José L Arco-Tirado
Biographic Data
| ID | 1501935 |
|---|---|
| NAME | José L Arco-Tirado |
| GIVEN NAMES | José L |
| FAMILY NAME | Arco-Tirado |
| SIGNATURE | ARCO-TIRADO J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Granada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8390-9724 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Service-learning as a strategy to prevent online hate speech perpetration in secondary education
A Best-Evidence Synthesis and Meta-analysis on Effective Reading Programs in Spanish
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of Spanish reading programs in grades K–6. The research designs included were experimental and quasi-experimental. Effect sizes were analyzed using a multivariate meta-regression model with robust variance estimation. To assess the degree of heterogeneity in the effect sizes, a 95% prediction interval was calculated. A total of 11 studies and 51 effect sizes met the inclusion cri…
Secondary school dropout prevention through service-learning
This study investigates the impact of a service-learning program on secondary school dropout prevention in four European countries. The methodological design was a cluster randomized trial. The intervention involved a sample of secondary school students ( n = 204), implementing an ad hoc intervention model. Regression results in Model 7 with all predictors and controls show a significant effect in the variable experimental group, with all predict…
Civic engagement among adolescents
The aim of this research was to adapt and validate the Civic Engagement Scale (CES) developed by Doolittle & Faul for the Spanish adolescent population while providing empirical support for its psychometric properties. After administering the instruments to 965 adolescents from high schools, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to explore the structure, and reliability was assessed through two approaches: internal consistency and composite…
Grit as a predictor of self-regulated learning in students at risk of social exclusion
What do school management teams do to make their schools inclusive
The aim of this study is to describe the actions carried out by school management to promote inclusion and the learning of all students, from the perspective of teaching staff (members of management teams and teachers), and to find out whether these initiatives are determined by the school environment, the educational stages taught, and the positions held by the members of the management teams. The questionnaire, ‘Liderando la Educación Inclusiva…
The role of parenting behavior’s on the intergenerational covariation of grit
This study evaluates parental grit’s covariation with offspring grit and the moderating role of different parenting behaviors using an 11-country study of young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 (n = 20,008) and their parents (n = 5945). Results show that parental grit is associated with offspring’s grit with moderation of parenting present across the models presented. The study also highlights the direct association of various parenting dimen…
La mejora del compromiso académico mediante la mentoría y el aprendizaje-servicio
Introducción. Las instituciones de educación superior están constantemente enfrentándose a los desafíos de mejorar su productividad, competitividad, función social, así como la calidad de la educación y formación ofrecida al estudiantado. Dos respuestas para mejorar la calidad de la educación y la formación impartida al estudiantado, así como su función social, son el aprendizaje-servicio y la mentoría. El fundamento de ambas intervenciones de en…
Voluntariado, Certificación de Competencias y Empleabilidad
Este estudio presenta los resultados de la evaluación del programa VOL+ desarrollado por la Plataforma del Voluntariado de España (PVE). El objetivo de VOL+ consiste en mejorar el perfil de empleabilidad de los trabajadores mediante la certificación de siete competencias transversales a cualquier actividad de voluntariado. Los altos niveles de desempleo de nuestro país, exacerbados por la crisis sanitaria de la COVID-19, recomiendan el desarrollo…
Evidence-based peer-tutoring program to improve students' performance at the university
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the impact of a peer-tutoring program on academic performance among first-year students. The sample consisted of 102 first-year students from four-degree programs at a Spanish University. The academic performance was measured through the official student Academic reports. The assignment of the students to the experimental group (N = 51) and control group (N = 51) was done randomly. The intervention con…
Skills learning through a Bilingual Mentors Program in higher education
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a Bilingual Mentors Program to develop cognitive, non-cognitive or second language skills on senior and freshmen university students, respectively, from two different Degrees at the University of Granada (Spain). Two Degrees were involved in this project, English Studies provided student mentors and Primary Education Teacher Training provided mentees. The procedure consisted of the…
Perceived economic self-sufficiency
Existing datasets provided by statistical agencies (e.g. Eurostat) show that the economic and financial crisis that unfolded in 2008 significantly impacted the lives and livelihoods of young people across Europe. Taking these official statistics as a starting point, the collaborative research project “Cultural Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency and Entrepreneurship in Europe” (CUPESSE) generated new survey data on the economic and social situa…
Demographic, Academic and Psychological Profile of Students Attending Counseling Services at the University of Granada (Spain)
Contextual Barriers to School Reform in Spain
Perceived economic self-sufficiency
Existing datasets provided by statistical agencies (e.g. Eurostat) show that the economic and financial crisis that unfolded in 2008 significantly impacted the lives and livelihoods of young people across Europe. Taking these official statistics as a starting point, the collaborative research project “Cultural Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency and Entrepreneurship in Europe” (CUPESSE) generated new survey data on the economic and social situa…
Evidence-based peer-tutoring program to improve students' performance at the university
