O investimento na qualificação dos recursos humanos é reconhecido como fundamental para promover o desenvolvimento económico e social diversos países, particularmente que se encontram em vias de desenvolvimento. Neste sentido, comum os diferentes Estados financiem diretamente seus estudantes, através bolsas estudo, melhorarem as suas qualificações noutros países. principal intuito regressem ao seu país, aumentando nível da população, retribuindo público realizado. Não obstante, verifica-se,...

This paper discusses how the emergence and assumption of knowledge society as an ideological integration in European Union (EU) Research Area (ERA), along with Managerialism Neoliberalism influences, resulted precarious insecure employment relations Portuguese scientific system. The a policy idea discourse has been encouraging states to design political initiatives foster Innovation promote economic prosperity social advancement. As result Europeanisation policies aiming at fostering Science...

This article provides a comparative analysis of recent governance reforms in both Finnish and Portuguese higher education institutions (HEIs), following the OECD’s reviews countries’ tertiary systems. While case Finland major problem was identified as being lack entrepreneurialism, Portugal considered to effective, strategic planning well innovative, flexible responsive HEIs. The review teams pointed common issues, despite different country contexts. As they recommended very similar...

By comparing two distinct settings–Portugal and Finland–and based on previous studies revealing similar trends in both countries, this article analyses the relationship between institutional academic autonomy higher education sector. Based crosschecking of literature review 47 interviews with key actors Portuguese Finnish systems, authors analyse extent to which political attempts increase are perceived by academics these countries as leading an their professional autonomy. Data reveals that...

Abstract Finding the balance between adequately describing uniqueness of context studied phenomena and maintaining sufficient common ground for comparability analytical generalisation has widely been recognised as a key challenge in international comparative research. Methodological reflections on how to cover have extensively discussed quantitative survey or secondary data In addition, most recently, promising methodological considerations qualitative research suggested fields related...

This paper examines how two Portuguese women rectors constructed narratives on their path to leadership positions and performance of roles. The study is based a qualitative empirical analysis life story interviews with in Portugal. results from this research suggest that tend develop about professional route the top as merit hard work, classify experience gender-neutral grounded establishment good relationships peers along path. These may contribute reinforcing male norm leads other blame...

International and national guidelines have been promoting active aging while creating the necessary means for decision-makers other relevant actors to work together (governance mechanisms) implement local policies. This is especially important in present COVID-19 pandemic context, posing greater challenges on older people who tend be self-isolated. How are conceptualizing aging? What their priorities related a healthy life people? Which governance mechanisms used such policies? These some of...

Appears in: EDULEARN19 Proceedings Publication year: 2019Pages: 6241-6247ISBN: 978-84-09-12031-4ISSN: 2340-1117doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2019.1498Conference name: 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning TechnologiesDates: 1-3 July, 2019Location: Palma, Spain

Abstract Portuguese higher education institutions (HEIs) are excellent case-studies of women representation in academia, considering their significant presence and rapid growth HEIs. Nevertheless, despite efforts to minimise gender gaps, still underrepresented top management leading positions, contributing increment the phenomenon vertical segregation. Based on reality focusing an in-depth case study a university, this paper analyses if how way decision-making bodies constituted, influence...

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a crucial role in knowledge society by providing and disseminating knowledge. In this regard, academics have been encouraged to collaborate with society, leading the emergence of new modes production. Several institutional individual factors identified as determinants academic engagement. Hence, using data from survey delivered representative sample Portuguese academics, paper analyses influence different production, diversity characteristics on...

Aging populations pose a challenge to many policy areas. Although the importance of built environment on citizens’ mobility and quality life has been widely acknowledged in literature, research focusing elderly people is relatively recent still scarce namely Portugal. This article aims at understanding how local stakeholders perceive occupational activities targeted elderly. The focuses municipality Viseu, medium-sized city located NUTSII Centro Region Portugal, considered twice be best live...

The European Union (EU) and People’s Republic of China have a tradition cooperation in Higher Education (HE) that has been increasingly developed since the Chinese reform economic opening. From 2012 onwards, when EU-China High-Level People-to-people Dialogue was established as third pillar Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between both parties, this HE enhanced, particularly terms people mobility (students, teachers researchers). Along with this, globalization need for global governance...

This article compares recent governance reforms in Finnish and Portuguese higher education (HE) systems institutions (HEIs). Although Portugal Finland differ significantly, both the countries have recently undertaken similar HE legislative reforms. analyses contexts implementation processes of these legal frameworks: Law 62/2007 62/2007. 2007. Novo Regime Jurídico das Instituições de Ensino Superior [Framework for Higher Education Portugal], 10th September, Diário da República, 1a. série,...

This paper provides a reflection on the way changes taking place in doctoral education are being perceived and internalized by students. The Doctoral perceptions analyzed through Ph.D. candidates’ motivations to enroll program their levels of satisfaction with supervision experience. Comparisons between national international students, as well differences according programs’ scientific areas, i.e., students enrolled Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Social Sciences,...

Research into differentiation and profiling of knowledge producing institutions through the lenses institutional logics field embeddedness have proliferated in recent years. By discussing this process context research groups, as those basic units which production epistemically practically takes place, article offers a contribution to theoretical discussion on organisational differentiation. Based small-N comparative case study groups operating different national contexts single, highly...

The analysis of policy implementation tends to focus on aspects related legal frameworks, neglecting countries' cultural, political and institutional specifics. By comparing the Bologna declaration in Portuguese Finnish higher education systems, this paper reflects different permutations cultural-political changes wrought by Europeanisation education. Analysing is thus considered essential understand (effects of) change. This research adds literature voices practioners drawn from 47...

Research work and knowledge production have a lack of visibility impact strategies.At the individual level, researchers must share their results disseminate outputs, such as publications, patents, etc.In addition, research is collaborative space based on formal informal procedures.The literature field argues that there need to improve in order enhance its impact, at both academic societal level.This article recent studies about impact-oriented monitoring assessment.In identify researchers'...