3º Relatório das actividades pedagógicas, científicas e de investigação

É o terceiro Relatório quinquenal a ser presente ao Conselho Científico da Escola Superior de Educação de Bragança, por quem aqui desenvolve a sua actividade de professora há vinte e dois anos. Cabe, pois, relatar e reflectir sobre os últimos cinco anos, convicta, como sempre estivemos, de que estes Relatórios valem, sobretudo, pela oportunidade única que representam para cada Professor dar conta, a partir do seu pessoalíssimo ponto de vista, dos acontecimentos, trabalhos e ocorrências que dão corpo à sua carreira profissional e à instituição em que trabalha. O Relatório conterá, pois, uma intenção descritiva e a reflexão crítica sobre a actividade desenvolvida nas três vertentes que, em teoria, constituem a nossa vida profissional – e que a lei exige-, num continuum discursivo que se justifica pela extrema dificuldade que sempre encontramos em separar uma vertente das restante

Vida, escola, literatura: histórias, mudanças, perplexidades

Seis longos anos dediquei a extenso e moroso trabalho, sofrido e solitário, mas, desde a primeira hora, feito para proveito de todos. Apesar de haver quem diga que arruinei esta Escola por tanto ter demorado, não me pesa tal ruína! Antes vos contarei, com todo o gosto, algumas das certezas e das dúvidas que o meu trabalho profissional me vem colocando, a cada passo, na perspectiva geral do interesse dos Estudantes, desta Escola e do País. De há muito que considero um autêntico privilégio ter podido atravessar este tempo feito de muitos tempos, tão vários e diversos que mais parece termos atravessado toda uma história de séculos em apenas algumas décadas

Learning entrepreneurship in a multicultural context

ABSTRACT Nowadays learning entrepreneurship in higher education became an important issue. International experiences promote the relationship between students from several countries in a multicultural context. In this sense it was developed an entrepreneurial game were tutors have the role to support students during the activities. The objective of entrepreneurial game objective is to create a business idea and develop a small business plan to present to the group. The general aim of this paper is to describe this international experience of Setúbal Business week. The specific goals are:  Understand how students learning in an international environment;  Understand how international multicultural groups function;  Evaluate how this kind of game improve a set of competencies, such as entrepreneurial spirit, capacity to work in an international team, oral communication, creativity, confidence and research skills;  Evaluate business week performance in order to improve future events. The study concludes with some recommendations and remarks about learning in an entrepreneurship in a multicultural environment.Entrepreneurial Game; Multiculturalism; International Environment

O papel das telecomunicações no crescimento económico : uma aplicação empírica

Mestrado em EconomiaA presente dissertação propõe-se analisar o contributo das infra-estruturas de telecomunicações como determinante do crescimento económico de 25 países membros da União Europeia durante o período de 2000 a 2008. Após uma breve caracterização do sector de telecomunicações é feito o enquadramento teórico e a revisão de literatura relevante que associa o desenvolvimento de infra-estruturas ao crescimento económico. Em seguida é utilizada a técnica econométrica de análise de dados em painel no sentido de obter evidência que permita confirmar a importância das telecomunicações nas políticas de desenvolvimento económico. ABSTRACT: This dissertation proposes to examine the contribution of telecommunications infrastructure as a determinant of economic growth of 25 member countries of the European Union during the period 2000 to 2008. After a brief characterization of telecommunications industry is made the theoretical framework and review of relevant literature linking the development of infrastructure to economic growth. Then is used the econometric technique panel data analysis in order to obtain evidence to confirm the role of telecommunications in economic development policies

ARE em âmbito escolar: problemas e possíveis soluções

Neste artigo pretendemos analisar a temática da lecionação das Atividades Rítmicas e Expressivas (ARE) nas aulas de Educação Física (EF). No contexto atual da EF, muitos professores não abordam esta matéria nas suas aulas por um vasto leque de motivos. Após a aplicação dos questionários, verificámos que dos 33 professores inquiridos, 17 lecionam ARE nas aulas de EF, apresentando como principais limitações a motivação dos alunos e a dificuldade em operacionalizar os conteúdos do PNEF, adaptando-os ao nível de aprendizagem dos alunos. Já quanto aos professores que não lecionam esta matéria nas suas aulas, 14 dos inquiridos apresentam como principais motivos a formação insuficiente e a falta de bases na relação música-movimento. Dos 159 alunos inquiridos, 97 referem já ter abordado ARE em aulas de EF e 62 alunos afirmam nunca terem tido esta experiência. Os que tiveram essa experiência afirmam terem sentido vergonha a dançar e os que nunca tiveram referem, na sua maioria, que não gostariam de ter. Para este último resultado, apresentam como motivos o terem pouco à vontade em dançar com os colegas e o facto de considerarem que não é uma matéria de ensino interessante.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Entrepreneurship, methodologies in higher education an experience in a portuguese business school

Today entrepreneurship education is an important issue to improve the process of creating new firm assuming new risks and rewards. The theoretical discussion about around the question: “Entrepreneurs are born or made?” assume that is possible educate to be entrepreneurs. Schools have an important role in this process. Believing in this possibility our Business School developed a set of pedagogical methodologies supported in apprenticeship based on “learning by doing”. This pedagogical methodology was created through a study of best practices. This study aims to propose a set of innovative methodologies and students perceptions about their apprenticeship experience/process. The study concludes with a set of recommendations and a best practices manual useful to appliance in higher education.Innovative methodologies; entrepreneurship education; learning by doing

