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Dr Carlos Vecina Merchante

Dr Carlos Vecina Merchante
Tenured contract senior lecturer
Didactics and School Organization
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Curriculum

Brief CV

PhD in Educational Research and Innovation from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), with a degree in Political Science and Sociology, and a Bachelor's degree in Social Education. His professional career has been primarily developed in the field of community development and applied social research. He has worked as a sociologist and community technician for the Palma City Council and various third-sector organizations.

He served as a scientific advisor in Participatory Action Research at the Marco Marchioni Institute (Community, Participation and Development) and as deputy director of the Union of Associations, Centers and Federations for the Care of People with Disabilities in the Balearic Islands.

In the academic field, he was a lecturer at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) from 2008 to 2017, and again since the 2020/21 academic year. He is also an adjunct professor in Social Education at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), and served as a tutor professor in Social Work, Anthropology, and Political Science at the UNED-Balearic Islands between 2004 and 2022.

He has participated in several research projects related to the educational and social fields and is currently a member of the Research and Innovation Group in Vocational Education and Training (LABVET).

His main lines of research include: community development, migration, vocational education and training (VET), and educational inequality. In these areas, he has published over one hundred scholarly works, including journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports related to applied research. A significant part of this work is available through his ResearchGate profile.

Teaching

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Teaching, 5 previous years

Subject Information
10692 - Curricular and Organisational Characteristics of Stages and Schools
22308 - Sociocultural Promotion Programmes
22314 - Social Labour Training and Insertion
  • Degree in Social Education2021-22
22321 - Intercultural Education, Social-Educational Intervention and Immigration
22326 - Practical Placements on the Degree in Social Education I
22327 - Practical Placements on the Degree in Social Education II
22328 - Final Degree Project in Social Education

Research

R+D+I Structures

Structure Membership type
Research and innovation in vocational education and training (LABVET)
Consolidated R+D+I Group experimental (laboratory)
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