Newly qualified teachers’ needs of support for professional competences in four European countries: Finland, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Belgium

The first few years in the teaching profession are usually demanding. Although initial teacher education forms an essential foundation for teachers’ work, it cannot fully prepare new teachers for the complexities of working life. This study focuses on investigating the need for professional development support among newly qualified teachers to determine what their professional learning needs are and how these needs differ among teachers from four different countries: Finland, the United Kingdom (England), Portugal and Belgium (Flanders). The research data was collected via a questionnaire from 314 teachers, each with less than five years of teaching experience, and both closed and open-ended questions were included. The quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics and factor analysis to identify the latent variables associated with their needs. Answers to the open-ended questions were used to gain deeper insight into the newly qualified teachers’ situation. The results indicate that new teachers need support, especially regarding conflict situations and in differentiating their teaching. In addition, when analysing the profiles of eight support-need latent variables, all of the teachers in the different countries viewed supporting students’ holistic development as the most important area. Although the results of this study cannot be generalised, they provide an important overview of new teachers’ learning needs that should be taken into account when planning and organising support for them. (DIPF/Orig.)

Portugal and the European Monetary System.

Doutoramento em Economia.

Financial and Criminal Responsibility for Public Funds – Protection of the Constitutional Fundamental Social Law of Health

Abstract: The implementation of Fundamental Constitutional Health and Social Rights is necessary, appropriate and proportionate, following the demands of the population. Accountability and self-responsibility play a very important role. This requires the development of constitutional principles that protect public funds against corruption and offer a constitutional right to health protection. Financial and criminal liability might provide an incentive to improve the management of public funds and reinforce fundamental constitutional principles, particularly regarding the right to health. Constitutional, administrative and criminal issues, as well as public management and administration and the science of good governance, should be articulated in a single strategy also in the health sector. In Portugal and Brazil, as examples, the Federal Court / Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court / High Court of Justice or the Court of Auditors should be considered together.

Developing self-guided scuba dive routes in the Algarve (Portugal) and analysing visitors' perceptions

Scuba diving allows for underwater visitation of cultural and natural resources. Underwater routes can be used as a tool for guided and supervised underwater visits. Two scuba diving routes were implemented in the Algarve (South of Portugal), the "B24" and "Poco" diving sites. The perceptions of scuba divers regarding several aspects of the routes and the existing support infrastructures were studied following a survey carried out through face-to-face interviews from 2008 to 2012. Divers profile and their perceptions were analysed using 246 valid questionnaires. Divers were mainly Portuguese, over 30 years old and with more than 12 years of formal education. Some of the support infrastructures did not achieve a "good" or "acceptable" grade. This should be carefully considered by diving operators and managers, because perceptions tend to circulate throughout the diving tourists. All features of interpretative slates were graded as highly satisfactory. Overall, diver satisfaction increased slightly after route implementation, with an average ranking of "good". These findings support the implementation of underwater routes as a way to promote diving activity, and to increase divers' environmental education and awareness. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Transferability of environmental favourability models in geographic space: The case of the Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) in Portugal and Spain

Transferring distribution models between different geographical areas may be problematic, as the performance of models outside their original scope is hard to predict. A modelling procedure is needed that gets the gist of the environmental descriptors of a distribution area, without either overfitting to the training data or overestimating the species’ distribution potential.We tested the transferability power of the favourability function, a generalized linear model, on the distribution of the Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) in the Iberian territories of Portugal and Spain.We also tested the effects of two of the main potential constraints on model transferability: the analysed ranges of the predictor variables, and the completeness of the species distribution data. We modelled 10 km×10km presence/absence data from Portugal and Spain separately, extrapolated each model to the other country, and compared predictions with observations. The Spanish model, despite arguably containing more false absences, showed good predictive ability in Portugal. The Portuguese model, whose predictors ranged between only a subset of the values observed in Spain, overestimated desman distribution when transferred.We discuss possible reasons for this differential model behaviour, and highlight the importance of this kind of models for prediction and conservation applications

Energy consumption and energy efficiency in olive oil mills: case studies in Portugal and Spain in the frame of TESLA project

TESLA project (Transfering Energy Save Laid on Agroindustry) financed by the European Commission, had the main goals of evaluating the energy consumption and to identify the best available practices to improve energy efficiency in key agro-food sectors, such as the olive oil mills. A general analysis of energy consumptions allowed identifying the partition between electrical and thermal energy (approximately 50%) and the production processes responsible for the higher energy consumptions, as being the in the mill and paste preparation and the phases separation. Some measures for reducing energy waste and for improving energy efficiency were identified and the impact was evaluated by using the TESLA tool developed by Circe and available at the TESLA website.

