Despite rising participation rates in Portugal, a gap persists between general and vocational upper secondary students' transition to higher education (HE). This study employs a qualitative methodology, specifically through content analysis of focus group discussions, to explore the factors influencing vocational students' reluctance towards higher education, amidst specific policies designed to aid their trans...
To identify how digital media are being used by community-led initiatives of the Centro Region of Portugal, and to identify the requirements that a digital platform for mediation between agents in the territory should have, two focus groups were conducted, involving six small-sized community-led initiatives and six larger-sized community-led initiatives. This article details the results of these focus groups, a...
Introduction: In order to reduce prison populations to manage the spread of COVID-19, many states have turned to the use of non-custodial sanctions and measures and the adoption of early or emergency release schemes. While the impact of the pandemic on prisons has been well documented,1 it is less clear how COVID-19 and the different measures governments have adopted in response to the pandemic have impacted th...
NOTA INTRODUTÓRIA O presente relatório sobre os impactos da pandemia de covid-19 na aplicação e execução de penas alternativas à prisão e na preparação de reclusos para a liberdade em Portugal integra-se no projeto “Addressing gaps in the implementation and management of alternatives to imprisonment and post-release support during the COVID-19 global pandemic", financiado pela Fondation Internationale Pénale et...
Digital media can provide an essential contribution to the development of local communities by creating digital environments that facilitate the sharing of information, dissemination of knowledge, and construction of organizational learning. Digital media can also promote interaction and collaboration processes among different regional agents, fostering a continuous flow of territorial-based innovation. The stu...