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- Accomodating students with disabilities in academic and institucional contextsPublication . Oliveira, Luciana; Costa, TeresaThe developemnt of educational techonologies has been increasing the opportunities for students with disabilities to integrate Higher Education Institutions...
- Accountability and Transparency in Cooperatives: A Comparative Analysis between Portugal and GermanyPublication . Meira, Deolinda; Bandeira, Ana M.; Santos, MelanieEste estudio pretende evaluar si la legislación sobre mecanismos de supervisión interna y externa vigente para las cooperativas alemanas permite un nivel de rendición de cuentasy transparencia más adecuados en términos de información financiera en comparación con el modelo adoptado en Portugal. Para ello, y a través de una metodología cualitativa, utilizando la técnica de análisis de contenido y el modelo de estudio de casos múltiples, se construyeron índices de cumplimiento total y parcial por país para evaluarla transparencia y la rendición de cuentasde las cooperativas en la muestra seleccionada. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que las cooperativas analizadas presentan un índice de cumplimiento superior al 50% en todas las categorías seleccionadas. Sin embargo, en todas las categorías, las cooperativas alemanas presentan un porcentaje mayor que las portuguesas, lo cual nos permite concluir que el modelo alemán de supervisión interna y externa proporciona un mayor nivel de rendición de cuentasy transparencia.Palabras clave: Cooperativa; Información financiera; Consejo de Supervisión; Federación de Auditores.
- Challenges for e-learning and adult students in higher educationPublication . Correia, Ana Maria Ramalho; Mesquita, AnabelaThis article examines Lifelong Learning, from the perspective of the adult learner in higher education, by presenting some of the results of a project, funded by the European Commission's Socrates Programme, LIHE, Learning in Higher Education. It is structured as follows: first, the background of the project is described, then the experiences of the adult student, concerning their induction and tuition, are presented. Some future trends concerning adults in higher education and lifelong learning are outlined and conclusions drawn.
- Comunidades de prática: factores críticos de sucesso para a inovação e a partilha de conhecimentoPublication . Correia, Ana Maria Ramalho; Paulos, Alice; Mesquita, AnabelaAs comunidades de prática constituem um espaço privilegiado de interacção entre os seus membros, promovendo a aprendizagem e a partilha de conhecimento. Sendo esta última uma condição crítica de sucesso para a promoção da inovação, revela-se, pois, crucial, compreender os factores organizacionais que poderão condicionar esta partilha, inibindo-a ou potenciando-a. Assim, nesta comunicação começa-se por evidenciar a evolução do conceito de comunidade de prática (CdP), o seu modo de funcionamento e as suas características, dando-se algum enfoque às comunidades mediadas através de dispositivos electrónicos – as e-CdP ou comunidades digitais. Segue-se a descrição de alguns dos factores que podem condicionar a partilha de conhecimento. Apresentam-se, também, os benefícios e os inconvenientes das CdP para as organizações, bem como algumas recomendações para que estas possam usufruir do potencial relacionado com aquelas comunidades no sentido de promoverem o respectivo sucesso e a inovação.
- Educational characteristics of adult students in portuguese technological schoolsPublication . Correia, Ana Maria Ramalho; Sá, Dulce Magalhães de; Costa, Ana Cristina; Mesquita, AnabelaDespite a massive expansion of education in Portugal, since the 1970’s, educational attainment of the adult population in the country remains low. The numbers of working-age people in some form of continuing education are among the lowest, according to the OECD and EU-27 statistics. Technological Schools(TS), initially created in the 1990’s, under the umbrella of the Ministry of Economy in partnership with industry and industrial associations, aimed to prepare qualified staff for industries and services in the country, particularly in the engineering sector, through the provision of post secondary non-university programmes of studies, the CET (Technological Specialization Courses). Successful CET students are awarded a DET(Diploma of Technological Specialization), which corresponds to Vocational Qualification level IV of the EU, according to the latest alteration (2005) of the Education Systems Act (introduced in 1986). In this, CET’s are also clearly defined as one of the routes for access to Higher Education (HE), in Portugal. The PRILHE (Promoting Reflective and Independent Learning in Higher Education) multinational project, funded by the European Socrates Grundtvig Programme, aimed to identify the learning processes which enable adult students in higher education to become autonomous reflective learners and search best practices to support these learning processes. During this research, both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to determine how students organise their studies and develop their learning skills. The Portuguese partner in the project’ consortium used a two case studies approach, one with students of Higher Education Institutions and other with students of TS. This paper only applies to students of TS, as these have a predominant bias towards engineering. Results show that student motivation and professional teaching support contribute equally to the development of an autonomous and reflective approach to learning in adult students; this is essential for success in a knowledge economy, where lifelong learning is the key to continuous employment.
- How can we help students to improve their creativity? – lessons learned from a case studyPublication . Mesquita, Anabela; Mascarenhas, ArturOne of the main concerns of today’s organizations is to cope with the rapid pace of change while maintaining their competitive advantage. This means that firms must be innovative, create new knowledge and have new ideas constantly. Similarly, one of the main concerns of lecturers is to help students to develop creativity. According to some authors, new ideas, new thoughts, innovation can arise in an appropriate environment and with the development and train of adequate competences and skills. This means that although some persons were born more creative than others, it is possible to help those less creative to improve their innovative capacities and competences. The question that remains now is “how”. How can we, as lecturers and educators help our students to become more creative? In this paper we describe a Portuguese case study that took place at ISCAP (School of Accountancy and Administration of Porto – Portugal), in the course of Business Communication, in the unit “Marketing Communication” (3rd year (1st Bologna cycle), 1st semester). We will describe and characterize the situation at the beginning of the semester (situation A), explain the tasks and activities proposed to students and the final result (situation A2). We will discuss differences between situation A and A2, formulate some hypotheses concerning differences and draw some recommendations.
- Imparidades e imparidades líquidas: estudo empírico de empresas não cotadas em PortugalPublication . Martins, Carlos Quelhas; Silva, Eduardo Sá e; Gama, Andreia Taveira da
- Learning in higher education: strategies to overcome challenges faced by adult students - lessons drawn from two studies in PortugalPublication . Correia, Ana Maria Ramalho; Mesquita, AnabelaThe development of a knowledge-based society needs a technological infrastructure and a workforce with the necessary knowledge and competences, supported by a well-structured initial education and a continuous learning program, available to all citizens, including those who did not have the opportunity to attend Higher Education (HE) when they were younger. We recognize that these students may be rich in experience but they also have some difficulties in adapting to the pedagogical approaches of learning and teaching. Furthermore, their attitudes and problems are not necessarily the same as those of traditional students but they are still expected to fit into educational institutions designed for younger students. The project LIHE – Learning in Higher Education aimed to improve the learning experience and environment of adults, particularly non-traditional adults as well as to promote lifelong learning in HE, within a European dimension. In this paper we will present this project together with some of the results.
- Learning in higher education: the ISEGI casePublication . Correia, Ana Maria Ramalho; Mesquita, Anabela
- A nova diretiva da contabilidade: a mudança previsívelPublication . Silva, Eduardo Sá eA nova diretiva da contabilidade: a mudança previsível