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PRONUNCIATION OF ENSEÑANZA IN SPANISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENSEÑANZA

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Enseñanza is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENSEÑANZA MEAN IN SPANISH?

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enseñanza

Teaching

Enseñanza

Teaching is an activity carried out jointly through the interaction of 4 elements: one or more teachers or teachers or facilitators, one or more students or students, the object of knowledge, and the educational environment or educational world that puts teachers and students in contact . Teaching is the process of transmitting a series of knowledge, techniques, norms, and / or skills, based on various methods, carried out through a number of institutions, and supported by a range of materials. According to the encyclopaedist conception, the teacher transmits his or her knowledge to the students through various means, techniques, and support tools; Being he, the source of knowledge, and the student an unlimited recipient of it. Learning is a biochemical process. La enseñanza es una actividad realizada conjuntamente mediante la interacción de 4 elementos: uno o varios profesores o docentes o facilitadores, uno o varios alumnos o discentes, el objeto de conocimiento, y el entorno educativo o mundo educativo que pone en contacto a profesores y alumnos. La enseñanza es el proceso de transmisión de una serie de conocimientos, técnicas, normas, y/o habilidades, basado en diversos métodos, realizado a través de una serie de instituciones, y con el apoyo de una serie de materiales. Según la concepción enciclopedista, el docente transmite sus conocimientos al o a los alumnos a través de diversos medios, técnicas, y herramientas de apoyo; siendo él, la fuente del conocimiento, y el alumno un simple receptor ilimitado del mismo. El aprendizaje es un proceso bioquímico.

Definition of enseñanza in the Spanish dictionary

The first definition of teaching in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is action and effect of teaching. Another meaning of teaching in the dictionary is system and method of giving instruction. Teaching is also an example, action or event that serves as experience, teaching or warning how to act in similar cases. La primera definición de enseñanza en el diccionario de la real academia de la lengua española es acción y efecto de enseñar. Otro significado de enseñanza en el diccionario es sistema y método de dar instrucción. Enseñanza es también ejemplo, acción o suceso que sirve de experiencia, enseñando o advirtiendo cómo se debe obrar en casos análogos.
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SPANISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENSEÑANZA


alabanza
a·la·ban·za
alianza
lian·za
balanza
ba·lan·za
bonanza
bo·nan·za
carranza
ca·rran·za
cobranza
co·bran·za
confianza
con·fian·za
crianza
crian·za
danza
dan·za
desconfianza
des·con·fian·za
esperanza
es·pe·ran·za
fianza
fian·za
gobernanza
go·ber·nan·za
lanza
lan·za
matanza
ma·tan·za
mudanza
mu·dan·za
ordenanza
or·de·nan·za
panza
pan·za
semejanza
se·me·jan·za
venganza
ven·gan·za

SPANISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENSEÑANZA

enseña
enseñable
enseñada
enseñadamente
enseñadera
enseñadero
enseñado
enseñador
enseñadora
enseñamiento
enseñante
enseñar
enseño
enseñoramiento
enseñoreador
enseñorear
enserar
enserenar
enseres
enseriar

SPANISH WORDS THAT END LIKE ENSEÑANZA

adivinanza
andanza
añoranza
autoconfianza
contradanza
desesperanza
finanza
labranza
libranza
maestranza
organza
pujanza
semblanza
tanza
tardanza
templanza
tranza
ultranza
usanza
varianza

Synonyms and antonyms of enseñanza in the Spanish dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

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教学
1,325 millions of speakers

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enseñanza
570 millions of speakers

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teaching
510 millions of speakers

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शिक्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

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تعليم
280 millions of speakers

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обучение
278 millions of speakers

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ensino
270 millions of speakers

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শিক্ষাদান
260 millions of speakers

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enseignement
220 millions of speakers

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pengajaran
190 millions of speakers

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Lehre
180 millions of speakers

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教育
130 millions of speakers

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가르침
85 millions of speakers

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memulang
85 millions of speakers
vi

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giảng dạy
80 millions of speakers

