Francisco López Rupérez
Chair Director
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The developed countries are witnessing, as privileged observers, a social, economic and cultural revolution in just one generation, a true “mutation of civilization”, and at the same time we are actively participating in it. In these circumstances, the most informed sectors of Spanish society and the protagonists of education themselves are concerned and recognize the need to provide, from formal education, an adaptive response to the new challenges that have come to stay with us.
Never before has the need to be correct in the definition and implementation of educational policies been so peremptory, nor has its recognition been so widespread. The fact is that its influence, operating at the macro level or at the level of the system as a whole, spreads like a cascade to lower levels and can generate substantive advances in society as a whole.
In view of the requirements of the context, the Chair of Educational Policies – whose creation has been promoted by the Presidency of the SEK Education Group- aims to align itself with these challenges by influencing the quality of educational policies from an essentially academic perspective, but with a strong vocation for the involvement of the main actors in the educational field and society itself.
Director's Presentation
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The Director of the Chair of Educational Policies, FRANCISCO LÓPEZ RUPÉREZ, holds a PhD in Physical Sciences -brestobresaliente cum laude- from the Complutense University of Madrid and is a High School Professor. Throughout his professional life he has combined academic reflection with institutional action.
Author of a dozen books and a hundred publications in Spanish and foreign specialized magazines, he has been General Director of Educational Centers of the Ministry of Education and Culture, General Secretary of Education and Professional Training of the same Ministry and Vice-Counselor of Education of the Community of Madrid. He has held the position of Education Advisor in the Permanent Delegations of Spain to the OECD and UNESCO, based in Paris. He has also been President of the School Council of the Community of Madrid and President of the State School Council. His publications on educational policies include the following books: La gestión de calidad en educación ( Ed. la Muralla, 1994); La libertad de elección en educación ( FAES, 1995); Preparing for the future. Education in the face of the challenges of globalization. (Ed. La Muralla, 2001); El legado de la LOGSE ( Ed. Gota a gota, 2006); and Strengthening the teaching profession. A crucial challenge. (Narcea Ediciones, 2014); Curriculum and education in the 21st century. Preparing the future and the competency-based approach (Narcea Ediciones, 2020); The governance of education systems. Fundamentals and guidelines (Narcea Ediciones- UCJC Stamp,2021). He is a recipient of the National Award for Educational Innovation and Research. He holds the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X El Sabio.
Objectives
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In accordance with our vision and values, the following is a significant set of general objectives of the Chair structured around five strategic axes:
To prepare research and reports in line with our vision.
a) To analyze those aspects of Spanish education that can be considered a priority due to their impact on the improvement of results, in light of the available international empirical evidence. Design and conduct related research and reports.
b) Generate empirical evidence on which to focus analyses and guide debates and discussion.
c) To integrate, in a systematic way, academic studies with practical recommendations duly contextualized -in relation to the political and cultural characteristics of our country- in order to increase their viability.
To deepen diagnostic analyses through a new approach to the observatory function of our educational system.
d) To deepen diagnostic tasks with value addition, beyond purely descriptive approaches, through a methodological approach that makes secondary analyses possible.
e) Produce short pieces on issues of interest – directly or indirectly related to educational policies – that combine a spirit of dissemination with conceptual and methodological rigor.
Contribute to the improvement of educational policies from the analysis of the policies themselves.
f) Analyze processes of conception and implementation of educational policies at the national, regional or school level.
g) Identify, evaluate and disseminate examples of good practices in the design and implementation of educational policies at the national, regional or school level.
h) To delve deeper into the causes and structural conditioning factors of failed educational policies in Spain.
Promote communication with the people and sectors concerned by education.
i) To promote the dissemination of the Chair’s work and contributions among education stakeholders and society in general.
j) To transfer to educational stakeholders the results of the studies that are most relevant to their respective fields of action.
k) Organize meeting and discussion forums as an instrument to facilitate the required change.
l) Promote the involvement of the business world.
Impact on initial and continuing education
m) To generate systematic spaces for training on the conception, implementation and evaluation of educational policies within the framework of the initial postgraduate training of teachers, their continuing education and training for the service of policy makers, both in Spain and in Latin America.
Research
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La calidad de la gobernanza del sistema educativo español. Un estudio empírico.
PISA 2015 y las Comunidades Autónomas Españolas. Diagnósticos empíricos y políticas de mejora.
