The Implementation of the Bologna Reform in Portuguese Higher Education Institutions: The QSR NVivo in the Analysis of Institutional Narratives

2021 ◽  
pp. 127-142
Author(s):  
Sandra Antunes ◽  
Paula Santos ◽  
Anabela Guedes ◽  
José Lousado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Bologna Reform ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

Student Mobility in Portugal

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Sin ◽  
Orlanda Tavares ◽  
Guy Neave
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Main Obstacle ◽  
Important Constraint ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

The article examines how far the key Bologna objective of student mobility has been achieved in Portuguese higher education institutions and the main factors shaping it. It analyzes credit mobility, outgoing and incoming, between Portugal and Europe. Although mobility overall has risen, incoming mobility has grown faster, making Portugal an importer country. Portugal’s attraction power is explained mainly by its location, climate, and leisure opportunities. For outgoing mobility, employability is the main driver, explained by high unemployment and an uncertain home labor market. The main obstacle is financial, so country choice is increasingly based on proximity and living costs. Another important constraint is curricular inflexibility of Portuguese higher education institutions. The findings suggest that mobility in Portugal is far from reflecting Bologna’s policy goals, making the 2020 mobility target of 20% an ideal rather than an achievement.

Strategic priorities of Portuguese higher education institutions

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquim Mourato ◽  
Maria Teresa Patrício ◽  
Luís Loures ◽  
Helena Morgado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

scholarly journals Online Communication and Assessment Practices during the Covid Pandemic: A Study of the Portuguese Higher Education Students’ Perceptions

2021 ◽  
pp. 288-302
Author(s):  
Lina Morgado ◽  
João Paz ◽  
Hugo Pereira ◽  
Ana Loureiro ◽  
Inês Messias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Emergency Education ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

This proposal is part of an ongoing research and presents the results on the perceptions and pedagogical practices experienced by students from various higher education degrees in Portuguese higher education institutions, during the period of social confinement determined by the Portuguese Government, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of the general research was to understand how Higher Education faculty and students experienced the digital transition to emergency education and the pedagogical practices adopted during the period. The research was based on a mixed methods approach and, in order to address the research objectives and describe the pedagogical practices implemented, specific instruments were developed for data collection. A questionnaire was developed, aimed at students, and interviews aimed at both students and faculty, focusing on technological and pedagogical dimensions, as well as the assessment of the experience. Data collection was carried out after the first lockdown, at the end of the first semester of 2020, and took place in eight higher education institutions. In this paper we will present a preliminary analysis of Questionnaire results related to two dimensions: online communication and assessment.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress and Indicators of Burnout in Teachers at Portuguese Higher Education Institutions (HEI)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Teles ◽  
Antonio Valle ◽  
Susana Rodríguez ◽  
Isabel Piñeiro ◽  
Bibiana Regueiro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

The aim of this study was to examine the phenomena of burnout and perceived stress in teachers at Higher Education Institutions, as this professional class is one of the most affected by high levels of stress. A sample of 520 university teachers was used, of which 339 (65.2%) were women. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to measure burnout, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was used to measure perceived stress. A sociodemographic data questionnaire produced by the authors was also applied, which consisted of questions about age, sex, experience in the teaching profession and the participants’ teaching areas. The results indicated that university teachers over 60 years old exhibited lower levels of perceived stress, as did teachers with more teaching experience (30 years or more), and those with less experience (less than 10 years). Women exhibited higher levels of perceived stress than men. Women also scored higher levels of Emotional Exhaustion in the burnout dimensions, whereas teachers will less experience (under 10 years) and teachers with more experience (more than 30 years) had the lowest scores in this dimension. Through an examination of the relation between perceived stress and the burnout dimensions, we concluded that perceived stress was directly proportional to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization; and was inversely proportional to personal accomplishment. A total of 31.3% of the variance in burnout was explained by perceived stress.

Clock hours of food and nutrition education in curricula of undergraduate nutrition programs: a two-country comparison

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabela Cicaroni OTTONI ◽  
Bruno Miguel Paz Mendes de OLIVEIRA ◽  
Daniel Henrique BANDONI ◽  
António Pedro Soares Ricardo GRAÇA
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Nutrition Programs ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Food And Nutrition Education ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education

ABSTRACT Objective To make a critical and comparative analysis of curricula of Brazilian and Portuguese higher education institutions in terms of clock hours and semester distribution of food and nutrition education in undergraduate nutrition programs, also assessing the main differences among courses classified into thematic axes and professional practice areas. Methods The curricula of fifteen Brazilian and eleven Portuguese nutrition programs were collected and classified into thematic axes and professional practice areas with the method of Document Analysis. Next, we performed statistical analysis regarding the total and proportional clock hours of instruction and their semester distribution to assess the differences between the two countries. The variables of interest were the hours of Food and Nutrition Education and their semester distribution. Results The Food and Nutrition Education axis was the second smallest one, with statistically significant differences among the axes (2.2% of curricula; p<0.001). Brazilian higher education institutions showed greater total clock hours of Food and Nutrition Education (p=0.018), Human and Social Sciences (p=0.003), Public Health (p<0.001), as well as a wider dispersion and lower relative weighted mean for the semester offering of courses (p=0.004) of Food and Nutrition Education courses. Portuguese higher education institutions showed greater total and proportional clock hours of instruction for Exact Sciences (p<0.005; p=0.001, respectively) and more proportional hours of Biologic and Health Sciences (p<0.001). Conclusion Our study found a reduced presence of the area of Food and Nutrition Education in the undergraduate training of nutritionists in both countries.

scholarly journals Academic rankings: an approach to rank portuguese universities

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (66) ◽  
pp. 29-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Bernardino ◽  
Rui Cunha Marques
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Controversial Subject ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Times ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Indicators ◽  
Academic Rankings

The academic rankings are a controversial subject in higher education. However, despite all the criticism, academic rankings are here to stay and more and more different stakeholders use rankings to obtain information about the institutions' performance. The two most well-known rankings, The Times and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings have different methodologies. The Times ranking is based on peer review, whereas the Shanghai ranking has only quantitative indicators and is mainly based on research outputs. In Germany, the CHE ranking uses a different methodology from the traditional rankings, allowing the users to choose criteria and weights. The Portuguese higher education institutions are performing below their European peers, and the Government believes that an academic ranking could improve both performance and competitiveness between institutions. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the advantages and problems of academic rankings and provide guidance to a new Portuguese ranking.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document