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கற்பித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

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शिक्षण
75 millions of speakers

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öğretim
70 millions of speakers

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insegnamento
65 millions of speakers

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nauczanie
50 millions of speakers

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навчання
40 millions of speakers

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învățătură
30 millions of speakers
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διδασκαλία
15 millions of speakers
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onderrig
14 millions of speakers
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undervisning
10 millions of speakers
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undervisning
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SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

enseñanza
enseñanza 
  instruction ; teaching ; tuition.
 Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.
 Teaching is an activity of which teachers are the agents, just as nursing is an activity of which nurses are the agents.
 This article stresses that teaching methods are also to be updated to include, for example, individual tuition and role playing.
biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior 
tertiary library
 This article aims to examine the effects which free access to tertiary libraries close to home has on the library use patterns of external students.
centro de enseñanza 
education centre
 In this regard, the roles of the school and public libraries as education centres cannot be overemphasised = En este sentido, no se puede dejar de recalcar las funciones de las bibliotecas escolares y públicas como centros de enseñanza.
enseñanza a distancia  
distance learning
distance teaching
 Distance learning at university level already exists in the UK, USA and USSR.
 Both campus-based universities and distance teaching universities are bureaucratised organizations that have created environments in which education is dehumanised.
enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo 
pre-service education
 The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians.
enseñanza asistida por ordenador 
computer-aided learning (CAL)
 It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges.
enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI) 
computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
 This computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system has gradually aroused wide attention and interest and is commonly accepted by Taiwanese educational circles.
enseñanza a través del estudio de casos 
case-teaching
 As another case-teaching veteran, Andrew R. Towl, advises, they should remember that 'the ordering of cases is a pedagogical sequence, not necessarily the same as the logical exposition of the subject'.
enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos 
online education
 The author draws attention to dangers online education may pose for traditional academic values.
enseñanza basada en los resultados finales 
outcome based education
 The author proposes a model for assessing information skills instruction which draws on principles advocated in outcome based education.
enseñanza bibliotecaria 
library education
 The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
enseñanza de bellas artes  [Término especialmente utilizado en los países socialistas]
aesthetic education
 To overcome these, libraries should remember that aesthetic education is an essential part of the education of workers; particular attention should be paid to work with youth, factory and agricultural workers.
enseñanza de biblioteconomía   
library education
library science education
educational librarianship
 The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
 In order to solve these problems library science education should emphasise those components within the curriculum.
 Her views on the relationship between educational librarianship and information technology were influenced as a result of a study trip to the UK in 1984.
enseñanza de biblioteconomía y documentación 
library and information science education
 This article describes the structure of library and information science education in the Netherlands and Flanders including postgraduate, undergraduate and part-time courses.
enseñanza de las ciencias 
science education
 Also well known are its collections and services in support of science education.
enseñanza elemental 
elementary grade
 This paper gives examples of how fiction and mathematical concepts can be integrated in the school library media centre setting and in the classroom for the elementary grades.
enseñanza en el trabajo 
in-service education
 The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians.
enseñanza en la búsqueda de información 
information instruction
 Results of a survey are discussed and show that chemistry departments face major obstacles in implementing information instruction.
enseñanza en línea 
online education
 The author draws attention to dangers online education may pose for traditional academic values.
enseñanza escolar en casa 
homeschooling [home schooling]
 This is an annotated bibliography of materials dealing with the issue of homeschooling, that is parents teaching their children at home rather than sending them to school.
enseñanza media 
middle grade
 This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
enseñanza obligatoria  [Se refiere al sistema de enseñanza americano que va desde preescolar (Kindergarten) hasta final de la enseñanza secundaria (Año -1-2)] 
K-12
compulsory education
 This article outlines Internet activities in K-12 (kindergarten to age 17) USA schools.
 The government wants to shake up compulsory education in England.
Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia 
Open Polytechnic
 This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.
enseñanza por compañeros 
peer instruction
 Peer instruction for users is seen as preferable to formal instruction by library staff.
enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) 
computer-based instruction (CBI)
 While interaction may be the primary contributor to the effectiveness of computer-based instruction (CBI), individualisation is largely responsible for its efficiency.
enseñanza presencial  
contact teaching
contact learning
 Approximately half the working hours are contact teaching hours.
 These activities combine contact learning and interactive e-learning.
enseñanza preuniversitaria 
further education
