The responsible social economy and the Sustainable Development Goals in the face of the post-COVID-19 crisis: the voice of experts

The objective of the work is to know the contributions that the social economy and corporate social responsibility can make in the search for solutions to the current health and economic crisis, in order to avoid its most traumatic effects. To this end, we analyze the variations that can occur in three scenarios: in social and responsible organizations, in the changes of values in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in the transformation towards new economic and business models. In this way, the existing favorable elements are reviewed, such as the role of companies against the effects of the pandemic, the important existing international consensus -the Ten Principles of the Global Compact and the 17 SDGs and the increased collective awareness of the importance of the public and the risks of the planet. The main contribution of the work is to propose possible strategies against the crisis, both at the macro and micro levels, on the basis that this unprecedented situation collects and stimulates pre-existing elements that now take on new dimensions. Methodologically, these proposals are generated in a debate where academic literature, examples of business actions, the results of surveys and in a outstanding way, the technique of documentary compilation and analysis of the discourse of experts in the field. Among the findings and conclusions, we should highlight the greater sensitivity towards the public and sustainability, as an element of development, and more receptivity towards a new business paradigm © 2023 CIRIEC-España

Single Access for the Use of Information Technology in University Education During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

The proper use of information technology (IT) in Universities during the Covid-19 pandemic has been of vital importance, so it is necessary to generate a methodological-technological proposal that serves as a guide to meet the needs of educational programs and users (students, teachers, and administrative staff) who work from home. The present research presents an exploratory, descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study composed of (1) review of the literature, (2) application of a survey, (3) study of information reliability (Cronbach's alpha), (4) study of correlations (Pearson’s bivariate) and (5) proposed solution. Generating an analysis of different Universities in Mexico and identifying how they are attending the educational processes and the technological tools they use. Based on the above, a methodological-technological proposal is presented based on resilience. It provides access to information and digitization of the educational processes of any university, which helps users adapt to the new hybrid environment achieving an acceptable level of digital maturity at all levels. In addition, it provides a set of technological options that the user can implement and select the most appropriate based on the needs of their academic processes, integrating academics, students, administrators, and those responsible for the computer centers through a single digital platform and with a single username and password. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Therapeutic Pedagogy and use of ICT. A segmentation analysis in Castilla-La Mancha

The current digital context has involved an intense digital literacy of all teachers, which has required a significant modification in conventional teacher profiles. In the case of teachers specializing in therapeutic pedagogy who work with students with special educational needs, digitalization has been a challenge. Such changes have required equipping new skills to transform information into knowledge, guide the teaching-learning process in a novel environment and generate a space for educational inclusion. The objective of this research is to identify the profiles of professionals specializing in Therapeutic Pedagogy in the educational field of Castilla-La Mancha in the use of ICT, from a cluster analysis of latent classes. The analysis has allowed to identify five profiles that are the following: a) teachers enthusiastic with ICT, b) apathetic teachers before ICT, c) teachers disinterested in ICT, d) PRO-TIC teachers and, d) teachers critical of the use of ICT. The results obtained provide valuable information on the demographic, geographical, valorative and attitudinal characteristics of the teaching staff specializing in Therapeutic Pedagogy, contributing to an improvement in the design of training activities and to a more efficient training planning that guarantees an effective use of ICT in the classrooms as instruments of inclusion of students with special educational needs.