Juan-Francisco Martínez-Cerdá

• PhD MSoc MITM MMath 3 Dipl (NW, SD, SE)
• Senior Data Scientist / Machine Learning Analyst at Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia

Adults must improve and acquire new skills valid for the twenty-first century, specifically in aspects related to employability. In this context, lifelong e-learning is a suitable methodology since online training courses can be adapted to the specific characteristics and needs of students. According to a definition for employability skill based on...

Human beings must develop many skills to cope with the large amount of challenges that currently exist in the world: media empowerment for an active and democratic citizenship, knowledge acquisition and conversion for lifelong and life-wide learning, 21st century skills for matching demand and supply in labor markets, and dispositional employabilit...

In recent decades, international organizations have developed initiatives that incorporate lifelong learning as a tool to increase the employability of citizens. In this context, the goal of this research is to test the influence of formal e-learning on estimating employment status. The research made use of a sample of 595 citizens in 2007 and 1,74...

This article analyses the development of collaborative skills through nine tools for information and communication technologies (ICT)-supported pedagogical practices, which are used in online universities. Using survey data for 930 online students at the Open University of Catalonia and partial least squares path modelling estimation techniques, th...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to prove that e-learning, in union with another variable, builds a statistically significant relationship for estimating improvements in employment security, i.e., transition to employment of the same or higher job security as the previous year. Design/methodology/approach Using data from Eurostat 2007-2013 in...

Introduction: There has been an increase in the prescription of antidepressants (AD) in primary care (PC). However, it is unclear whether this was explained by a rise in diagnoses with an indication for AD. We investigated the changes in frequency and the variables associated with AD prescription in Catalonia, Spain. Methods: We retrieved AD pre...

La presencia de profesionales de la educación y la acción socioeduvativa en espacios residenciales para personas con discapacidad intelectual se ha ido consolidando durante los últimos años y ello hace necesaria la creación de instrumentos de evaluación de estos. En el artículo se expone la construcción y validación psicométrica de la escala HAVIDI...

Background: About 30 to 50% of Primary Care (PC) users in Spain suffer mental health problems, mostly mild to moderate anxious and depressive symptoms, which account for 2% of Spain's total Gross domestic product and 50% of the costs associated to all mental disorders. Mobile health tools have demonstrated to cost-effectively reduce anxious and de...

This chapter presents and introduces several key concepts related to lifelong e-learning as a way for employability from the point of view of the socio-technical approach. Current employability needs and continuous training via new information and communication technologies bring an opportunity for a fresh proposal in this research area. Starting w...

This chapter presents and introduces several key concepts related to lifelong e-learning as a way for employability from the point of view of the socio-technical approach. Current employability needs and continuous training via new information and communication technologies bring an opportunity for a fresh proposal in this research area. Starting w...

This study introduces a new multivariate framework around a set of digital practices such as entertainment-oriented uses, information-oriented uses, social-connection uses and e-commerce uses, and shows that these digital practices are, in fact, important predictors of the positive and negative perceptions of digital gaming. We developed two multip...

This chapter presents and develops a model of teacher training considering six socio-technical areas that are currently affecting the K-12 educational environment in both face-to-face, blended and online learning: 1) development of 21st century skills; 2) conducting social innovations; 3) appropriate knowledge management among educators; 4) a renov...

This chapter explores how graph analysis techniques are able to complement and speed up the process of learning analytics and probability theory. It uses a sample of 2,353 e-learners from six European countries (France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal, and Spain), who were enrolled in their first year of open online courses offered by HarvardX an...

The main objective of this paper is to analyse the current factors related to dispositional employability in online university. Specifically, it takes into account the Fugate's five latent factors (2006): 1) openness to changes at work; 2) work and career resilience; 3) work and career proactivity; 4) career motivation; and 5) work identity. On thi...

There are many research related to learning styles in education. Among others, these approaches are based on experiential learning, VARK modalities, personal abilities, attitudes, and skills. Some of these theories have been used in online learning, which uses numerous ICT and devices, allowing each student to learn with different tools, to contact...

The current ease of online education allows students to acquire the professional and personal competencies demanded for the XXI century. In this article we study the media empowerment of students, as citizens, using multiple means of communication. We have established the first scale for the measurement of such empowerment, analyzing the exercise o...

