Education and Technology Regulations for a Sustainable Future in Spain: Case Study

Abstract

Technology on education is SGO 4 in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. This research is a study about Technology in Education regulation in Spain. In summary, after the entry into force by Royal Decree 1105/2014, 26th of December, establishing the primary curriculum of Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, electronic literacy content, media literacy and innovative learning environments have been introduced in all the compulsory subjects of CSE courses, being able to choose between one and three specific topics in the issue during the last years of the aforementioned educational cycle. In September 2015, the White Book was presented for designing University qualifications within the digital economy framework, developed by four ministerial departments (Economy, Industry, Employment, and Education) with experts from the University sphere and the digital industry. In the following years, it deals with incorporating technologies into the classrooms to improve the quality of education and integrate students and professors into the information society. The National Center for Curricular Development in Free Software (CEDEC) is responsible for “drafting, elaborating, developing, cataloguing and monitoring free digital content, targeted at specific educational collectives, that develop the education system’s curriculum”. In the end, the researcher presents some details of technology education in Spain.

Presenters

Claudia Ribeiro Pereira Nunes
Student, PhD, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

2024 Special Focus—People, Education, and Technology for a Sustainable Future

KEYWORDS

EDUCATION SYSTEM’S CURRICULUM, DIGITAL ECONOMY FRAMEWORK, SGO 4