Networks

The Chair promotes and is part of the following networks:

International Research Network on Education for Social Justice. Network composed of seven research centres and groups from universities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain and Mexico that work collaboratively with the purpose of contributing to the construction of fairer societies through the development of an education for Social Justice.

Research Network in Learning-Service in Physical Activity and Sports for Social Inclusion (RIADIS). Network of 58 researchers from 13 Spanish and 10 foreign universities (two European and eight Latin American) that share the Learning-Service (ApS) methodology to advance knowledge regarding the inclusion of vulnerable groups from physical and sports activity. 

Network of Schools Twinned by Social Justice. A school network of different educational levels (from early childhood education to the university) where they work in an education in, from and for Social Justice.

Networks for a New Educational Policy. Consortium of groups and social organisations, trade unions and political parties that raise the need for a new educational policy.

Research Network on Leadership and Improvement of Education (RILME). RILME integrates several research groups from Spanish universities that have been working on a confluent perspective on Leadership and Educational Improvement. It was created in 2012, and is currently made up of seven research groups.

Iberoamerican Network for Research on School Change and Efficacy (RINACE). RINACE is a professional network of researchers committed to achieving increased levels of quality and equity in the educational systems of Ibero-America. It is organised as a network of networks, in such a way that in each country there is a national coordination. RINACE collaborates with the Chair and the publications service of the Autonomous University of Madrid in the preparation and publication of the International Journal of Education for Social Justice

International Network of Creative Schools (RIEC). A network formed by teachers and education professionals who work for a creative and transformative school, stating their commitment to participate, promote and disseminate the experiences of creative schools, as well as their assessment and recognition.

Collaborates with other groups and institutions

Research group “Educational Change for Social Justice”. An interdepartmental and multidisciplinary research team of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of the Autonomous University of Madrid, consisting of a hundred university professors, doctoral students and education professionals.

Research Group Teaching and Evaluation of Physical Activity and Sport. Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of the Autonomous University of Madrid oriented to research on the quality of teaching and evaluation related to Physical Activity and Sport, teacher training in Physical Education and Service-Learning in Physical Activity and Sport, among others.

Institute de Human Rights, Democracy and Peace Culture and Non Violence (DEMOSPAZ). The Institute’s main objective is to link the academic community with human rights, and the culture of peace and non-violence, at a historical juncture of crucial changes, with a systemic crisis that requires responses based on the values of justice, solidarity and of equality. The Institute promotes scientific, technical and humanistic research, carries out specialized teaching activities and collaborates with public and private, national and international institutions related to peace, human rights and democracy.

Postory Group: Historians, Mnemohistory and artisans of the past in the Posturistic era. Research group focused on the relationships of the inhabitants of spaces in gentrification processes, their identity and their memory, from a decolonial, eco-social, gender and functional diversity perspective, taking into account the current critical moment of socio-ecological collapse.

Transdisciplinary Research Group on Socio-Ecological Transitions (GinTRANS2). Interdiciplinar research group of the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature of the Autonomous University of Madrid dedicated to the study of socio-ecological transitions.

Education and Research Center for Peace. Education and research centre oriented to the study and dissemination from a multidisciplinary perspective of the relationship between conflicts, development and education. It analyzes the main trends in the international system and promotes education for development and peace.

United Community Schools (Ecu). Communities interested in transforming their community through education. Based on an Innovation and Improvement program aimed at eliminating traditional problems in rural schools (school absenteeism, lack of specialists, suspension of classes, violence, lack of resources …) and manages to place the community as the protagonist and work to improve it in a real and direct way.

Centre for Olympic Studies of the Autonomous University of Madrid. The Centre is located in the Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Motricity of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, and was created with the purpose of promoting, promoting and developing activities in the agreement and collaboration with the Spanish Olympic Committee and the Olympic Academy, involved in the research and dissemination of the Olympic Movement, the philosophical and humanistic principles that make up the spirit of the Olympic Games, as well as their circumstances, historical and sociological evolution.

UAM School of Educational Architecture. It was created to generate training wherever it is requested, understanding the Latin American environment as a first stage of intervention. Its creation is also justified by its consulting task with architecture studios that wish to approach the educational field from the perspective of pedagogical reflection, also offering companies and studios in the construction sector the school’s collaboration in rethinking educational spaces.

Educational Innovation Laboratory (LabinE). It is a group of teachers committed to innovation as an engine for change in schools and in society. It is a tool that can serve as a training instrument for teachers, whose membership generates an innovation network of schools – and teachers – who carry out innovative practices in their classrooms that are revolutionizing education. The Laboratory is a collaborative space for teachers who believe that education can contribute to making the world fairer.

On Inclusión. It is a support and dissemination platform for those teachers who try to implement inclusive practices in their classroom environments at any educational level (from early childhood education to higher education). It is promoted by the research group of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (Research Group on Inclusive Education and Diversity) of the Autonomous University of Madrid.

University Institute for Women’s Studies (IUEM) of the Autonomous University of Madrid. It is an official research organization of said university, recognized as such in 1993, which since its inception has focused, especially, on interdisciplinary research on feminist knowledge and teaching as transmitting elements of scientific advances.

University Institute for the Needs and Rights of Children and Adolescents (IUNDIA) of the Autonomous University of Madrid. The purpose of the Institute is to promote interdisciplinary research on the needs and rights of children and adolescents, as well as to disseminate its research on children through Doctorate programs, or specialized teaching, aimed at graduates, graduates and other professionals. It also provides advice on research and training issues to other organizations, public and private, related to childhood and adolescence.

UNESCO Chair in Landscape, Cultural Heritage and Territorial Governance and the BENECON Research Center for Cultural Heritage, Ecology and Economy. It is a Chair dedicated to the protection of cultural and natural heritage. It is made up of a consortium of five Italian universities: the Federico II University of Naples, the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, the Pegaso Distance University, the University of Salerno and the University of Sannio that work within the framework of the UNESCO programs and the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Teacher for future Spain. It is a group of teachers concerned about the environment, climate change and its consequences. It carries out concrete actions to change the management of schools and to develop Environmental Education, as well as to foster the contact of students with nature.

And it develops research together with other teams both at the national and international levels.