 The single term 'college library' covers a broad spectrum of further and higher education, ranging from those housed in colleges of further education, to those in polytechnics and colleges of higher education.
enseñanza primaria   
elementary education
grade-school education
primary education
 CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on.
 People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
 So to be able to read is praiseworthy in that it shows success in the early stages of primary education and, as books are used so much within the schools, the reading of books becomes a particular praiseworthy activity.
enseñanza primaria y secundaria   [Se refiere al sistema de enseñanza americano que va desde preescolar (Kindergarten) hasta final de la enseñanza secundaria (Año -1-2)] 
school education
K-12
classroom education
 In school education the activity of reading quickly becomes allied with the subject of English, which covers a certain amount of English grammar but, certainly in secondary education, is almost synonymous with English literature.
 This article outlines Internet activities in K-12 (kindergarten to age 17) USA schools.
 The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.
enseñanza profesional 
vocational education
 This paper describes the on-line data bases available to agencies dealing with adult and vocational education in the USA = Este artículo describe las bases de datos en línea que puede usar los organismos que tratan de la enseñanza profesional y la educación de acultos en los Estados Unidos.
enseñanza programada  [Enseñanza en la que se expone el material objeto de aprendizaje en pequeñas dosis y al final de cada una de estas dosis se hace una pequeña prueba teniendo que volver atrás si no se supera]
programmed instruction
 Suppose you wich to borrow a book from your public library about 'Programmed instruction'.
enseñanza pública 
public education
 The founders of the public library were allied with the public education movement and considered the library to be the outgrowth of this movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.
enseñanza religiosa 
religious education (RE)
 The nature and role of religious education (RE) in schools has become the object of debate.
enseñanza secundaria 
secondary education
 CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on.
enseñanza superior    [Toda enseñanza posterior a la secundaria, no necesariamente universitaria]
higher education
higher learning
tertiary education
 CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on.
 In the light of a serious shortage of qualified information professionals, new information science specialities are being developed in institutions of higher learning.
 It discusses political and economic change as it has affected school libraries, libraries in tertiary education, public libraries, special libraries and the National Library in New Zealand during 1988.
enseñanza universitaria  
college education
university education
 This book examines Dewey's enhanced educational views on topics such as the qualifications of a librarian, the value of personal qualities and a college education, and technical qualifications and the school programme.
 Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
enseñanza virtual 
electronic learning [e-learning]
 The age of e-learning is already here and the interplay of technological developments and socio-economic change which has had such an impact on the commercial sector has already begun to change the processes of teaching and learning.
escuela de enseñanza primaria 
primary school
 We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.
estudiante de enseñanza superior 
tertiary student
 Improvement in the effectiveness of school libraries (e.g., the appointment of qualified librarians instead of seconded teachers) would mean an improvement in the performance of tertiary students.
impartir enseñanza 
undertake + teaching
 The department undertakes teaching and research in library and information studies.
institución de enseñanza pública 
public education institution
 Economists have estimated the regional impacts and social returns realized through the provision of public education institutions.
institución de enseñanza superior  
tertiary institution
institution of higher education
 The present increasse in numbers of overseas students in Australian tertiarian institutions has implications for libraries.
 Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria  
college of further education
college of higher education
 The single term 'college library' covers a broad spectrum of further and higher education, ranging from those housed in colleges of further education, to those in polytechnics and colleges of higher education.
 The single term 'college library' covers a broad spectrum of further and higher education, ranging from those housed in colleges of further education, to those in polytechnics and colleges of higher education.
instituto de enseñanza secundaria 
secondary school
 The investigations have encompassed 200 pupils from 4 secondary schools preparing for university as well as from 4 technical schools.
instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza 
teaching aid
 Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
laboratorio de enseñanza 
teaching lab
 Another of his many responsibilities is to maintain and operate booking systems for teaching labs, equipment, facilities, and services.
material de enseñanza programada  [Documento que presenta el material objeto de aprendizaje en pequeñas dosis y al final de cada una de estas dosis se hace una pequeña prueba teniendo que volver atrás si no se supera]
programmed material
 One of the aims of our library is to strengthen collection of 'how-to-do-it' books and programmed materials for individual instruction.
método de enseñanza 
teaching method
 The learning objectives and teaching methods exhibited considerable variety, however.
metodología de la enseñanza 
teaching methodology
 Younger students tended to have a greater proportion of books on teaching methodology, while older colleagues bought more classical literature.
profesional de la enseñanza 
educational professional
 Educational professionals have proven beyond doubt that intellectual and physical stimuli can vastly improve the quality of life of mentally handicapped adults.
que no recibe enseñanza formal 
out-of-school
 It is felt, however, when the evidence is collected, in most cases, out-of-school adults will be better served with a formal bibliographic instruction programme.
relativo a la enseñanza superior 
tertiary
 The traditional concept of tertiary teaching is described (i.e. lectures during which the student stays a passive listener and has to memorise facts for reproduction during formal written examinations or tests).