The seismicity of Portugal and its adjacent Atlantic region from 1300 to 2014: Maximum Observed Intensity map (MOI)

In this study, we considered earthquakes with a maximum observed intensity (MOI) Io≥V that occurred throughout the Portuguese mainland and its adjacent Atlantic region to produce the map of maximum intensities of Portugal. This map is based on a wide variety of historical and recent sources, including 175 earthquakes, over the period of 1300–2014. This MOI map allows the regions of high, medium, and low levels of seismic hazard to be highlighted. The entirety of Portugal has been affected by major seismic events, some of which have caused serious damage. In addition, offshore earthquakes have had significant impacts on the coastal cities located in the central and southern regions of the country. Because the southern region of mainland Portugal is more active than the northern region, the largest concentrations of events with Io≥VI are in the southern region, especially on the mainland near the city of Évora, in the Lisbon region, in the Lower Tagus Valley region, and along the Algarve coast, especially in the southwest region in Cape of São Vicente and the Gorringe Bank.

A Correspondência luso-brasileira: narrativa de um trânsito intercultural

O artigo explora a experiência intercultural entre Portugal e o Brasil, entre 1807 e 1823, de duas famílias oriundas da pequena nobreza rural do Norte de Portugal, com especial atenção ao percurso intercultural feminino. A Correspondência é uma representação polifónica de um movimento de transculturação pessoal, familiar, social e grupal, ao longo de quase duas décadas, e funciona como uma tradução por vezes consecutiva, outras vezes simultânea, dos eventos históricos testemunhados. O conceito de tradução intercultural aqui utilizado baseia-se no pensamento de Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2006; 2008). Esta análise da Correspondência articula os contextos concretos e situados do seu objecto de estudo, com o propósito de construir o conhecimento de diferentes momentos históricos, racionalidades e mundividências.

Sistema fiscal português Vs sistema fiscal brasileiro - perspectiva do investidor

Mestrado em Fiscalidade

Literacia, ensino da leitura e sucesso escolar

Nas últimas décadas, tem se observado uma crescente demanda pelo domínio da linguagem escrita em todas as áreas da vida social (Olson 2009). Essa demanda não se limita apenas ao contexto brasileiro, mas refere-se a um contexto mundial, que hoje coloca o domínio das diversas capacidades de linguagem, em especial das capacidades de leitura e escrita, como condição para acesso ao conhecimento, à participação social e o exercício efetivo da cidadania. O domínio de tais capacidades refere-se a um certo tipo ou nível de literacia que vai além da descodificação, diz respeito às diversas capacidades de leitura e escrita necessárias em diferentes práticas sociais. Partindo de uma parceria de investigação entre instituições de ensino superior em Portugal e no Brasil, temos vindo a reflectir sobre questões de currículo nos dois países.

Nacionalidade originária e por naturalização

The object of this dissertation is to study the law of nationality in two countries: Portugal and Brazil. For this, it is necessary to think back on the traditional criteria for granting nationality, jus soli and jus sanguinis, and the nature of the applicability of the same rights in both countries. The ultimate goal involves the connection between these two points, making a comparison between both legal systems, as well as an analysis of the interests underlying these standards, applying the relationships between these interests and their own rules, in an attempt to understand the problems raise these laws.

Estudos da criança e pesquisa com crianças: nuances luso-brasileiras acerca dos desafios éticos e metodológicos

O presente artigo discute as maneiras como os Estudos da Criança colaboram com as novas formas de se pensarem as crianças e as infâncias, afirmando que os conceitos de criança como ator social, como sujeito com direitos, participativo e com voz, passam a ter uma visibilidade significativa na pesquisa com crianças, nos discursos acadêmicos e também em muitas práticas sociais com crianças. Questionamos ao longo do texto alguns aspectos que têm vindo a merecer uma atenção acrescida nos últimos tempos, nomeadamente os relacionados com os preceitos éticos que envolvem a pesquisa com crianças tentando pensar de que modo podem concretizar-se numa ética viável e significativa para as crianças, nas pesquisas com crianças desenvolvidas no Brasil e em Portugal. Fechamos o texto com a convicção de que somente ouvindo e escutando o que as crianças tem a nos dizer sobre os seus modos de vida poderemos acrescentar ao conhecimento sobre a infância elementos inovadores e respeitadores da imagem da criança como sujeito ativo de direitos. Somente desta forma conseguiremos enfrentar as exigências de colocar em discussão todo e qualquer direito das crianças na pesquisa em debates mais extensos de ampliação da cidadania.

