five-year-old children and their mothers were…

Narrar es una actividad bastante compleja que requiere seleccionar e integrar diferentes tipos de conocimiento. Entendida como
un mecanismo para organizar nuestro conocimiento y como un vehículo en el proceso de la educación (Bruner, 1998), debe fomentarse
su práctica tanto…

À l’ère de la mondialisation institutionnelle des sociétés modernes, alors que la confluence d’une myriade d’influences à la fois micro et macro-contextuelles complexifient le panorama sociopolitique international, l’intégration de l’idéal participatif par les processus de démocratisation de la santé publique…

For most of us, the home is considered to be our castle: when we close the doors, it is our equivalent to pulling up the drawbridge, thereby retreating from the outside world. But more often, there is no retreat from…

THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH THE OPTIONS TO REGULATE THE ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION, ESPECIALLY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VENEZUELAN SITUATION. IN THE FIRST PART OF THE ARTICLE, SOME BASIC LEGAL ASPECTS ARE EXPOSED. THEN, THE MAIN OPTIONS…

Biochar has the potential to make a major contribution to the mitigation of climate change, and enhancement of plant production. However, in order for biochar to fulfill this promise, the industry and regulating bodies must take steps to manage potential…

The CRISTAL project has had significant achievements in the coordination of
the research work carried out by the consortium members on renewables, the enhancement of partners’ knowledge on Renewable Energy Sources and their integrated control and use, which contributes to…

The author proposes the possibility of appealing the models of the set theory to explain each normative set and his relations opposite to others. In the article he is presenting a general explanation of the set theory to facilitate his…

Les technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) sont de plus en plus présentes dans les différentes sphères de notre société, comme en éducation. De nombreux enseignants s’en servent pour travailler avec leurs élèves en classe. Malgré leur utilisation…

With The Life of Reason George Santayana earned his reputation as philosopher; this is due to its length but also because it is his most detailed moral work. The fourth volume of the work, entitled Reason in Art, analyzes both…