The present research studied the change in teaching practices of Basic Education (Primary School) teachers, from their participation in a training program in Economic Education. The sample consisted in 14 teachers of Understanding of the Environment, Language and Communication, and Mathematics courses, to who were applied the Economic Literacy Test for Adults (TAE-A) (Gempp, Denegri, Catalan, Caripán, Hermosilla & Caprile, 2007) and the Pattern of Observation of Teaching Practices (Denegri, 2005). The results reveals an increase in literacy economic levels and significant differences in teaching practices of the teachers participants, results are discussed considering the bibliographic review.

The present research studied the change in teaching practices of Basic Education (Primary School) teachers, from their participation in a training program in Economic Education. The sample consisted in 14 teachers of Understanding of the Environment, Language and Communication, and Mathematics courses, to who were applied the Economic Literacy Test for Adults (TAE-A) (Gempp, Denegri, Catalan, Caripán, Hermosilla & Caprile, 2007) and the Pattern of Observation of Teaching Practices (Denegri, 2005). The results reveals an increase in literacy economic levels and significant differences in teaching practices of the teachers participants, results are discussed considering the bibliographic review.

"[...] el objetivo general del estudio fue generar conocimiento validado con relación al comportamiento financiero de consumo, ahorro y endeudamiento, manejo del dinero y necesidades de inclusión financiera entre mujeres vulnerables de la VI Región, usuarias del Subsistema de Seguridades y Oportunidades, especialmente del Programa Familia." - p.10

At present, the transformations in society have permeated the institutions of work and family. Through a mixed methodology, we sought to know the meanings that 105 people who work for pay attribute to “Work” and “Family” in times of health emergency. Natural semantic networks were used to explore meanings and simple correspondence analysis to establish associations. The results obtained provided evidence about the meaning of work and family as social constructions, which are part of the individual and cultural identity of people, as well as the significant relationship of these constructs with gender and age.

At present, the transformations in society have permeated the institutions of work and family. Through a mixed methodology, we sought to know the meanings that 105 people who work for pay attribute to “Work” and “Family” in times of health emergency. Natural semantic networks were used to explore meanings and simple correspondence analysis to establish associations. The results obtained provided evidence about the meaning of work and family as social constructions, which are part of the individual and cultural identity of people, as well as the significant relationship of these constructs with gender and age.

At present, the transformations in society have permeated the institutions of work and family. Through a mixed methodology, we sought to know the meanings that 105 people who work for pay attribute to “Work” and “Family” in times of health emergency. Natural semantic networks were used to explore meanings and simple correspondence analysis to establish associations. The results obtained provided evidence about the meaning of work and family as social constructions, which are part of the individual and cultural identity of people, as well as the significant relationship of these constructs with gender and age.

This study explores the assessments made by the inhabitants of eight Latin American countries regarding the current state of the environment, at a local, national and global scale, and how it is perceived looking ahead to the future. It also examines the assignment of responsibility in the future management of the environment. A total of 944 people took part in the study from the eight participating countries, men and women over the age of 18 with different levels of education. The study uses the Environmental Futures Scale to which two relevant items have been added to assess the environment in the region, as well as the Assignment of Environmental Responsibility Scale. The results show differences between the countries, although in general they are pessimistic regarding the current and future state of the environment at the local, national and global level, with the exception of Brazil...