Las prácticas de recursos humanos y su incidencia en el bienestar laboral de los empleados

El objetivo del presente trabajo es formular, mediante una profunda revisión documental, bibliográfica y empírica, una fundamentación teórica sobre si existe o no incidencia de las prácticas de recursos humanos sobre el bienestar laboral de los empleados, y el que grado en que esta se presenta sobre aspecto como el engagement y la satisfacción laboral. Se realizó la revisión de múltiples estudios empíricos que aportaran evidencia sobre la relación que se presenta entre las principales prácticas de recursos humanos – provisión de personal, formación y desarrollo, promoción de personal, evaluación de desempeño, compensación y pago, y balance trabajo-familia – y el bienestar laboral, representado en el engagement y satisfacción en el trabajo de los empleados. Los resultados de este trabajo indican la existencia de una relación e incidencia de las prácticas de recursos humanos, el bienestar laboral, el engagement y la satisfacción laboral. De igual forma se encontró que estas relaciones son principalmente de carácter positivo, lo cual indica que las organizaciones que desarrollan este tipo de prácticas en su interior, fomentan tanto el desarrollo y la presencia de bienestar laboral en sus empleados, como su perdurabilidad.

A gestão de políticas públicas em saúde da divisão de vigilância em saúde da secretaria de estado de saúde pública - SESPA no combate do HIV/AIDS no estado do Pará - um estudo de caso

A presente dissertação teve como objetivo compreender como se promove a Gestão da Divisão de Vigilância Sanitária pela Secretaria de Estado de Saúde Pública/SESPA no combate do HIV/AIDS no Estado do Pará. A pesquisa contemplou o processo de Gestão de Políticas Públicas em Saúde da Divisão de Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria de Estado de Saúde Pública – SESPA no combate do HIV/AIDS no Estado do Pará, destacando os resultados dessa gestão nos casos notificados. Tratou-se de um estudo descritivo, cujos dados foram coletados a partir de levantamento bibliográfico e documental com aplicação de questionário na Divisão de Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria do Estado de Saúde Pública/SESPA. O referencial teórico enfocou aspectos da contextualização da Gestão Pública e Privada, assim como fez referencia a Gestão de Políticas Públicas em Saúde em Portugal e no Brasil. Os resultados mostraram que a Gestão da Divisão de Vigilância Sanitária /SESPA consiste em uma Gestão Pública que realiza suas atividades sobre uma estrutura burocrata e centralizada impedindo que a mesma supra adequadamente, enquanto organização, às demandas do Estado do Pará e aos desafios impostos pelo HIV/AIDS, que se reafirma como assunto de saúde pública. Como conclusão, o estudo evidenciou que Gestão da Divisão da Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria de Estado de Saúde Pública/SESPA no combate do HIV/AIDS não promoveu adequadamente suas ações, apresentando resultados satisfatórios, pois necessita de melhores políticas públicas que propiciem ações para o cumprimento de suas metas, fortalecendo a capacidade de organização e de articulação, como a redução efetiva das vulnerabilidades sociais e políticas que agenciam a expansão da epidemia, crescentemente associada às desigualdades sociais que vigoram no Estado do Pará.

Uso de resíduo e de minerais de pegmatito da região do seridó RN e de argilas portuguesas em formulações de grês porcelanato

In the State Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, the most significant deposits of minerals in the production of granite and pegmatite are Seridó region. Municipalities of Parelhas and Equador are the main responsible for the production of feldspar, quartz, kaolin and granite. The ceramic industries are always in search of competitiveness by investing in new products or improving existing techniques. The stoneware is a type of pottery that stands in the market because it presents technical and aesthetic characteristics superior to other existing products. Characteristics of the raw materials initially obtained with chemical analysis and mineralogical analysis are crucial in getting a product that satisfies the conditions in a manufacturing process and is, in principle, directly related to the firing cycle. This research aimed at developing new formulations for the mass production of ceramic stoneware. The raw materials initially characterized were feldspar, quartz, kaolin and granite. As part of the research was developed at the University of Aveiro, in Portugal, we used two clays used in the production of Portuguese ceramics. The raw material Brazilian and Portuguese and the final product, both in Portugal and Brazil, were analyzed for X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, granulometric analysis, dilatometric analysis, thermal analysis and analysis of scanning electron microscopy (MEV). The specimens prepared at the University of Aveiro (DECV) were sintered at 10000C and 12000C and the specimens prepared in UFRN were sintered at 10000C, 10500C, 11000C, 11500C, 12000C, 12500C and 13000C, but the best results and demonstrating the presence of the mineral mullite were at temperatures of 12000C, 12500C and 13000C. The results showed that the granite waste used may be considered raw material of excellent quality for use in the ceramic industry and coating floors and more accurately by the industry of stoneware. Physical and mechanical tests conducted on samples of the formulations F01 and F02 developed in UFRN showed a water absorption and mechanical strength suitable for the stoneware