Bacterial biofilms, antibiotic resistance and healthcare-associated infections: a dangerous connection

In 2012, were estimated 6.7 million cases of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) either in long-term care facilities or acute-care hospitals from which result 37,000 deaths configuring a serious public health problem [1]. The etiological agents are diverse and often resistant to antimicrobial agents. One of the mechanisms responsible for the emergence of drug resistance is biofilm assembly. Biofilms are defined as thin layers of microorganisms adhering to the surface of a structure, which may be organic or inorganic, together with the polymers that they secrete [2]. They are dynamic structures which experience different stages of organization with the ageing and are linked to an increase in bacterial resistance to host defense mechanisms, antibiotics, sterilization procedures other than autoclaving, persistence in water distribution systems and other surfaces. The understanding of bacteria organization within the biofilm and the identification of differences between planktonic and sessile forms of bacteria will be a step forward to fight HAIs. Bacterial isolates were grown in adequate medium. Antibiotic susceptibility was evaluated by broth microdilution method and interpreted according to NCCLS guidelines. A similar assay was performed to evaluate biofilm susceptibility to antibiotics. Bacteria ability to assemble biofilms was assayed by the microtiter-plate test [3] being tested in both abiotic (materials present in healthcare units) and biotic (Hella cells) surfaces. The biofilm structure was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in either backscattered electron diffraction or secondary electrons mode. The kinetic of biofilm assembly depends on bacteria growth rate, incubation temperature and medium. Furthermore, the SEM analysis of planktonic and sessile forms of the same bacteria allowed the identification of structural differences which may be involved in virulence (Fig. 1). Bacteria ability to assemble biofilms seems to be independent of the abiotic structure (Fig.2). The same is not observed in biotic surfaces. This fact suggests that biofilm assembly in vivo is dependent of bacteria tropism. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) determine for bacteria organized in biofilms is higher than for their planktonic forms. The increase ranges from 2 to 200 folds and is proportional to the ability of bacteria to assemble biofilms. Further studies will be conducted in order to prevent biofilm assembly within healthcare units which will result in a decrease of HAI and emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria

A Aprendizagem de Indivíduos Não-alfabetizados Pertencentes a Comunidades com Elevados Índices de Analfabetismo

Assumindo como objectivo central, identificar e caracterizar eventuais estilos de aprendizagem, existentes em comunidades com elevadas taxas de analfabetismo, a presente investigação centrou-se no estudo dos processos de aprendizagem de indivíduos analfabetos de seis localidades do concelho de Alandroal e compreendeu a realização de um estudo de caso, assente numa metodologia bidimensional. A análise descritiva e inferencial corroborou a hipótese de que foi o facto de os indivíduos se localizarem em comunidades, com determinadas características geográficas, culturais, económicas e sociais, que conduziu ao desenvolvimento de determinados saberes/maneiras de fazer, que se traduziram em eventuais estilos locais de aprendizagem. Sustenta-se que, pela sua localização geográfica e pelas dinâmicas comunitárias existentes, os contornos/singularidades do processo de aprendizagem dos inquiridos das localidades de Ferreira de Capelins e, essencialmente, de Juromenha, apresentaram-se com especial relevância./ ABSTRACT - Taking as its central objective, to identify and characterize possible learning styles that exist in communities with high illiteracy rates, this research focused on the study of the learning processes of illiterate individuals from six small villages in the municipality of Alandroal and it included the realization of a case study, based on a two-dimensional methodology. The descriptive and inferential analysis confirmed the hypothesis that it was the fact that the individuals were located in communities with certain geographical, cultural, economic and social characteristics which led to the development of specific knowledge/ways of doing that resulted in possible local styles of learning. It is argued that, by its geographical location and the existing community dynamics, the contours/singularities of the learning processes of the respondents from the localities of Ferreira de Capelins and, essentially, of Juromenha, presented a particular relevance

Parental involvement during pandemic times: challenges and opportunities

Due to COVID-19, many countries implemented emergency plans, such as lockdown and school closures. This new situation has significantly affected families, namely, the involvement required to support children's learning at home. The current study aimed to analyze Portuguese parents' perceptions of their home-based parental involvement in their children's learning during the lockdown and school closures in 2020 due to COVID-19. An online survey, using a closed-ended questionnaire, was employed. Variables included parents' sociodemographic and COVID-19 related characteristics; students' sociodemographic characteristics; distance learning context; parental involvement; and students' autonomy. Data were collected from a sample of 21,333 parents with children from elementary school to secondary education, and statistical data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26. Findings revealed that Portuguese parents supported their children during the pandemic mainly through the monitoring of attention in classes and task realization. However, several variables appear to significantly determine parental involvement time, which is higher when students attend public schools, when they are less autonomous and younger, when parents' level of education is lower, when the child is a boy (except in secondary education where gender is not relevant), and when the online school time is higher. Findings highlight the need for a significant investment of time from parents, particularly of primary school children, making it difficult to cohere work or telework with school activities. Implications for policies, schools, families are discussed in order to promote children's learning and success.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio