Esther Oliver

ORCID: 0000-0002-4801-0131
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Research Areas
  • Social Sciences and Policies
  • Inclusive Education and Diversity
  • Educational Practices and Policies
  • Gender and Feminist Studies
  • Romani and Gypsy Studies
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Higher Education and Sustainability
  • Education in Rural Contexts
  • Global Education Systems and Policies
  • Education and Teacher Training
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • Immigration and Intercultural Education
  • Community Development and Social Impact
  • Labor Law and Work Dynamics
  • Global Financial Regulation and Crises
  • Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
  • Global Educational Policies and Reforms
  • Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Education in Diverse Contexts
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

Universitat de Barcelona
2013-2025

Brunel University of London
2017

DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
2010

Bellvitge University Hospital
2006-2007

Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge
2007

Scientific literature has provided evidence that teacher education based on scientific is highly beneficial for professional development. However, the impact of receiving training grounded co-created teaching materials—incorporating expertise teachers, trainers, and researchers—remains less explored. In this context, TeachXevidence (2023–2025) project (ref.101096234) conducted nine seminars in Spain Portugal, with social impact. Following Communicative Methodology, a total 180 questionnaires...

10.3390/educsci15040407 article EN cc-by Education Sciences 2025-03-24

Background We are witnessing increasing demand from governments and society for all sciences to have relevant social impact show the returns they provide society. Aims objectives This paper reports strategies that promote by Social Sciences Humanities (SSH) research projects. Methods An in-depth analysis of six projects achieved was carried out identify those strategies. For each case study, project documents were analysed qualitative fieldwork conducted with diverse agents, including...

10.1332/174426420x15834126054137 article EN cc-by-nc Evidence & Policy 2020-03-28

The neurotrophin family of growth factors, which includes Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic (BDNF), Neurotrophin‐3 (NT3) and Neurotrophin‐4/5 (NT4/5) bind activate specific tyrosine kinase (Trk) receptors to promote cell survival different populations. For these reasons, growing attention has been paid the use neurotrophins as therapeutic agents in neurodegeneration, regulation expression their by ligands. BDNF expression, revealed immunohistochemistry, is found...

10.1111/j.1750-3639.1998.tb00151.x article EN Brain Pathology 1998-04-01

This article shows how the dialogic approach adopted by some schools in Spain generates a shift approaches to gender violence, an issue still not explored literature. The is from determined mainly female experts one which all women, including teachers, mothers, students, sisters, stepsisters, friends, and volunteers, are involved designing implementing programmes prevent violence. An analysis of data obtained six primary voices women relevant identify situations violence that girl pupils...

10.1080/01425690802700313 article EN British Journal of Sociology of Education 2009-03-01

This study explores the impact of a seminar on self-efficacy and argumentative skills teachers' professional development. In this seminar, called "On Shoulders Giants," group teachers meet once month. They debate scientific readings to critically discuss educational theory, which transforms their everyday practices in school. A survey using questionnaire was conducted collect data. The results show that involvement dialogic-based training positively impacts ability address current school...

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00005 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2020-02-06

The critical communicative methodology (CCM) is based on the premise that each person, regardless of their educational, cultural, or socioeconomic background, possesses cultural intelligence. That is, they can analyze experiences being excluded and propose ways to reverse situation. In this article, we explore fact everyone, help develop scientific knowledge, essential in transforming situation studied. To illustrate this, examine a case which families from minority groups become involved...

10.1177/1077800410397805 article EN Qualitative Inquiry 2011-02-04

Whether it is necessary to intervene in front of violent behaviors since early childhood or not has turned out be a highly controversial debate. While non-scientific-based discourses are well spread among families and professionals, leading process naturalization tolerance any type violence, research shows that permissive attitudes can lead socialization which violence gender normalized, with serious devastating long-term consequences. In this article, dialogic recreation knowledge performed...

10.1177/1077800414537215 article EN Qualitative Inquiry 2014-07-23

Resumen: Los grupos interactivos son una de las formas organización aulas que está obteniendo más éxito en Europa la superación del fracaso escolar y los problemas convivencia.Este artículo muestra cómo el análisis llevado a cabo INCLuD-ED se ha encontrado claves para ese éxito: continua sustitución actos comunicativos poder, típicos tradicionales, por dialógicos

10.4067/s0718-09342010000400002 article ES Revista signos 2010-01-01

Violence-free family ties, non-violent peers or attachment to society have been pointed out as protective factors against different types of extremism and violent radicalization by international literature. However, more detail needs be provided about which specific aspects within these realms (friendship/family/community) are effective in challenging violence how they operate practice. Recent research conducted under the framework PROTON project (Horizon 2020) has analyzed social ethical...

