Research Projects
2013
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The quality of education is important for individuals, in that it has a positive impact on their future earnings and quality of life. But its social returns are no less important. Particularly, it is associated with reduced crime and conflict and the promotion of economic growth....
2009
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The project Governing and Governance in higher education was part of the Eurohesc CRP and aimed to analyse the transformations in the steering and governance models in European higher education. Its main objectives were: 1. to identify and analyse characteristics of the new steer...
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This project aimed to analyze changes in the academic profession by reference to the health professions (doctors and nurses).
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An important constituent group contributing to the culture of an institution, along with students, is the faculty or academic staff. The academic staff is a key resource within higher education institutions and, therefore, it has a major role in achieving the objectives of the in...
2008
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Higher Education Institutions and Academics Perceptions Towards Quality Evaluation and AccreditationAlthough quality assurance and accreditation systems have been in operation for a number of years, there are no extensive studies about their effects over teaching and learning quality nor on the different reactions linked to academic tradition and the norms and values of scienti...
2007
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The aim of the project was to analyze in an international comparative perspective changes in academic profession.
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The objective of this project was to carry out a comparative analysis of gender differences in top management in higher education in eight countries.
2005
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- Analyse the process of merging the two higher nursing schools of Coimbra into a new school.
2004
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This nation-wide study financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology (2004-2008) has attempted to identify students’ perceptions concerning importance and expectations regarding major aspects of their higher education experience. A questionnaire was administered to about...
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This project aimed to map and analyze the multiplicity of ways in which higher education institutions interpret and respond to external (political, social and economic) pressures in the advent of a global, knowledge-based, post-industrial society.