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Considerando insoslayable la función socioeducativa y socializadora de la escuela, y la orientación al logro de las competencias sociales legisladas para el alumnado, en el artículo se examinan los planes de estudios del Grado en Educación Social y del Máster de Educación Secundaria, entendiendo que ambos profesionales han de capacitarse para desarrollar funciones complementarias en este ámbito. Para ello se realiza un análisis de contenido de los programas de las materias con indicadores predefinidos, mostrando los resultados la debilidad formativa del profesorado en aspectos sociales esenciales, y de las y los educadores sociales en el conocimiento del ámbito escolar ; Considering that the social and educational functions of the school and the social competences which are legislated for students are essential, in this article we examine the syllabuses for the undergraduate degree in social education and for the master's degree in secondary education, understanding that both groups of professionals need specific qualifications to develop complementary functions in this area. For this purpose, we have carried out an analysis of content with predefined indicators of subjects' programs, with the results showing a lack of training for teachers regarding essential social aspects and also a lack of training for social educators regarding the school environment ; SI

Impacts of climate change are increasingly felt in our daily lives. Although scepticism is still found among certain social groups, most lay discourses show awareness of the current environmental challenges. In order to move forward and develop action plans to mitigate and adapt to climate change, young people are an important voice to be heard. This research article tackles questions pertaining to the relation between climate change communication, education and social perception of science, exploring social and cultural representations of climate change through the discourses of young people. Fieldwork involved eight focus groups conducted in Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and Spain with a total of 50 higher education students of Experimental/Natural Sciences and Engineering, and of Social Sciences and Humanities. Discussions were organized around 16 images referring to the causes, consequences and responses to climate change. Without significant differences between knowledge areas or countries, findings point to awareness of multiple types of responses to climate change, even though students' analyses were more grounded on common culture than on solid scientific evidence and language. Adaptation strategies were more rarely mentioned than mitigation actions. A strong emphasis was put on barriers to response implementation. Moderate optimism regarding some possible responses was impaired by distrust regarding the political and economic systems leading to calls for transformation at multiple levels. ; MINECO -Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad(EDU2012-33456) ...