Studies
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Along with research, the Chair also undertakes the development of studies of more limited scope – as relatively brief pieces – directly or indirectly related to educational policies, which combine the spirit of dissemination with conceptual and methodological rigor. In particular, this will address the goal formulated in strategic axis 2 and the following objectives d) and e).
VALUES AND SCHOOL SUCCESS: WHAT DOES PISA 2015 TELL US?
(22/11/2017)
Training
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Training activities are one of the ways of projecting the Chair’s own tasks of analysis, research and study to the outside world. They are aimed at three different areas: initial teacher training, through postgraduate courses offered by the Faculty of Education, ongoing teacher training, through specific courses, and training for politicians and heads of educational administrations, aimed at both Spain and Latin American countries in collaboration with the CIGMAP of the UCJC.
All of this in accordance with the provisions of strategic axis 5.
Access policies to the teaching profession.
March 20, 2023
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The leadership of school management in Spain. Empirical analysis and recommendations.
November 15, 2022
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The role of knowledge in the competency-based curriculum approach.
June 22, 2022
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Master’s Degree in Policies and Governance of Educational Systems.
April, 2022
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Reasons for a common educational policy in the European Union. A view from Spain.
February 22, 2022
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Spanish education in international perspective.
February 17, 2022
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The LOMLOE curriculum and the competency-based approach.
December 16, 2021
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For a rational approach to educational policies.
November 15, 2021
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The leadership of school management in Spain. Empirical analysis and recommendations.
November 15, 2021
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Teachers in light of PISA 2018. Some implications for Spanish educational policy.
April 26, 2021
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Models for good governance (I and II).
February 13, 2021
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Formative feedback in Spain. Some empirical evidence.
January 28, 2021
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Management leadership and formative feedback. Conceptual bases.
January 26, 2021
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The extension of basic education to 18 years of age. Why, how and how much
October 19, 2020
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The question of equity in education. Evidence and reflections in a post-pandemic context.
October 20, 2020
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Redesigning the curriculum to prepare for the future.
October 16, 2020
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Education and social cohesion in post-pandemic Europe.
August 29, 2020
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Comparative evaluation of the normative quality of bilingual education programs in Spain. Evidence and Recommendations.
December 4, 2019
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Equal opportunities and educational inclusion in the Community of Madrid. A comparative study.
April 10, 2019
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The leadership of school management in Spain and its autonomous communities. Empirical analysis and recommendations.
October 21, 2019
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Key points for the improvement of quality in education.
June 27, 2019
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School education in the Region of Murcia. Empirical diagnostics and improvement policies.
February 19, 2019
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Science education in the Autonomous Communities. Knowledge and skills in light of PISA 2015.
November 27, 2018
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Educational times and the school calendar. A socio-political approach.
January 24, 2018
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Values and school success What does PISA 2015 tell us?
December 11, 2017
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Results of the Spanish educational system and quality of its governance.
December 19, 2017
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Educational effectiveness, efficiency and equity in the Autonomous Communities.
April 12, 2017
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Reports
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The reports are a type of activity of the Chair focused on relevant issues regarding educational policies, or their impact, based on available data from an international or intranational comparative perspective, evolution over time or interpretation of trends. They also allude to the analysis of national or regional educational policies and the identification and dissemination of good practices. This is intended to contribute to the goals formulated in both strategic axis 1 and 3.
THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES OF THE EDUCATIONAL MIR
(03/02/2018)
AN INTEGRATED EVALUATION MODEL FOR THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
(11/01/2018)
AN ANALYSIS OF LALOMCEIN THE LIGHT OF THE PARETO PRINCIPLE
(15/11/2017)
Publications
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As befits its academic approach, the most relevant research, studies or reports resulting from the Chair’s activities are published either in digital format or in hard copy and disseminated in order to achieve the goal contained in strategic axis 4 and, in particular, the following objectives i) and j).
