Preservice teachers' knowledge on elementary geometry concepts

This text is based on a research, which is still in progress, whose main objective is to identify and understand what are the main difficulties of future mathematics teachers of basic education are, regarding their content knowledge in geometry in the context of the curricular unit of Geometry during their undergraduate degree. We chose a qualitative approach in the form of case study, in which data collection was done through observation, interviews, a diverse set of tasks, a diagnostic test and other documents. This paper focuses on the test given to prospective teachers at the beginning of the course. The preliminary analysis of the data points to a weak performance of preservice teachers in the test issues addressing elementary knowledge of Geometr

Violência íntima feminina e perceção de desigualdade de género: um estudo exploratório

Orientação: Joana Maria Barreto Ramos de Almeida CabralA investigação sobre o fenómeno de violência nas relações íntimas (VRI) tem-se focado, quase na totalidade, nos comportamentos violentos praticados por homens. O que faz com que ainda pouco se saiba sobre os comportamentos violentos adotados pelas mulheres. A escassez de investigação sobre a VRI praticada pelas mulheres, é ainda acompanhada de uma ausência de consenso sobre os motivos que as levam a agredir os companheiros. O maior foco na violência praticada pelos homens poderá dever-se ao facto de a maioria dos investigadores olharem para este fenómeno tendo como base a organização patriarcal da sociedade. Contudo, alguns investigadores defendem que a sociedade patriarcal poderá também estar na base dos comportamentos agressivos praticados por mulheres. O presente estudo tem como principal objetivo compreender a em que medida a maior ou menor conformidade com papéis de género tradicionais pode influenciar a adoção de comportamentos violentos, por parte das mulheres. A amostra inclui 318 participantes, do sexo feminino, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 64 anos (M = 28.37, DP = 10.132, Mo = 18). Os instrumentos administrados avaliaram a perceção de desigualdade de género e de conflitos associados à mesma, a vergonha interna, as atitudes relativamente ao género e os comportamentos abusivos no contexto da relação de intimidade. Os resultados sugerem que a menor conformidade com papéis de género tradicionais está associada a uma maior perceção de ameaça ao valor próprio e à relação, face a situações de conflito que evocam papeis de género tradicionais e/ou podem representar transgressões face a estes papeis. As estratégias de desvalorização parecem ser as mais usadas em situações de desigualdade de género e dos conflitos associados.Research on the phenomenon of intimate partner violence (IPV) is now almost exclusively focused on the violent behavior of men. This results in little knowledge about the violent behaviors adopted by women against their intimate partners. The scarcity of research on women's IPV is accompanied by a lack of consensus on the reasons why women abuse their partners. The greater focus on male violence may be due to the fact that most researchers look at this phenomenon based on the patriarchal organization that our society presents. However, some researchers argue that patriarchal society may be also the basis of aggressive behavior by women. The present study has as the main objective to understand how the higher or lower conformity with traditional gender roles can influence the adoption of violent behaviors, by the women. The sample included 318 female participants, age ranged by 18-64 years (M = 28.37, SD = 10.132, Mo = 18). The administered instruments evaluated the perception of gender inequality and associated conflicts, internal shame, gender attitudes, and abusive behaviors in the context of the relationship of intimacy. The main results suggest that lower compliance with traditional gender roles is associated with a greater perception of threat to self-worth and to the relationship in face of conflict that evoke gender roles and/or transgressions to traditional gender roles. Devaluation seems to be the most adopted strategy adopted in face of conflicts around gender inequality

Aproximação organizacional à estratégia de internacionalização das cadeias de franchising

Este trabalho analisa os factores que diferenciam as empresas de franchising que se expandirão para o estrangeiro das que apenas actuam em Portugal. Permite verificar quais os factores que condicionam a internacionalização destas empresas e em que medida estas divergem das suas congéneres estrangeiras. Utiliza-se uma base de dados das empresas de franchising a actuar em Portugal e a metodologia empregue consistiu na estimação de um modelo logit que permite verificar a influência de factores como o sector de actividade, valor de entrada, valor de investimento, duração do contrato, a experiência de franchising e a nacionalidade, na definição de actividade internacional. As conclusões apontam para a existência de um relacionamento positivo, com a internacionalização, relativamente ao valor de entrada e de investimento, uma relação inversa com o número de anos de início do franchising e uma maior propensão para a internacionalização nas empresas estrangeiras a operar em Portugal face às empresas portuguesas.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