10.1371/journal.pone.0239897 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2020-10-12

Methodologies of research aimed at achieving social impact, such as the Communicative Methodology (CM), have overcome instrumental uses language. Alongside these, on memory has shown how this is not a static construct but one that continuously evolving through interaction. Research youths’ sexual-affective relationships impact currently combines these two frameworks. However, from methodological perspective, what advancements allow for achievement an been explored yet. The current study...

10.1177/16094069211034596 article EN cc-by-nc International Journal of Qualitative Methods 2021-01-01

The scientific literature has presented evidence of how fiction series impact the socialisation young people’s relationships. However, there is a gap in on dialogic interactions overcome negative toxic This research analyses based related to relationships that contribute overcoming this type relationship. First, we developed communicative content analysis eight episodes one most-watched by people, Sex Education. After that, conducted four interviews with audience collect their voices about...

10.3390/ijerph19063316 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-03-11

Child sexual abuse is a social problem that concerns our societies. The sustainable development goals have highlighted the eradication of child as one highest-priority this century. Breaking silence within religious communities an essential step going forward. Therefore, establishing dialogue between people different religions crucial to achieving goal. purpose article explore whether there are current interreligious initiatives based on scientific recommendations prevent abuse. method used...

10.3390/rel12070549 article EN cc-by Religions 2021-07-19

Social media has expanded the possibilities for citizens around world to share knowledge and interact about scientific advancements, facilitating raise public awareness of interest in science. Amidst this context, scientists all disciplines are intensifying use social as a data source capture what express their achievements, beyond dissemination purposes. Content analysis is generalised method used by researchers explore interactions In commentary paper, we communicative observations an...

10.1057/s41599-023-01954-x article EN cc-by Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 2023-07-28

The Social Impact Open Repository (SIOR) has become a unique data source at the international level in which researchers can display, quote, and store social impact of their research results. SIOR arises from political needs to know connect with scientific projects assess impact, promoting transparency science open-access systems. This repository been designed allow link impacts institutions citizens. In short, reveals possibilities for transforming through means such as developing...

10.1177/1077800420938428 article EN cc-by-nc Qualitative Inquiry 2020-07-09

Background/Context Traditional adult education in Spain treated the learner as a mere object that could be shaped by educator. Although current practices of democratic movement reveals completely opposite standpoint on education, there has been little analysis several influences converging and complementing one another to form historical antecedents for creation emerged turn century, 2000, Spain. Purpose This article aims study origins examining (1) educational experiences Spain,...

10.1177/016146811611800404 article EN Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education 2016-04-01

Históricamente la comprensión de las relaciones sexual-afectivas no ha sidoabordada desde ciencia, sino que sido situada en el marco los instintos y lairracionalidad. En este sentido, teoría crítica del Radical Love realiza una contribuciónpara pedagogía al permitir a personas comprender mecanismos querigen emociones proceso elección sexual-afectivas. Setrata quiénes nos enamoramos, por qué valores se entrelazaeste deseo, puesto todo ello puede tener gran repercusión nuestras vidas.Avanzar...

10.14201/eks.3963 article ES Education in the Knowledge Society (EKS) 2009-11-25

El ciberacoso ha aumentado en los ultimos anos, sobre todo entre el colectivo adolescente. Mas del 40% de menores mundo se sentido algun momento su vida acosado a traves las tecnologias la comunicacion y informacion (TIC). Esta situacion agrava Espana, ya que 86% 8 12 anos tienen este mismo sentimiento. Este articulo analiza, literatura cientifica, produce algunas aplicaciones plataformas online. Ademas estudiar actuaciones ayudan superarlo erradicarlo.

10.4471/csc.2014.09 article ES 2014-10-31

This article centres on the importance given by individuals to process of education in labour market transitions and how they manage overcome obstacles achieve their goals. Many stories Spanish research were transformative innovative despite context high levels unemployment Spain due global economic crisis. In this educational is explained together with paths available go university, vocational training, or towards abandonment. Qualitative data analysis has been conducted analyse narrative...

10.2304/rcie.2014.9.3.341 article EN Research in Comparative and International Education 2014-01-01
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