Analysis of Needs and Resources

The initial aim of the CareMan project was to develop a joint degree programme that combined and utilised the strengths of the five collaborating universities that were already involved in delivering social and health care management education. Because the project was to be implemented in collaboration between education- al institutions, the collaboration had to be based on a detailed understanding of the national and institutional specifics of each of the individual academic enti- ties. During this process it was recognised that, due to a number of regulation issues, achieving the original aim would not be possible; ultimately, following a series of analytical works, which are presented below, it was decided that a set of three master’s level modules should be developed. One of the reasons was that the Finnish law on master’s degrees at universities of applied sciences (UAS) stated that the requirement for entry to a UAS master’s programme was a bachelor degree from a UAS or equivalent, plus a minimum of three years of work experience in an appropriate field. The three years’ work experience is also required from international students. In practice this meant that the participating Finnish UASs, Lahti and HAMK, could not award a diploma for foreign students without this work experience. The other European universities do not have the work experience requirement, although some take it as a bonus for admission (FHS UK). There were also other differences in law (e.g., requirements for mini - mum standards in Social Work education at FHS UK) that could not have been overcome during the period of project realisation. Consequently, the outcome was the development of only three common educational modules, each for 10 ECTS, which were developed, delivered and assessed during the lifetime of the project. The intention was that these would be integrated into the current masters’ level provision in each of the universities

Norma e variação na aula de língua portuguesa

Nesta dissertação estudou-se a relação entre a Norma e a Variação no Ensino do Português. No Capítulo I realiza-se uma revisão crítica da bibliografia relativa aos conceitos e aos pressupostos teóricos relativos ao tema. No Capítulo II procede-se à análise das diversas dimensões e dos níveis de regulação do ensino do Português, avaliando primeiro o papel dos programas, as suas linhas orientadoras e a função dos manuais escolares que os apoiam, para em seguida se proceder à análise desses materiais com vista à identificação de uma dimensão normativa do ensino do Português e do modo como este atende à variação linguística. Com a análise dos manuais, no Capítulo III, pretendeu-se identificar, quantificar e avaliar, por um lado, o peso de matérias e conteúdos que já não provêm da gramática tradicional, mas de diferentes áreas da Linguística e, por outro lado, verificar a existência de referências explícitas ou implícitas quer à norma quer à variação linguística. Tal análise permitiu comprovar e concluir que, atendendo às directrizes programáticas e à orientação geral do ensino da língua materna, o ensino da Língua Portuguesa, fornecendo embora uma perspectiva mais abrangente do fenómeno linguístico, no conjunto dos ciclos e anos aqui analisados, se caracteriza pela fraca progressão no que diz respeito à explicitação do Funcionamento da Língua e ao desenvolvimento de efectivas competências (meta)linguísticas. /ABSTRACT: This dissertation is about the relationship between the linguistic norm and the Variation in the teaching of the Portuguese Language. ln chapter I there is a criticai review on the literature of the theoretical concepts and assumptions relating to this subject. ln chapter II you can find an analysis on the several dimensions and levels of regulation in the teaching of the portuguese language by first evaluating the role of the school programs, their guidelines and the role of the school textbooks which support them and to then analyse these material so as to identify the normative dimension in the Portuguese Language teaching and the way it meets the linguistic variation. The analysis of school textbooks in chapter III sought to identify, quantify and evaluate, on the one hand, the weight of themes and contents which don’t come from the traditional grammar but from different areas of linguistics and, on the other hand, to check the existence of explicit as well as implicit references not only to the linguistic norm but also to the linguistic variation. Considering the program guidelines and the general orientation of the mother-tongue teaching, this analysis has demonstrated and concluded that the Portuguese Language teaching, although within a boarder perspective of the linguistic phenomenon and all the cycles and years which were here analysed, can be characterized by its slow progression concerning the explicitness of the workings of the Language and the development of effective (meta)linguistic skills.

The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Europe: Impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human well-being

Procambarus clarkii is currently recorded from 16 European territories. On top of being a vector of crayfish plague, which is responsible for large-scale disappearance of native crayfish species, it causes severe impacts on diverse aquatic ecosystems, due to its rapid life cycle, dispersal capacities, burrowing activities and high population densities. The species has even been recently discovered in caves. This invasive crayfish is a polytrophic keystone species that can exert multiple pressures on ecosystems. Most studies deal with the decline of macrophytes and predation on several species (amphibians, molluscs, and macroinvertebrates), highlighting how this biodiversity loss leads to unbalanced food chains. At a management level, the species is considered as (a) a devastating digger of the water drainage systems in southern and central Europe, (b) an agricultural pest in Mediterranean territories, consuming, for example, young rice plants, and (c) a threat to the restoration of water bodies in north-western Europe. Indeed, among the high-risk species, P. clarkii consistently attained the highest risk rating. Its negative impacts on ecosystem services were evaluated. These may include the loss of provisioning services such as reductions in valued edible native species of regulatory and supporting services, inducing wide changes in ecological communities and increased costs to agriculture and water management. Finally, cultural services may be lost. The species fulfils the criteria of the Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament (species widely spread in Europe and impossible to eradicate in a cost-effective manner) and has been included in the “Union List”. Particularly, awareness of the ornamental trade through the internet must be reinforced within the European Community and import and trade regulations should be imposed to reduce the availability of this high-risk species.

Summary and Conclusion

This monograph outlines the process and results of development of a common educational programme at masters level in health and social care management, which was supported by the Erasmus Life Long Education project CareMan (Cul- ture and Care Management). The CareMan project brought together university partners actively involved in educating social and health care professionals in leadership and management at master’s level in Europe. The five partners of the consortium were Lahti University of Applied Sciences – Lahti UAS (administra- tive and academic coordinator, Finland), Charles University – CU (the Czech Republic), Edinburgh Napier University – ENU (Scotland), Hammeline University of Applied Sciences – HAMK (Finland), and University of Évora – UoE (Portugal). The objectives of the project were to achieve lower -level educational goals that included the development through education cultural and value -driven leadership, quality of care and quality management to effectively manage an integrated health and social care service. Through mapping the situation in the field and comparing curricula of all participating universities the overall aim was to develop a joint masters programme in social and healthcare management. After the detailed understanding of national and institutional specifics of each of the individual academic entities it was recognised that, due to a number of regulation issues, the original aim was not achievable. Following subsequent analytical work, it was decided to develop a set of three master’s level modules. At the end of the project it was intended that all created modules would be available virtually to the participating programmes and would contribute some added value to existing curricula. In the future these ready -to -use modules are intended to be taught in cooperation with the participating universities or as a separate module in each university. The chosen theoretical framework of the project that underpinned the devel- opment, management and evaluation of the inter -cultural educational provision relied on the combination of two learning theories – ‘cooperative collaborative and social learning’ and ’transformational’ (Mezirow, 2009). This theoretical framework helped to align with European collaborative policy and its application on all levels of implementation of the project.