SMEs and family Smes: specificities from the portuguese socio-business context

The composition of the corporate structure constitutes a relevant indicator of the entrepreneurial and economic dynamism of a certain country or territory. In contrast to past estimates over the past 45 years, the importance of small or very small scale entreprises has been steadily decreasing in the Portuguese business universe. The Portuguese socio-entrepreneurial fabric is predominantly constituted by small and very small scale businesses (micro companies): in 2015, 99,9% of the non financial Portuguese sector were SME [Small and Medium-size companies], and the micro scale companies represented around 96% of the total number of SME. In this context, family businesses acquire greater relevance due to/for the estimated weight they have on the economy (between 70% to 80% of the SME, also including great companies quoted on the stock exchange markets), on the creation of jopbs and on the role they play in the local development. Notwithstanding, there still is a significant unawareness of the business layouts of the family companies. In effect, these tend to be heterogeneousin terms of size, activity sector and degree of professionalization of the respective government models and human resources..The ongoing project, “Roadmap for the Portuguese family businesses” (2016-2018), financed by the NORTE 2020/ FEDER has as a central goal to contribute to a better acknowledgement and assessment of the impact of family companies in the northern region, as far as the local, national and international economy is concerned. For this purpose, it will build a database of the Portuguese northern region, mapping all the companies that present the layout of a family business and apply an online survey, combined with in-depth interviews to the various types and segments of family businesses, reinforcing their economic and social roles.Interdisciplinary Center of Social Sciences - University of Minho, UID/SOC/04647/2013 with the financial support of FCT / MEC through National funds and if applicable co-financed by the ERDF Scope of the Agreement PT2020 partnership

Intergenerational management succession: specificities of the Portuguese family business

Family firms are considered the world’s most predominant form of business organisation. Notwithstanding the fact that there is a lack of consensus with regards to their definition, on recognise that family firms are different from non-family businesses due to their specific relations at three levels, namely ownership, business and family. It would appear that the family influences, shapes and conditions both the firm and its continuity, mainly through the intergenerational management succession, its planning and effectiveness. According to a recent research focused on the entrepreneurial succession in Portugal (AEP, 2011), 50% of family businesses are not passed on to the second generation, and only 20% reach the third generation. Also, taking into account the main results from the project “Roadmap for Portuguese Family Businesses” (NORTE2020/FEDER), the empirical findings have proved that the business succession planning has been identified as one of the most challenging steps in the life of the family firm, which demands for appropriate analysis. In fact, resistance to succession, relationship founder/ successor, planning of succession, type of organisational culture, among others, explain how executive succession is one of the most important and hardest tasks in organisational life. In this article, we aim to discuss the main management challenges of a family business, particularly the importance of succession preparation and the role of the family in the socialisation of the second (third or subsequent) generation. Based on an online survey (N 1148) and on in-depth interviews conducted to founder/ manager/ owner (N 23), we will seek to point out major challenges faced by the Portuguese family business, as far as this matter is concerned.NORTE-02-0853-FEDER-00001

Overlaps between the family and the business: key insights and challenges of family entrepreneurship in Portugal

Family-oriented companies are a predominant type of company in the context of the Portuguese private business fabric. At the heart of this business typology, two structural aspects of the life of individuals coexist: work (company) and family, with multiple challenges experienced by those who create, manage and coordinate them: their entrepreneurs. Recent studies reveal that 50% of family businesses do not reach the second generation and only 20% reach the third generation (AEP, 2011). Business succession planning represents one of the main management challenges experienced in this segment of companies. This communication presents a reflection on family entrepreneurship in Portugal, offering a portrait of the family businesses in the North Region of Portugal and focusing on main management challenges, such as business succession and management professionalization. For this purpose, the main results from the research project “Roadmap for Portuguese family businesses” (2016-2018), financed by NORTE 2020 / FEDER will be presented. The aims of this project were to contribute to a better knowledge and institutional visibility of this segment of companies, as well as to assess the impact of companies Northern Region in the local, national and international economy. The data presented is the result of an eclectic methodological design that has combined a quantitative-extensive approach, based on the construction of a database with all family companies formally registered in the North of Portugal and posteriorly the application of an online survey (LimeSurvey platform) to the family entities collected in previous step, in order to better characterise the profiles of family companies, and also a qualitative-intensive approach based on the conduction of a set of 23 in-depth interviews to family managers/ owners, bearing in mind the diversity of this business typology, namely in terms of basic variables such as the sector of activity, size, year of foundation, founder’s gender

Clinical profile of patients admitted to acute stroke units

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Clinical profile of patients admitted to acute stroke units

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Patient compliance to glaucoma therapeutics: a Portuguese overview

Framework: glaucoma is one of the main causes for irreversible blindness. Proper treatment requires high levels of compliance to therapeutics. Most glaucoma patients do not comply with their treatment and that has been correlated with glaucoma progression. Aim: to evaluate patient’s compliance to glaucoma therapeutics. Methodology: an observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study was developed. Outpatients with glaucoma were enrolled and screened before follow-up medical appointment with an observational grid while applying antiglaucomatous drugs. After the treatment, patients were interviewed to understand their skills and difficulties in performing glaucoma treatment. Results: from 51 outpatients enrolled, 39% of them did not know the medication’s name used; 59% did not perform hand washing prior to the procedure; 73% leaned the vial tip contacting the eye; 25% did not apply the medication to the conjunctival sac; in 63% of the subjects used more than one drop; the majority of patients, 57%, did not wait the appropriate time between applications when two or more drugs were prescribed. Conclusion: the results suggest the need to implement individual or group strategies that enable patients with glaucoma to correctly perform their treatment.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio