In an era increasingly shaped by information and communication technologies, assessing digital and info-communication competencies among students has become a focal point for academic and institutional initiatives. Various projects, both within and outside Academia, have sought to classify students’ competencies at different levels, often relying on standardized tests and self-assessment questionnaires. However...
This article reports on the comparison between two groups of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) users: users in nightlife settings and users in online communities. A quantitative survey was conducted in six EU countries (Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal) within a convenience sample of adult (18 years+) current (12-month) NPS users. Participants self-completed either a pen-and-paper or...
The present study takes as a starting point the COVID-19 lockdown to which Portuguese and Brazilian schools were confined during 2020, to trace the scenario regarding the training needs of secondary education teachers in terms of digital skills. The research questions seek, firstly, to understand how the transition from face-to-face environments to digital environments was carried out in those countries and, se...
This article seeks to explore the notions of literacy(ies) and competences in times of digital education. The aim of the study was to understand, from perspectives of experts, what literacy(ies) and competences are in digital teaching-learning contexts, how they are operationalised, which strategies can be used for their development, and what are the opportunities and challenges for their application in digital...
Aim: This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (MPTSCPC) in glaucoma patients, with standard parameters, over a 24-month period. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 61 eyes undergoing MPTSCPC from January 2018 to December 2020 was carried out. Patients received 160 seconds of laser, with settings of 2000 mW/cm2 and a duty cycle of 31.3%. Results: A total of 61 ...
Este artigo baseia-se numa investigação realizada na Universidade Aberta no âmbito do mestrado em Supervisão Pedagógica. Assume um caráter exploratório, analisando uma amostra não probabilística de docentes, a lecionar nas diferentes regiões educativas do país e em distintas fases do seu percurso profissional. Parte da assunção, de caráter psicossocial, de que o indivíduo e o meio surgem conectados numa relação...
Este artigo baseia-se numa investigação realizada na Universidade Aberta no âmbito do mestrado em Supervisão Pedagógica. Assume um caráter exploratório, analisando uma amostra não probabilística de docentes, a lecionar nas diferentes regiões educativas do país e em distintas fases do seu percurso profissional. Parte da assunção, de caráter psicossocial, de que o indivíduo e o meio surgem conectados numa relação...
Online drug use pornography has been freely available through websites on the open internet for at least 7 years. Surprisingly there is almost no exploration of its nature, character or impacts on both performers and those engaging with this type of content within the research literature. Nor is it an issue that has engaged health care providers and other statutory and non-statutory agencies even though it may ...
Teaching has traditionally been a solitary profession. However, both because of the growing awareness of the complexity of teaching and the emergence of a notion of curriculum based on transversal competences, teachers’ collaborative work is currently the focus of increased attention and research. Teacher collaboration has a paradoxical status in schools, as desired by educational policies and by teachers’ and ...