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the impact of a peer-tutoring program on academic performance among first-year students. The sample consisted of 102 first-year students from four-degree programs at a Spanish University. The academic performance was measured through the official student Academic reports. The assignment of the students to the experimental group (N = 51) and control group (N = 51) was done randomly. The intervention con…
La mejora del compromiso académico mediante la mentoría y el aprendizaje-servicio
Introducción. Las instituciones de educación superior están constantemente enfrentándose a los desafíos de mejorar su productividad, competitividad, función social, así como la calidad de la educación y formación ofrecida al estudiantado. Dos respuestas para mejorar la calidad de la educación y la formación impartida al estudiantado, así como su función social, son el aprendizaje-servicio y la mentoría. El fundamento de ambas intervenciones de en…
Contextual Barriers to School Reform in Spain
Contextual Barriers to School Reform in Spain
Demographic, Academic and Psychological Profile of Students Attending Counseling Services at the University of Granada (Spain)
Skills learning through a Bilingual Mentors Program in higher education
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a Bilingual Mentors Program to develop cognitive, non-cognitive or second language skills on senior and freshmen university students, respectively, from two different Degrees at the University of Granada (Spain). Two Degrees were involved in this project, English Studies provided student mentors and Primary Education Teacher Training provided mentees. The procedure consisted of the…
Perceived economic self-sufficiency
Existing datasets provided by statistical agencies (e.g. Eurostat) show that the economic and financial crisis that unfolded in 2008 significantly impacted the lives and livelihoods of young people across Europe. Taking these official statistics as a starting point, the collaborative research project “Cultural Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency and Entrepreneurship in Europe” (CUPESSE) generated new survey data on the economic and social situa…
Evidence-based peer-tutoring program to improve students' performance at the university
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the impact of a peer-tutoring program on academic performance among first-year students. The sample consisted of 102 first-year students from four-degree programs at a Spanish University. The academic performance was measured through the official student Academic reports. The assignment of the students to the experimental group (N = 51) and control group (N = 51) was done randomly. The intervention con…
Voluntariado, Certificación de Competencias y Empleabilidad
Este estudio presenta los resultados de la evaluación del programa VOL+ desarrollado por la Plataforma del Voluntariado de España (PVE). El objetivo de VOL+ consiste en mejorar el perfil de empleabilidad de los trabajadores mediante la certificación de siete competencias transversales a cualquier actividad de voluntariado. Los altos niveles de desempleo de nuestro país, exacerbados por la crisis sanitaria de la COVID-19, recomiendan el desarrollo…
La mejora del compromiso académico mediante la mentoría y el aprendizaje-servicio
Introducción. Las instituciones de educación superior están constantemente enfrentándose a los desafíos de mejorar su productividad, competitividad, función social, así como la calidad de la educación y formación ofrecida al estudiantado. Dos respuestas para mejorar la calidad de la educación y la formación impartida al estudiantado, así como su función social, son el aprendizaje-servicio y la mentoría. El fundamento de ambas intervenciones de en…
What do school management teams do to make their schools inclusive
The aim of this study is to describe the actions carried out by school management to promote inclusion and the learning of all students, from the perspective of teaching staff (members of management teams and teachers), and to find out whether these initiatives are determined by the school environment, the educational stages taught, and the positions held by the members of the management teams. The questionnaire, ‘Liderando la Educación Inclusiva…
The role of parenting behavior’s on the intergenerational covariation of grit
This study evaluates parental grit’s covariation with offspring grit and the moderating role of different parenting behaviors using an 11-country study of young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 (n = 20,008) and their parents (n = 5945). Results show that parental grit is associated with offspring’s grit with moderation of parenting present across the models presented. The study also highlights the direct association of various parenting dimen…
Grit as a predictor of self-regulated learning in students at risk of social exclusion
Secondary school dropout prevention through service-learning
This study investigates the impact of a service-learning program on secondary school dropout prevention in four European countries. The methodological design was a cluster randomized trial. The intervention involved a sample of secondary school students ( n = 204), implementing an ad hoc intervention model. Regression results in Model 7 with all predictors and controls show a significant effect in the variable experimental group, with all predict…
Civic engagement among adolescents
The aim of this research was to adapt and validate the Civic Engagement Scale (CES) developed by Doolittle & Faul for the Spanish adolescent population while providing empirical support for its psychometric properties. After administering the instruments to 965 adolescents from high schools, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to explore the structure, and reliability was assessed through two approaches: internal consistency and composite…
Service-learning as a strategy to prevent online hate speech perpetration in secondary education
A Best-Evidence Synthesis and Meta-analysis on Effective Reading Programs in Spanish
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of Spanish reading programs in grades K–6. The research designs included were experimental and quasi-experimental. Effect sizes were analyzed using a multivariate meta-regression model with robust variance estimation. To assess the degree of heterogeneity in the effect sizes, a 95% prediction interval was calculated. A total of 11 studies and 51 effect sizes met the inclusion cri…
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Medical education (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Education and Teacher Training (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Academic achievement (2 works)