ABSTRACT
The deep transformations that characterize contemporary societies require an education that enables the student to deal with the new problems brought about by those changes. Among them we can point out the confl icting values systems and cultural models, the weakening of traditional family roles, the crisis of ethics, the increasing requirements for the qualifi cation of the work force, the tearing of solidarity bounds and the various facets of violence that characterize daily life in urban centers. Another important feature of contemporary culture is the penetration of the computer and the Internet in people’s lives, and also in the schools, propitiating new forms of acquiring knowledge and establishing relationships that affect the students, both cognitively and affectively, as well as their relation with the teachers.
