Otto Federico von Feigenblatt

Biography

He holds a B.A. in Social Sciences from Ritsumeikan University of Asia Pacific (Beppu, Japan), an M.A. in International Development from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand), a Doctor of Philosophy in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University, a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, and a postgraduate degree in Social Justice from Harvard University (Boston, Massachusetts). He is currently in the process of writing his thesis for a Master’s degree in Anthropology and Archaeology at Harvard University. He has completed a postdoctoral stay at the University of San José (Costa Rica) with a focus on management and leadership.

In the field of research, he is the author of more than ninety academic articles published in indexed journals, five books, and has been a keynote speaker at several international academic conferences. With administrative experience in the field of education and as a consultant in more than twenty countries, he has received important international recognitions, including being knighted by King Felipe VI of Spain with the Order of Isabella the Catholic, the Medal of the French Senate, the title of Honorary Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo, the Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte Decoration of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Ecuador, among others.

He is a corresponding member of the prestigious Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of Spain and an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Doctors of Spain. He currently serves as Program Director and Professor of Educational Leadership at Keiser University’s Latin Division.

Keiser University
Noticias: "A la educación en España le falta mejorar en creatividad y emprendedurismo” Congresista Adriano Espaillat destaca labor de Otto Federico en favor de la comunidad latina por José Zabala El Dr. Otto Federico von Feigenblatt, participa en la Cumbre Iberoamericana de “Jóvenes Lideres” en República Dominicana

Publications

Trends and Debates in American Education

Trends and Debates in American Education

The volume covers a range of topics related to American education from a Hispanic point of view. Legislative intervention in the teaching of social studies in Florida, critical race theory in education, strengths and weaknesses of the decentralized American education system, and the higher education of Hispanics in the United States, are some of the topics explored. The volume concludes with a critical interpretation of the shortage of teachers in the State of Florida at a time of great socioeconomic and political polarization in the United States of America, as a representative case of the central debates in education of the second decade of the twenty-first century.

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Transcending the eternal debate between traditional and progressive education

Transcending the eternal debate between traditional and progressive education

The present volume explores the ideological divide in education between traditional and progressive education. An introductory chapter explores the broad outlines of the debate with an emphasis on discourse in the public sphere. Further chapters explore specific aspects of the divide such as the philosophical underpinnings of each camp as well as some of the main arguments in favor of and against some of their central tenets. The volume explores a challenging topic with the goal of constructive scholarly dialogue in order to increase understanding about some of the big questions in the field and to build bridges across ideological borders.

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Tendencias y Debates en la Educación Americana: Una Perspectiva Hispana

Tendencias y Debates en la Educación Americana: Una Perspectiva Hispana

El volumen cubre una gama de temas relacionados con la educación americana desde un punto de vista hispano. Intervención legislativa en la enseñanza de los estudios sociales en Florida, teoría racial crítica en la educación, fortalezas y debilidades del sistema descentralizado de educación americano, y la educación superior de hispanos en Estados Unidos son algunos de los temas explorados. El volumen concluye con una interpretación crítica de la escasez de maestros en el Estado de Florida en un momento de gran polarización socioeconómica y política en Estados Unidos, como un caso representativo de los debates centrales en la educación de la segunda década del siglo XXI.

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Honor, Loyalty, and Merit

Honor, Loyalty, and Merit

The Spanish nobility continues to be influential in the early 21st century in politics, academia, and the economy. The polarized socio-cultural environment in Spain in the early decades of the millennium is paralleled by an increasingly divisive political discourse and deadlock in terms of governance. Understanding the subcultures of the most influential socio-political groups is important to be able to interpret the political developments. A vast array of studies have been conducted about the rise of the extreme left but there is a dearth of studies dealing with the impact of the traditional nobility in contemporary Spain. The present study presents an emic model of elite culture through the application of a grounded theory approach to texts released by five of the main noble associations in Spain during the last ten years. An inductive approach focuses on the identification of important themes and concepts as expressed and understood by the participants. Traditional noble associations are the focus of the study, in particular, the associations under Royal patronage. The resulting emic model aims to map the mores, norms, and values of a highly visible social group about which there are very few sociological and anthropological studies.

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Aprendizaje personalizado y education maker

Aprendizaje personalizado y education maker

Este texto pretende aportar estudios acerca del aprendizaje personalizado y del education maker. Se trata de dos metodologías que están implantadas en otros sistemas educativos, como es el caso de Finlandia o los Estados Unidos. El aprendizaje personalizado se aplica deseablemente a todo el alumnado. Es especialmente necesario que esté dirigido a alumnos en situación diversidad y a segmentos vulnerables. Por su parte, el método de education maker nace en materias tecnológicas, pero esta estrategia o alguno de los componentes pueden trasladarse a otras disciplinas.

Entendemos que poco a poco estas dos estrategias han de ir implantándose en el mundo hispanohablante. Ante la carencia de textos introductorios en castellano dentro del panorama editorial y, además, ante el atractivo de estas nuevas metodologías innovadoras, con este volumen se busca difundir y adentrarse en estas estrategias docentes con estudios y casos concretos.

El libro va dirigido a otros agentes educativos, padres, investigadores, etc. Asimismo, incorpora otros enfoques críticos con respecto a la educación. En esta obra participan académicos con un interés en la educación y en la innovación. Cuentan todos ellos con formación multidisciplinar y pertenecen a diversas universidades españolas y una norteamericana, con lo cual aportan una riqueza coral de contenidos.

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