SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN PORTUGAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE HOST COUNTRY DEPENDING ON THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

This study intends to be an extension of another, already published in 2012 titled "ERASMUS students in Portugal: The perception and the impact of international crisis." However, even if both studies remain in the domain of social representations, what we propose is a comparative analysis of how international students in Portugal look at the host country depending on being, or not being, from Latin countries. In methodological terms, we decided to construct a questionnaire that was subjected to statistical analysis. We present some comments on the evolution of the Portuguese economy, before and after the crisis, and on the importance of EU policies to improve the perception of European values among students.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

ERASMUS STUDENTS IN PORTUGAL: THE PERCEPTION AND THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL CRISIS

Studies on social representations already seem to be relatively common in the field of Social Sciences. However, the particular circumstances being experienced throughout Europe as a result of the international crisis seem to bring with it new possibilities for analysis. It is in this context that falls this present analysis in which are presented the preliminary results of a larger study on the perception and experience of Erasmus students in Portugal within the economic environment in which we live in. Thus, we intend to initially assess the extent the financial crisis has had impact on the motivations and expectations of those students, later to suggest an interpretative model of these results. From a conceptual standpoint, we supported this analysis in international studies and on migratory phenomena studies. In terms of methodology we chose to carry out a questionnaire then subjected to statistical analysis.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

THE FACE OF IMMIGRATION IN THE NORTH OF PORTUGAL

This study seeks to understand the consequences of this phenomenon in the relocation of human resources from other countries to Portugal and to evaluate the impact of immigrants in northern Portugal, including help to clarify the mechanisms for determining the measures of economic policy (sectors most wanted, integration, interactions in organizations). With decolonization and later integration into the European Union, the social and cultural fabric has undergone profound changes. Portugal has become a host country.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN PORTUGAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE HOST COUNTRY DEPENDING ON THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

This study intends to be an extension of another, already published in 2012 titled "ERASMUS students in Portugal: The perception and the impact of international crisis." However, even if both studies remain in the domain of social representations, what we propose is a comparative analysis of how international students in Portugal look at the host country depending on being, or not being, from Latin countries. In methodological terms, we decided to construct a questionnaire that was subjected to statistical analysis. We present some comments on the evolution of the Portuguese economy, before and after the crisis, and on the importance of EU policies to improve the perception of European values among students

Imigração: implicações profissionais e socioculturais

Este estudo inscreve-se no âmbito do projecto intitulado “Imigração: implicações económicas, profissionais, socioculturais e linguísticas”. Uma vasta literatura empírica revela o fenómeno do despedimento no mercado de trabalho, sendo que os custos em termos de desemprego (incidência e duração) e de perdas salariais (magnitude e persistência) têm sido os aspectos mais estudados. Neste estudo procura-se compreender as consequências deste fenómeno na deslocalização dos recursos humanos de outros países para Portugal e avaliar a incidência dos imigrantes na região norte de Portugal, nomeadamente ajudar a clarificar os mecanismos de determinação das medidas de política económica. (sectores mais procurados, integração, interacções nas organizações). Com a descolonização e, mais tarde, com a integração na União Europeia, o tecido social e cultural sofreu profundas alterações. Portugal foi-se tornando país de acolhimento. Foi criada uma base de dados com informação sobre um conjunto significativo de empresas (distrito, concelho, actividade económica, natureza jurídica e forma de gestão), bem como informação individualizada sobre características do pessoal imigrante em serviço (sexo, idade, nível de escolaridade, nível de qualificação, profissão, remunerações, horas de trabalho). Optou-se por métodos quantitativos (foram desenhados e aplicados inquéritos) e qualitativos, por concordarmos com Stiles (1993, in Gonçalves, 2000), ao defender que a condensação da experiência humana em palavras é menos redutora que a sua simbolização em números. Na análise do conteúdo, optou-se pela análise da narrativa, método cada vez mais usado, nomeadamente no estudo de períodos específicos de transição de ciclo de vida (Farrel, Rosenberg & Rosenberg, 1993, in Zilber et al, 1998).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN PORTUGAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE HOST COUNTRY DEPENDING ON THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

This study intends to be an extension of another, already published in 2012 titled "ERASMUS students in Portugal: The perception and the impact of international crisis." However, even if both studies remain in the domain of social representations, what we propose is a comparative analysis of how international students in Portugal look at the host country depending on being, or not being, from Latin countries. In methodological terms, we decided to construct a questionnaire that was subjected to statistical analysis. We present some comments on the evolution of the Portuguese economy, before and after the crisis, and on the importance of EU policies to improve the perception of European values among students.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN PORTUGAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE HOST COUNTRY DEPENDING ON THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

This study intends to be an extension of another, already published in 2012 titled "ERASMUS students in Portugal: The perception and the impact of international crisis." However, even if both studies remain in the domain of social representations, what we propose is a comparative analysis of how international students in Portugal look at the host country depending on being, or not being, from Latin countries. In methodological terms, we decided to construct a questionnaire that was subjected to statistical analysis. We present some comments on the evolution of the Portuguese economy, before and after the crisis, and on the importance of EU policies to improve the perception of European values among students

SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN PORTUGAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE HOST COUNTRY DEPENDING ON THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

This study intends to be an extension of another, already published in 2012 titled "ERASMUS students in Portugal: The perception and the impact of international crisis." However, even if both studies remain in the domain of social representations, what we propose is a comparative analysis of how international students in Portugal look at the host country depending on being, or not being, from Latin countries. In methodological terms, we decided to construct a questionnaire that was subjected to statistical analysis. We present some comments on the evolution of the Portuguese economy, before and after the crisis, and on the importance of EU policies to improve the perception of European values among students

ERASMUS STUDENTS IN PORTUGAL: THE PERCEPTION AND THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL CRISIS

Studies on social representations already seem to be relatively common in the field of Social Sciences. However, the particular circumstances being experienced throughout Europe as a result of the international crisis seem to bring with it new possibilities for analysis. It is in this context that falls this present analysis in which are presented the preliminary results of a larger study on the perception and experience of Erasmus students in Portugal within the economic environment in which we live in. Thus, we intend to initially assess the extent the financial crisis has had impact on the motivations and expectations of those students, later to suggest an interpretative model of these results. From a conceptual standpoint, we supported this analysis in international studies and on migratory phenomena studies. In terms of methodology we chose to carry out a questionnaire then subjected to statistical analysis.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio