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Beyond “emptied Spain”: climate change, depopulation, and globalisation in rural areas
Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Daniel Gaitán Cremaschi, Beatriz Pierri-Daunt, and Leticia Santos de Lima, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB); Esteve Corbera, ICTA-UAB e Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA);
Climate change, depopulation and the globalization of agricultural trade are causing vulnerability. This study analyzes which areas are most affected.
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Training in oral communication failing to make the grade among university students
Emma Rodero, Universitat Pompeu Fabra;
Oral communication is a fundamental tool in the academic field as well as in the personal and professional spheres. However, 77.5% of university students claim that they have received no training in oral communication.
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Where and how do young people seek help when experiencing emotional distress?
David Fraguas, Instituto de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISSC, CIBERSAM, UCM, Fundación Manantial; Antonio Perdigón, Octavio Finol, Diana Torres, Vanesa López and Sara Toledano, Fundación Manantial;
According to this study, 46% of young people aged between 16 and 32 years old claim to suffer from emotional distress; of these, 29.8% decide to ask for help, but only 25.9% go to health professionals.
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The state of digital empowerment among Spanish teachers and the persistence of gender and age gaps
Rocío Jiménez Cortés, Universidad de Sevilla;
Are teachers making the most of digital resources? This study reveals a lower level of digital empowerment among ESO (secondary) teachers aged 56-65, especially among female teachers.
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Education and its impact on young people’s opportunities
Lígia Ferro, Universidade de Porto; Pedro Abrantes, Universidade Aberta e ISCTE– Instituto Universitário de Lisboa;
What impact does education have on access to the labour market for young people? And on opportunities for social, cultural and sporting participation? We analyse the evolution of educational paths in Portugal and Spain.
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Does the use of social media affect the well-being of adolescents?
Isabel Rodríguez de Dios and Emma Rodero, Universitat Pompeu Fabra;
Eight out of every ten adolescents consume contents on social media every day, but their well-being is more related with their experiences on social media than their frequency of use.