A produção de educação nos Açores: a nota de matemática

Tese de Doutoramento, Ciências Económicas e Empresariais (Desenvolvimento Económico e Social e Economia Pública), 16 de Janeiro de 2014, Universidade dos Açores.

Is action research necessarily collaborative? Discussing some findings from the RRC project

ECER 2014 "The Past, the Present and Future of Educational Research in Europe" will take place at the University of Porto from 1 - 5 September 2014.

Satisfação profissional e bem-estar subjetivo dos professores em pré-reforma

Dissertação de Mestrado, Psicologia da Educação, especialidade em Contextos Educativos, 4 de Março de 2016, Universidade dos Açores.

Razões da escolha do ensino secundário profissional pelos jovens : análise comparativa entre as escolas profissionais e as escolas secundárias no Concelho de Ponta Delgada

Dissertação de Mestrado, Ciências Sociais, 2 de Março de 2016, Universidade dos Açores.

A new natural spiro heterocyclic compound and the cytotoxic activity of the secondary metabolites from Juniperus brevifolia leaves

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Perspetiva da comunidade docente sobre a relação entre a autoavaliação da escola e o seu projeto curricular: um estudo de caso numa escola básica e secundária

Dissertação de Mestrado, Educação (Concepção e Desenvolvimento de Projectos Educativos), 21 de Janeiro de 2013, Universidade dos Açores.

Pittosporum Undulatum and Hedychium Gardnerianum: nutritive value and secondary metabolites on cattle reproductive performances

Hedychium gardnerianum (HG) and Pittospporum undulatum (PU) are invasive plants all over the world, being in the Azores supplied to cattle on periods of shortage food. As these plants produce secondary metabolites, including a diverse range of phytochemicals compounds, the aim of the presente study is to identify how these metabolites can be related to animal’s reproductive performances. For such purpose, plants were harvested on winter, compounds extracted by method of decoction and analysed by combination of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry as well as highperformance liquid chromatography. For nutritive evaluations, Van Soest and Weende methodologies were used. In HG quercetin-3, 4'-di-O-betaglucopyranoside, myricetin rhamnoside, quercetin rhamnoside, and gibberellin A1 and A8 were identified, while for PU were found cafeic acid derivatives, including dicaffeoylquinic acid and caffeoylquinic acid. In nutritional terms, these plants can be considered as poor, presenting percentages of dry matter (DM%) of 16.34% and 40.39%, respectively for HG and PU. Values for ash 10.4%, crude protein (CP) 7.75%, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) 64.5, acid detergent fiber (ADF) 34.69%, acid detergent lignin (ADL) 3.47% and ether extract (EE) 2.03% were found for HG. For PU values were ash 6.64%, CP 6.11%, NDF 43.84%, acid ADF 35.57%, ADL 3.56% and EE 2.71%. This study clearly indicated that, besides their low nutritive values, these plants can be used to feed ruminants, especially when pasture lacks. Nevertheless, as some compounds, namely the caffeoylquinic and dicaffeoylquinic acids, are known to be associated to physiological reproductive mechanisms, one could speculate that these compounds can be directly or indirectly associated to reproductive performances in bovine fed with these plants.

Projetos de empreendedorismo nas escolas : impactos nos alunos e na organização escolar

Dissertação de Mestrado em Educação, especialidade em Administração e Organização Escolar.

A opção dos jovens pelo ensino profissional : contextos e decisões : um estudo de caso

Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciências Sociais, especialidade em Família, Envelhecimento e Políticas Sociais.

Students' engagement in schools : differentiation and promotion

The objective of this work is to present elements of the project Student engagement in Schools (SES). The team consists of 10 researchers from six Universities. Student engagement in schools is a multidimensional construct that unites affective, behavioural, and cognitive dimensions of student adaptation in the school and has influence on students’outcomes. The team of researchers conceptualized two major studies, a differential study to analyze the relations between SES and contextual factors, personal factors, student’s outcomes, and a quasi-experimental study to analyze the effects on SES of a specific intervention programmes. In study 1, the sample size is around 600 students (150 6th graders, 150 7th graders, 150 9th graders, and 150 10th graders). We shall focus on years of school transition, with rural and urban populations, on different regions of the country, and on students with different family background. We shall conduct questionnaires with national and international scales. The study 2 will involve students in 7th and 9th grade, from four classes, two of the experimental group and two of the control group. Patterns of verbal communication between a teacher and students can influence the classroom environment and SES. This model of communication would result in more effective student management and more time on-task for learning.

A aprendizagem cooperativa no ensino-aprendizagem de História e Geografia no 3.º ciclo do Ensino Básico e Ensino Secundário

Mestrado, Ensino de História e de Geografia no 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário, 8 Março de 2016, Universidade dos Açores (Relatório de Estágio).