The Research Group on Educational Policies, Interculturality and Society (POLISOC) at the University of Valencia, within the framework of the Inter-University Seminar, is pleased to invite you to the lecture-seminar entitled:
Cultural Identity in the Spanish Education System. A Comparative Historical Study, delivered by Carlos Novella García, from the Catholic University of Valencia.
Date: Monday, 27 April 2026
Time: 12:00 pm
Venue: Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, University of Valencia
Room: ECHE Seminar Room, 3rd floor
Address: Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, 30, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Cultural identity is regarded as a human right that fosters social cohesion through the values, traditions, beliefs, and behaviours shared by a given social group. Understanding the historical evolution of this concept in Spain through its educational legislation will enable us to grasp its current significance in a Spanish society undergoing constant change and facing ongoing educational challenges that emerge today in a globalised world. Addressing this issue from a comparative perspective on education systems may help us identify parallels that can shed the necessary light on how to confront such challenges. When reflecting retrospectively on the Spanish education system, we must bear in mind that the ultimate aim is also to achieve a prospective vision; that is, to prepare the education of future generations in a spirit of respect, commitment, and social responsibility.
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Carlos Novella García holds a PhD in Pedagogy from the Catholic University of Valencia (UCV) and a PhD in Political Philosophy with International Mention from the University of Valencia (UV). He also holds a Master’s Degree in Ethics and Democracy (UV). He is currently an ANECA-accredited Associate Professor of Theory of Education at the Faculty of Teaching and Educational Sciences of the Catholic University of Valencia. He is Director of the Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Management and of the research group Educational Policy: National and Supranational Perspective. He has undertaken research stays at the Catholic University Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and at the National University of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo (UNVES), Paraguay, in the fields of educational policy and comparative education. He is an Honorary Professor at the National University of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo in Paraguay. He is also a member of the research team of the Caixa Popular Chair for the Study of Social Challenges and Vulnerability at UCV. His current research focuses on educational policy, comparative education, ethics, and the history of education in Europe and Ibero-America.
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This activity is organised with the collaboration of the Department of Comparative Education and History of Education, the Culture Committee of the Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences of the University of Valencia, and the Teaching Innovation Project A vueltas con la educación. Un pódcast de entrevistas para aprender y enseñar.
To attend the POLISOC seminars online, you may access the live stream through the following Zoom link:
https://uv-es.zoom.us/j/99992703008?pwd=wnZ6CZfMPS7VsFaJn6mjQYb1GEtq99.1
Attendance at the seminar will be certified for students enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Education at the University of Valencia.
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