A5044010612- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Education Systems and Policy
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Education Pedagogy and Practices
- Education in Diverse Contexts
- School Choice and Performance
- Social and Political Issues
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Education and Public Policy
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Online and Blended Learning
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Education in Rural Contexts
- Inclusive Education and Diversity
Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia
2024
University of Coimbra
2015-2024
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
2022
Laboratoire de Didactique André Revuz
2019
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2012-2015
Centro de Estudos para a Intervencao Social
2015
Ukrainian Free University
2015
University of Maryland, Baltimore
1993
We assessed impacts on classroom quality and 5 child language behavioral outcomes of a 2-year teacher professional-development program for publicly funded prekindergarten kindergarten in Chile. This cluster-randomized trial included 64 schools (child N = 1,876). The incorporated workshops in-classroom coaching. found moderate to large positive observed emotional instructional support as well organization classrooms after 1 year the program. After 2 years program, were organization. No...
Quality of teacher–child interactions is central to prekindergarten children's learning. In the United States, quality commonly assessed using teaching through conceptual framework and an associ/ated observational tool, Classroom Assessment Scoring System ( CLASS ). This study examined: (a) whether there was evidence supporting three distinctive domains in Chile (construct validity) (b) these predicted end‐of‐prekindergarten language, academic, executive function skills (predictive...
Despite consensus in the developmental literature regarding role of executive function (EF) skills supporting development language during preschool years, we know relatively little about associations between EF skills, including all components, and vocabulary among preschool‐aged children. In this paper, address gap by fitting structural equation models to examine beginning‐of‐preschool end‐of‐preschool receptive vocabulary, as well association data from 400 We find that at beginning are a...
Despite consensus that school absenteeism has negative consequences for children's life outcomes, until recently, little was known about the prevalence of or its potential to moderate impacts school-based interventions. This study provides evidence from a randomized experiment preschool intervention involving 1,876 children in 64 schools Chile chronic develops and is predicted by multiple risk factors poor academic achievement. We find moreover individual likelihood moderated intervention's...
Research Findings: This study examined whether teacher-child interaction quality varied as a function of type activity in toddler classrooms four European countries (Finland, Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal). It also investigated specific settings, namely levels adult involvement, use whole group, children's engagement with materials, explained differences across activities. Participants were 129 their lead teachers, specifically, 28 the 40 Finland, 31 Portugal, 30 Poland. Process was...
Research consistently demonstrates that positive student-teacher relationships are fundamental to the healthy development of all students. However, we lack a Portuguese-validated measure relationships. In this article present adaptation procedures and psychometric properties Portuguese version Student-Teacher Relationship Scale - Short Form (Pianta, 1992). Five hundred thirty five teachers from 127 schools completed STRS-SF. The results demonstrate adapted STRS-SF has good properties, namely...
Purpose – The purpose of this article was to examine how individual positive emotions and team work engagement (TWE) relate the perceptions viability. Design/methodology/approach A total 254 teams ( N = 1,154 individuals) participated in study, a multilevel analysis conducted effects team-level factors. Findings results suggest partial compensatory effect. High levels high TWE are associated with effect on Simultaneously, being part highly engaged has protective viability, when individuals...
Introduction Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a powerful predictor of several outcomes throughout life, such as relationships, citizenship behavior, academic job performance, mental physical health. The Portuguese Gulbenkian Academies for Knowledge supported the implementation rigorous impact assessment community educational interventions aiming to promote SEL in participants 0 25 years age. Methods This paper presents secondary-data analysis experimental quasi-experimental impacts 40...
Children and adolescents' social emotional skills have been gaining attention in diverse settings. With over 100 conceptual frameworks available, there is now a common move toward framing these as learning (SEL), assuming that they are not only amiable to development, but also malleable change product of intervention. As such, strong need for comprehensive measure effectively evaluate such skills, validated different age groups children young people, applicable both educational contexts...
Evaluation designs for social programs are developed assuming minimal or no disruption from external shocks, such as natural disasters. This is because extremely rare shocks may not make it worthwhile to account them in the design. Among extreme 2010 Chile earthquake. Un Buen Comienzo (UBC), an ongoing early childhood program Chile, was directly affected by article discusses (a) factors UBC team considered deciding whether put on hold continue implementation and data collection this...
Despite the accumulated evidence that retention is an ineffective and potentially harmful remedial strategy, several countries struggle with high levels of in compulsory schooling. This article provides impact Portuguese national educational policy “Programa Mais Sucesso Escolar” (PMSE) using class size, composition, differentiated instruction to reduce student increase achievement. We found PMSE significantly reduced retention, but had mixed effects on achievement, pointing grade inflation...
Parents play a vital role in identifying children's needs for support and Early Childhood Education Care (ECEC) features that well-being. This study examined parental perspectives on of ECEC foster young well-being under above the age 3 years by interviewing 359 parents across nine European countries (England, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal). Results revealed largely converged with quality discussed research. Process were mentioned more frequently than...
This study evaluated the implementation and efficacy of Hands Project – a prevention program for teen dating violence among middle high school students, implemented during pandemic. The is brief in-class intervention, targeting attitudes, personal skills, role bystanders in abusive situations with youth. A monitoring process was conducted 11 classes, quasi-experimental evaluation carried out 61 students (intervention group n = 45; comparison 16), pre-test post-test administration Attitudes...
In today’s digitally driven era marked by widespread remote communication, individuals grapple with diverse challenges when undertaking speaking tasks from a distance. Despite extensive research on communication dynamics in virtual contexts, the specific hurdles associated remain understudied. This addresses this gap qualitatively exploring complexities of such and proposing practical strategies for effective environments. Employing qualitative approach, survey open-ended questions was...