Paz Cánovas Leonhardt

Paz Cánovas Leonhardt is a Professor in the Department of Educational Theory at the University of Valencia. Her research focuses on family dynamics, child development, and educational policy, with particular emphasis on socio-educational interventions, family mediation, and parental competence. She has authored/co-authored over 150 publications, including books and journal articles, and has directed 17 doctoral theses.

Key areas of expertise include the impact of family factors on education, gender perspectives in education, and the role of schools in addressing societal challenges like video game use and gender-based violence. She has contributed to legislative frameworks on foster care and child protection in Spain.

Her work integrates theoretical and practical approaches, emphasizing family-school collaboration and the development of evidence-based educational strategies. She has coordinated major publications such as Education, Families and Childhood: Challenges and Proposals (2022) and Families and Minors: Pedagogical Challenges (2014).

Research highlights include studies on parenting coordination in family breakdowns, validation of parental competence instruments, and analysis of socio-educational interventions in cases of gender-based violence.