Trends of use of enseñanza

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENSEÑANZA»

The term «enseñanza» is very widely used and occupies the 1.148 position in our list of most widely used terms in the Spanish dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENSEÑANZA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the Spanish literature, quotes and news about enseñanza

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4 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «ENSEÑANZA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enseñanza.
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Séneca
Largo es el camino de la enseñanza por medio de teorías; breve y eficaz por medio de ejemplos.
2
Aristóteles
El que posee las nociones más exactas sobre las causas de las cosas y es capaz de dar perfecta cuenta de ellas en su enseñanza, es más sabio que todos los demás en cualquier otra ciencia.
3
Howard G. Hendricks
La enseñanza que deja huella no es la que se hace de cabeza a cabeza, sino de corazón a corazón.
4
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Si aún queda una cierta capacidad de fijar criterios progresistas en la educación, que se aplique a introducir la enseñanza obligatoria de la descodificación mediática.

SPANISH PROVERBS WITH THE WORD «ENSEÑANZA»

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10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENSEÑANZA»

Discover the use of enseñanza in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enseñanza and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.
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Desarrollo, aprendizaje y enseñanza en la educación secundaria
Los procesos de aprendizaje en las instituciones y en las aulas de educación secundaria, el apoyo a la adquisición y desarrollo de las competencias, cómo planificar y llevar a cabo una enseñanza que favorezca el aprendizaje.
Alfonso . . . [et al. ] Bustos Sánchez, 2010
2
Los valores del arte en la enseñanza
La mirada del arte, lúcida y densa, es capaz de afrontar con éxito los retos de la sociedad actual, capaz de resolver con espíritu crítico muchos de los fenómenos de nuestra cultura, integrando en ellos incluso sus propias ...
Ricard Huerta, 2002
3
La expresión corporal: su enseñanza por el método natural ...
Este libro, además de responder e integrar todos los conocimientos que sobre la Expresión Corporal se presentaban de forma dispersa, enseña El Método Natural Evolutivo, como método idóneo de enseñanza de la Expresión Corporal, que ...
Diego Montesinos Ayala, 2004
4
LA ENSEÑANZA Y ENTRENAMIENTO DEL FÚTBOL 7. Un juego de ...
En este libro, Rui Pacheco, plantea la necesidad de crear en el fútbol situaciones simples que busquen un encuentro con las motivaciones de los niños.
Rui Pacheco, 2004
5
La Educación física en la enseñanza primaria: una propuesta ...
Esta obra constituye una propuesta de integracion sistemica de los contenidos de la educacion fisica, que durante anos han sido tratados de forma parcelada y frecuentemente desestructurada.
Marta Castañer Balcells, Oleguer Camerino Foguet, 1991
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La investigación como base de la enseñanza
RUDDUCK y HOPKINS seleccionan en este volumen un numeroso y representativo conjunto de trabajos de STENHOUSE, para darnos a conocer su pensamiento pedagógico y su actividad práctica.
Lawrence Stenhouse, J. Rudduck, David Hopkins, 1987
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Enseñanza virtual para la innovación universitaria
Este libro ofrece claves que ayudan a profesores e insituciones a utilizar las Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación –TIC- como un elemento de innovación y cambio educativo.
Manuel Cebrián, 2003
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METODOLOGÍA DE ENSEÑANZA DE LA VELA
Este es un manual práctico dirigido a instructores y profesionales de enseñanza de la Vela interesados en mejorar los procedimientos de trabajo.
Jordi Renom Pinsach, 2004
9
Técnicas de enseñanza en la iniciación al baloncesto
Se propone una metodología de enseñanza del baloncesto acorde con los planteamientos actuales de la iniciación deportiva.
Antonio Méndez Giménez, 2005
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Educación física y estilos de enseñanza: análisis de la ...
Esta obra se presenta como un manual donde los dos autores han realizado una nueva reconceptualización sobre los estilos de enseñanza en la Educación Física.
Álvaro Sicilia Camacho, Miguel Ángel Delgado Noguera, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENSEÑANZA»