Academic articles
TITLE: Science education and gender gap in Spain. Secondary analysis of PISA 2015
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez; Eva Expósito Casas; Isabel García García;
EDITION DATE: January 2021
NO. OF PAGES: 14
EDITA:Complutense Journal of Education
TITLE: School Leadership in Spain. Evidence from PISA 2015 assessment and Recommendations
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez; Isabel García García; Eva Expósito Casas
EDITION DATE: July 2020
NO. OF PAGES: 20
EDITA:Leadership and Policy Schools
TITLE: Spain vs. Portugal in Education. A systemic approach
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez and Isabel García García
EDITION DATE: September 2020
NO. OF PAGES: 23
EDITA:Iberoamerican Journal of Education (OEI)
TITLE: Science Education and Student Results in Spain: A Multivariate Approach
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez; Isabel García García; Eva Expósito Casas
EDITION DATE: December 2019
NO. OF PAGES: 14
EDITA:Asia-Pacific Journal of Educational Management Research
TITLE: An analytical framework for assessing the quality of governance of education systems.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Isabel García García, Eva Expósito Casas
EDITION DATE: June 2020
NO. OF PAGES: 76
PUBLISHED by: Iberoamerican Journal of Education (OEI)
TITLE: Equal opportunities and educational inclusion in Spain.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Isabel García García, Eva Expósito Casas
EDITION DATE: June 2020
NO. OF PAGES: 24
EDITES: Electronic Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation
TITLE: Science achievement, epistemic conceptions and STEM vocations in Spanish autonomous communities. Evidence from PISA 2015, policies and improvement practices.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Isabel García García, Eva Expósito Casas
EDITION DATE: January 2019
NO. OF PAGES: 30
PUBLISHED by: Revista Española de Pedagogía
TITLE: Educational Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity in Spanish Regions: What Does PISA 2015 Reveal?
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Isabel García García, Eva Expósito Casas.
DATE OF EDITION: February 12, 2018
NO. OF PAGES: 9-36
EDITA: Orbis scholae.
TITLE: The teaching profession in the perspective of the 21st century. Models of access to the profession, professional development and interactions. The teaching profession in the perspective of the XXI century. Models of access, professional development and interactions
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez.
EDITION DATE: July 2021
NO. OF PAGES: 28
PUBLISHED by: Revista de Educación.
TITLE: INITIAL AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING OF SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHERS IN SPAIN. A TERRITORIAL ANALYSIS
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez; Isabel García García; Eva Expósitos Casas.
EDITION DATE: December 2021
NO. OF PAGES: 26
PUBLISHED by: Bordón. Revista de Pedagogía.
TITLE: EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE AND POLICIES IN SPAIN. THE RELEVANCE OF THE FINANCIAL ALLOWANCE TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
AUTHORS: Óscar Montes Pineda and Francisco López Rupérez.
EDITION DATE: February 2022
NO. OF PAGES: 34
EDITED by: EduPsykhé.
TITLE: The suitability of Mandatory secondary education teachers in Spain. A self-reported perception
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez; Isabel García García and Eva Expósito Casas.
EDITION DATE: September 2022
NO. OF PAGES: 23
PUBLISHED by: Revista Iberoamericana de Educación (OEI).
TITLE: The competency-based curriculum approach. An analysis of the LOMLOE. The competency-based curriculum approach. An analysis of the LOMLOE
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez.
EDITION DATE: January 2022
NO. OF PAGES: 14
PUBLISHED by: Revista Española de Pedagogía.
TITLE: The quality of governance of the educational system. The case of the LOMLOE. The quality of governance of the education system. The case of the LOMLOE.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez.
EDITION DATE: January 2022
NO. OF PAGES: 20
PUBLISHED by: Revista Española de Pedagogía.
TITLE: Career guidance in Spain. A secondary analysis from PISA 2018.
AUTHORS: López Rupérez, F. and García García, I.
DATE OF ISSUE: April 2023
NO. OF PAGES: 22
PUBLISHED by: Pensadero Magazine.
TITLE: A quantitative SWOT analysis for Spanish education.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez and Isabel García García
EDITION DATE: July 2023
NO. OF PAGES: 229-260
PUBLISHED by: Revista de Educación.
Monographs
TITLE: Around the corner with equity in education. An empirical approach in the perspective of consequences.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Isabel García García
EDITION DATE: September 2020
NO. OF PAGES: 226
EDIT: Camilo José Cela University.
TITLE: Comparative evaluation of the normative quality of bilingual education programs in Spain. Evidence and recommendations
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Xavier Gisbert da Cruz, Isabel García García, Virginia Vinuesa Benítez
EDITION DATE: November 2019
NO. OF PAGES: 80
EDITED BY:Camilo José Cela University, Dykinson S.L., Asociación Enseñanza Bilingüe.
TITLE: Management leadership and formative feedback. Two basic pillars of school governance.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Isabel garcía García, Eva Expósito Casas
ISBN: 978-84-95891-82-2
EDITION DATE: September 2019
TITLE: The quality of governance of the Spanish educational system. An empirical study.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Isabel García García, Eva Expósito Casas.