This chapter presents and develops a model of teacher training considering six socio-technical areas that are currently affecting the K-12 educational environment in both face-to-face, blended and online learning: 1) development of 21st century skills; 2) conducting social innovations; 3) appropriate knowledge management among educators; 4) a renov...

Este artículo analiza el estado actual de la alfabetización mediática existente en Brasil desde la perspectiva de la educación no formal. Cuantifica la situación mediante una muestra de proyectos (N=240) y de organizaciones (N=107) que desarrollan actividades conforme a las tres principales dimensiones de la educación mediática reconocidas internac...

This article analyses the status of media literacy in Brazil from the perspective of non-formal education. It quantifies the situation through a sample of projects (N=240) and organizations (N=107) that develop media literacy activities according to the internationally recognized three dimensions of media education (access/use, critical understandi...

This paper analyses causal relationships between key factors related to lifelong learning and employability of workers in times of economic crisis: on the one hand, it takes into account variables related to formal education (e-learning, level of studies, number of weekly hours, reasons related to job, and paid by family), and on the other hand, it...

The main objective of this paper is to analyse three of the more relevant factors in relation to employability skills of recent graduates: hiring, matching skills and jobs, and difficulties finding a job. Taking into account the current economic context and its relation to labor market, these three dimensions are studied in three years related to p...

Structured Abstract Purpose – The development of a knowledge-based economy implies a change in the paradigms of behavior of our society that affects, among other things, two areas of life: i) the need of improving professional skills, which becomes a must for individuals who wish to be valid on the labor market, and ii) the use of explicit knowledg...

Varios científicos plantean interrogantes y posibilidades sobre los medios y su responsabilidad en la trasmisión de la ciencia.

This research analyzes the connections between media literacy and context of the knowledge economy, establishing a relationship between so-called co-innovative sources (ICT, organizational innovation and qualifications of employees) of the business environment and media literacy. It seeks to verify the behavior of media literacy as a co-innovative...

Currently, there are many data analysis techniques associated to graphs and data networks that are being applied to problems related to complex networks, such as social networks and biology. Moreover, the analysis of survey data is being done through traditional statistical techniques, such as regression and PCA. In this context, the main objective...

Currently, there are many data analysis techniques associated to graphs and data networks that are being applied to problems related to complex networks, such as social networks and biology. Moreover, the analysis of survey data is being done through traditional statistical techniques, such as regression and PCA. In this context, the main objective...

The paper aims to show the importance and relevance of using media in schools as a way for working and developing the necessary skills for citizens of the 21 st century. In this context, the authors particularly highlight the use of film education in educational environments, drawing on initiatives and existing projects to point skills and abilitie...

The main objective of this paper is to prove that the e-learning helps to obtain a statistically significant estimate in relation to the calculation of employment security. In the current economic context and its relation to labor market, one of the most important factors for workers is related to their employability, and one of the dimensions most...

The chapter provides an analysis of the one-to-one projects developed in Spain during the years (2009-2012), and proposes an assessment for these projects taking into account several criteria that go far beyond the access and use of ICT: specifically, using a European approach linked to media literacy. In this sense, the main theoretical framework...

The aim of this study is to provide the European Commission with reliable data and analyses on the educational use of audiovisual content in schools, pointing out obstacles and good practices from three different aspects: the educational, the legal, and the relationship with the film industry. The study is divided in five main chapters. The school...

The main objective of this article is to make clear that there is a set of e-skills developed through e-learning that is broadly applicable to the employability of European workers. More specifically, it appears that the great development of certain e-skills – handling online content, flexibility, organization, etc. – thanks to online learning is o...

Nowadays, one of the most important concerns of the Information Society and Media Unit of the European Commission has to do with analyzing the use of films and other audiovisual content in European schools. Taking this into account, in 2013 the project “Showing Films and other audio-visual content in European Schools – Obstacles and Best Practices...

The paper aims to provide a comprehensive and comparative overview of the media education policies in Europe. Our purpose is to describe the connection between these policies and media literacy levels in 27 member states of the European Union. Media literacy levels are measured following the methodology developed in two previous studies, while in o...

O trabalho tem como objetivo fazer uma análise comparativa das políticas de educação midiática levadas a cabo no contexto ibero-americano, especificamente em Portugal, Espanha e Brasil. A análise das políticas educativas se complementa com a comparação de indicadores gerais de alfabetização mediática dos países mencionados, relacionados ao acesso,...

