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Actualmente, las plataformas e-learning, plataformas educativas o entornos virtuales de enseñanza-aprendizaje, forman parte de la realidad tecnológica que se ha creado en internet y que actúa como herramienta de aprendizaje en el ámbito educativo actual. Por ello, el uso de estas plataformas tiene una gran importancia hoy día, dado que permiten crear y desarrollar cursos completos en la web sin necesidad de poseer conocimientos profundos de informática. (Lojano, 2009). No obstante, existe cierta confusión en la definición y aplicaciones actuales de estas plataformas también conocidas como Virtual Learning Environment (Alzaga, 2011). El presente estudio parte del diseño de instrumentos para la evaluación de indicadores relevantes de las plataformas virtuales de enseñanza y aprendizaje desde una perspectiva multidisciplinar en entornos b-learning. La metodología empleada es, en un primer momento, descriptiva, en la que se identifican las variables específicas del e-learning en cada plataforma, así como el uso que los docentes y el alumnado hacen de esa plataforma. En un segundo momento se emplea una metodología correlacional en la que se busca encontrar la relación entre el uso y el diseño de dicha plataforma. Se han empleado instrumentos como el cuestionario y el análisis de contenido para la elaboración de indicadores de calidad.

Access to databases has been done with the Virtual Private Network (VPN) from the University of Granada. ; Thanks to David G. Sachs, graguated by the University of New Mexico (EE.UU.) and posgraduate by University of Granada (Spain), and Marcela Bastías, Spanish tutor at the Global Enagagement Centre, University of Coventry, Conventry, UK for the help given in the translation of this article. ; The ethnic and cultural diversity of today's society demands an intercultural education that promotes equal opportunities and the inclusion of minority groups at risk of social exclusion. Various policies and governmental strategies are directed at favoring social inclusion and reducing situations of discrimination and exclusion. One of said ethnic minorities is the Roma community. This article talks about measures for reversing the high rates of absenteeism, dropout, and school failure. The aim of this systematic review in the educational context is to analyze programs and interventions that have been made to promote the educational inclusion of Roma students. Three databases were used—Scopus, Web of Science, and Eric—to examine 419 articles. After a selection, based on an inclusion criterion, which follows the guidelines given by the Declaration of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes (PRISMA), 17 articles were chosen for the analysis. The main findings shed light on data for programs and interventions developed mostly within the school setting and for students of elementary and secondary education, however, there are also interventions that are developed in the community and extracurricular context. The works are centralized in valuing the cultural diversity of the Roma people with the Roma students but not just exclusive to them. Highlighted is the implementation of teacher assistants and/or intercultural mediators from the Roma community to be role models or references for the students, and family education participation is considered common practice. Such characteristics in educational interventions contribute to an inclusive education in an intercultural and sustainable manner. ; This study was funded by CONICYT Scholarship PFCHA 72190263. Also has the support of the Research, "Innovation and Improvement in Andalusia" (HUM 126).