ISBN: 978-84-95891-68-68-6
EDITION DATE: May 2017
NO. OF PAGES: 152
EDIT: Camilo José Cela University
TITLE: PISA 2015 and the Spanish Autonomous Communities. Empirical diagnostics and improvement policies.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez, Isabel García García, Eva Expósito Casas.
EDITION DATE: November 26, 2018
NO. OF PAGES: 192
EDIT: Camilo José Cela University
TITLE: Equal opportunities and educational inclusion in the Community of Madrid. A comparative study.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez and Isabel García García.
EDITION DATE: March 2019
NO. OF PAGES: 108
EDIT: Camilo José Cela University
TITLE: Secondary education teachers in light of PISA 2018. Implications for Spanish educational policy.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez and Isabel García García.
EDITION DATE: April 2021
NO. OF PAGES: 197
EDIT: Camilo José Cela University
TITLE: Towards a strategic governance. A quantitative SWOT analysis for Spanish education.
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez and Isabel García García.
EDITION DATE: October 2022
NO. OF PAGES: 134
EDITED: UCJCStamp
Outreach articles
- Personalized learning will be the future of education (theconversation.com)
- Learning to learn as geniuses do (theconversation.com)
- How Portugal has managed to surpass Spain in educational level (theconversation.com)
- Will we be able to manage the changes induced on education in these weeks? (theconversation.com)
- Can science education close the STEM gender gap?
- Can science education close the STEM gender gap? – Aula Magna 2.0 (hypotheses.org)
- Teachers and the future of Spain (eldebate.com)
- How has Portugal managed to surpass Spain in terms of education? (eldebate.com)
- Compulsory education until the age of 18: problem or solution? (I) (eldebate.com)
- Compulsory education until the age of 18: problem or solution? (II) (eldebate.com)
- Another education policy is needed (eldebate.com)
- The model of access to the teaching profession that awaits us (eldebate.com)
- Another failed ministerial proposal on teachers (eldebate.com)
- The school day and the best interest of the child (eldebate.com)
- How to move towards an educational pact (eldebate.com)
- Knowledge vs. Competencies. An ideologically charged contrast (eldebate.com)
- Career guidance, an ignored priority (eldebate.com)
- Knowledge and pedagogy (eldebate.com)
- Why we need to professionalize school leadership (eldebate.com)
- Is our education system intelligent? (eldebate.com)
- Deep learning and time spent learning (eldebate.com)
- The question of equity in education (eldebate.com)
- The question of expanding Mandatory education (eldebate.com)
- Artificial intelligence and school education. A necessary debate (eldebate.com)
- Politics and educational policies in Spain (eldebate.com)
- A strategic outlook for Spanish education (eldebate.com)
- School management, a key element for educational compensation (eldebate.com)
- Encouraging innovation in the classroom (eldebate.com)
- Educational resilience in Spain and its contradictions (eldebate.com)
Narcea Ediciones-UCJC Stamp Collection on Educational Policy
TITLE: Educational reforms of the 21st century. An international perspective
AUTHORS: Fernando M. Reimers
EDITION DATE: June 2021
NO. OF PAGES: 320
PUBLISHED by: Narcea Ediciones – UCJCStamp
TITLE: The governance of education systems
AUTHORS: Francisco López Rupérez
EDITION DATE: June 2021
NO. OF PAGES: 220
PUBLISHED by: Narcea Ediciones – UCJCStamp
TITLE: For a humanistic education. A contemporary challenge
AUTHORS: Eugenio Nasarre Goicoechea
EDITION DATE: June 2022
NO. OF PAGES: 212
PUBLISHED by: Narcea Ediciones – UCJCStamp
TITLE: The family-school alliance and its educational impact. Elements for evidence-based education policy generation
AUTHORS: Mónica Fontana Abad
EDITION DATE: April 2023
NO. OF PAGES: 208
PUBLISHED by: Narcea Ediciones – UCJCStamp
Forums
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On a quarterly basis, the Chair organizes In-person forums for analysis and debate, aimed at individuals and sectors directly concerned by education, in order to address key aspects of educational policies in our country and transfer the results that are most relevant to the different actors and to society in general. This is intended to contribute to the achievement of the goal formulated in strategic axis 4.
Forum 1. Values and School Success
Forum 2. Educational effectiveness, efficiency and equity in the ACs
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