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Enseñanza asegura ahora los 211 millones adicionales ...
El fatídico panorama que dejó entrever la semana pasada la consejera de Enseñanza, Meritxell Ruiz, a los directores de los centros escolares al no disponer ... «EL PAÍS, Jun 16»
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Los sindicatos anuncian un «otoño caliente» en la enseñanza vasca
Los sindicatos de la enseñanza vasca han anunciado este lunes huelgas y "fuertes" movilizaciones en septiembre, cuando se reanude el curso lectivo en los ... «Diario Vasco, Jun 16»
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Rey cree que la enseñanza concertada "enriquece la oferta ...
Rey, quien ha participado en la inauguración del VII Congreso Estatal de la Federación de Enseñanza de USO, ha subrayado que los profesores de la ... «20minutos.es, Jun 16»
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El 41,4 % de los padres que eligen centros de enseñanza católica ...
El 41,4 % de los padres que llevan a sus hijos a centros vinculados a la enseñanza católica se considera ideológicamente de izquierdas, un porcentaje que ... «Infovaticana, Jun 16»
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Educación: La educación concertada denuncia el intento de los ...
La estrategia sería una paulatina reducción de las unidades (clases) concertadas para ir derivando a los alumnos a los centros de enseñanza pública. «ABC.es, May 16»
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El Estado debe proteger la enseñanza concertada
En efecto, ese artículo 27 "reconoce la libertad de enseñanza" y garantiza "el derecho a los padres para que sus hijos reciban la religión religiosa y moral que ... «El Mundo, May 16»
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La Federación de Enseñanza de UGT se disuelve hoy, 85 años ...
La Federación de Enseñanza de UGT (FETE-UGT) se disolverá hoy tras 85 años de actividad para integrarse como sector en una nueva agrupación de ... «eldia.es, May 16»
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Zafarrancho de jóvenes en el estand del Salón de la Enseñanza de ...
Jóvenes informándose en el stand del Ejército del Salón de la Enseñanza de ... de las casetas más visitadas del Salón de la Enseñanza, que por cierto tiene ... «ABC.es, Mar 16»
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El Gobierno rechaza que Enseñanza diseñe las pruebas de primaria
El departamento de Enseñanza había presentado el pasado 26 de enero un requerimiento de incompetencia ante el Gobierno del Estado al considerar que el ... «EL PAÍS, Feb 16»
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Andalucía aprueba la mayor convocatoria de oposiciones en ...
Es la mayor oferta de España en el ámbito de la enseñanza pública este año, aseguró ayer la consejera de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía, Adelaida de la ... «Expansión.com, Feb 16»

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