Xosé Manuel Cid, Educationalist from Morgade
Xosé Manuel Cid Fernández (Morgade, Xinzo de Limia, 1957) is an educationalist, former dean of Humanities in Ourense and first president of the Couto Mixto Academy of Social Sciences.
- Born
- Morgade (Xinzo de Limia), 1957
- Profession
- educationalist and university professor
- Office
- president of the Couto Mixto Academy of Social Sciences (2022)
- Recognition
- Lois Peña Novo Prize (2016)
Xosé Manuel Cid Fernández was born in Morgade (Xinzo de Limia) in 1957. He is an educationalist and professor at the Faculty of Humanities in Ourense, of the Universidade de Vigo, specialising in Social Pedagogy [1].
Career
He graduated in Philosophy and Educational Sciences in 1979 and took a doctorate in Pedagogy in 1987 with the thesis Educación e sociedade en Ourense durante a IIª República. He taught History of Education at the Ourense University College and, from 1990, at the Faculty of Humanities; he was vice-dean (1990-1994), dean (1994-1998) and vice-rector for University Extension (1998-2000). He collaborates with the pedagogical renewal project Nova Escola Galega, of which he was president, and is a member of the Fundación Vicente Risco. On 2 July 2022 he was elected first president of the Couto Mixto Academy of Social Sciences [1].
Work and recognition
He wrote Educación e ideoloxía en Ourense na IIª República (1989), Teorías e institucións educativas en Ourense durante a IIª República (1994) and coordinated works on Freinet and on the rural environment. He was an honorary judge of the Couto Mixto in 2000 and received the Lois Peña Novo Prize in 2016 [1].
With the Couto Mixto
At the 2023 ceremony of the Honorary Judges of the Couto Mixto, Xosé Manuel Cid delivered the eulogy for each of the honorees, recording their merits and arguing that figures from different disciplines should be the voice of the Couto Mixto [2]. At the 2024 edition, the Centro Cultural e Desportivo de Vilarelho da Raia presented him with a medal in thanks for his collaboration and constant support in cross-border projects [3]. See The handover of the Couto Mixto, 1868 and Honorary judges of the Couto Mixto.
Frequently asked questions
Where was Xosé Manuel Cid born? In Morgade, a parish of Xinzo de Limia [1].
What office does he hold in the Couto Mixto? He was the first president of the Couto Mixto Academy of Social Sciences [1].
Links
- Parish: Morgade
- Municipality: Xinzo de Limia
- People of A Limia
- Famous people and sportspeople of A Limia
- Authors and artists of A Limia
- Edelmiro Martínez Cerredelo
Sources
- «Xosé Manuel Cid», Galipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xos%C3%A9_Manuel_Cid
- Xuíces Honorarios 2023 (Asociación de Amigos do Couto Mixto). https://galeguizargalicia.gal/xuices_honorarios/xuices-honorarios-2023/
- Xuíces Honorarios 2024 (Asociación de Amigos do Couto Mixto). https://galeguizargalicia.gal/xuices_honorarios/xuices-honorarios-2024-2/
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