The inexorable progress of ICT has brought about radical changes in the social and business world. In this context, new patterns of communication and participation, especially since the advent of Web 2.0, and the widespread use of smartphones by the whole population, are particularly striking. In this situation, it is essential to establish what ki...

Vislumbrar el final de la sociedad industrial dio lugar a una incorporación de software y herramientas TIC en el ámbito individual y empresarial, con una temática orientada a la creación, uso, difusión y manipulación de la información. No obstante, con la irrupción de la denominada Web 2.0, vinculada a la usabilidad y a facilitar el intercambio de...

O trabalho tem como objetivo fazer uma análise comparativa das políticas de educação midiática levadas a cabo no contexto ibero-americano, especificamente em Portugal, Espanha e Brasil. A análise das políticas educativas se complementa com a comparação de indicadores gerais de alfabetização mediática dos países mencionados, relacionados ao acesso,...

The so-called Information Society is founded on information and communication technologies (ICT). A wide variety of people use ICT to create, distribute, consume and manipulate information in a daily basis. Although there are experts skilled in security issues, most ICT users have not got a vast knowledge and understanding of the risks that a wrong...

El trabajo establece un análisis comparativo de los indicadores de alfabetización mediática de dos áreas geográficas diferentes, Europa y Brasil, y tiene como objetivo debatir si el creciente acceso a los dispositivos TIC tiene un reflejo paralelo en los índices de uso avanzado de Internet, de participación ciudadana y de desarrollo social. El estu...

El trabajo establece un análisis comparativo de los indicadores de alfabetización mediática de dos áreas geográficas diferentes, Europa y Brasil, y tiene como objetivo debatir si el creciente acceso a los dispositivos TIC tiene un reflejo paralelo en los índices de uso avanzado de Internet, de participación ciudadana y de desarrollo social. El estu...

From data obtained in a survey conducted in May 2011 to identify some characteristics of the media impact of Spanish 15M Movement, this paper presents a critical reflection on the role of new media, especially social networks, in the generation of massive social actions. As a result of current information processes, social networks have been positi...

Partindo de dados recolhidos atraves de um inquerito realizado em Maio de 2011, com o objetivo de identificar algumas caracteristicas do impacto mediatico do Movimento 15M espanhol, este artigo apresenta uma reflexao critica sobre o papel dos novos media, sobretudo das redes sociais, na producao de acoes mediaticas em massa. Decorrente dos atuais p...

L'objectiu d'aquest paper és establir un primer buidatge i síntesi de diferents aspectes tinguts en compte per diversos autors i organitzacions, en relació a una primera revisió bibliogràfica portada a terme sobre una temàtica molt concreta, relacionada amb l'e-Learning i el món empresarial: el desenvolupament de competències personals i profession...

The so-called Information Society is founded on information and communication technologies (ICT). A wide variety of people use ICT to create, distribute, consume and manipulate information in a daily basis. Although there are experts skilled in security issues, most ICT users have not got a vast knowledge and understanding of the risks that a wrong...

The world, today, is a continuous process of change and transformation. ICTs are removing the foundations of society and the methodological basis useful for studying the field of Social Sciences. Internet is, currently, something that goes beyond a tool for communication and information management: it is seen as an object that has a purpose and an...

This paper is an extract from a wider research developed by Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación of the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain and the International Center on Media & the Public Agenda (ICMPA), University of Maryland (USA), in partnership with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, analysing the representation of the “Groun...

The study we present explains the process followed in the European Union for construction of the conceptual framework and resulting indicators. As a corollary, these indicators are applied to the measurement of media literacy in one of its fundamental aspects: The use of ITC and media. This study enables discussion of the capacity and scope of the...

Siempre me he preguntado porqué no podemos analizar los datos de una manera global. Si tenemos una base de datos de la que tenemos que extraer información, mediante diferentes técnicas podemos ver qué pasa, pero al final siempre tengo la misma sensación: existen más modos de explotar los datos, que nos ayudarían a interpretar mejor lo que sucede. P...

La medida del grado de avance de la Sociedad de la Información es uno de los temas más interesantes que existen, en cuanto al estudio de la Sociedad en su conjunto. Hablar de fractura digital es un concepto dinámico: personas que ya saben utilizar las TIC que han surgido en los últimos años, pueden no saber utilizar las nuevas TIC surgirán en el fu...