In a period strongly marked by constraints and abrupt societal changes, school leaders had to manage the pandemic crisis, guide changes, and find new solutions to respond to the demands of increasingly digitalised schools. In this context, a study was carried out to identify the main challenges faced by school leaders in Portugal and how digital technologies (DTs) were used by school leaders to address those ch...
Face à centralidade que a digitalização tem assumido no contexto escolar, este estudo, de natureza quantitativa, pretendeu identificar, através de um questionário respondido por 2041 alunos portugueses dos ensinos básico e secundário, as tecnologias digitais mais utilizadas, finalidades, vantagens e desvantagens relativas ao seu uso. Os resultados evidenciam que os mais novos usam-nas sobretudo para aces...
Em 2020, a União Europeia (UE) lançou o Plano de Ação para a Educação Digital (2021-2027) – Reconfigurar a educação e a formação para a era digital – numa iniciativa política que pretende apoiar a adaptação dos sistemas de ensino dos Estados-Membros à designada era digital, e no sentido de assegurar uma educação digital de elevada qualidade, inclusiva e acessível na Europa: Em Portugal está em curso um Programa...
The European Council's Communication regarding school development and excellent teaching since 2017 highlighted the need for a more comprehensive approach to teacher education at all levels. This approach should ensure the continuous professional development of both novice and experienced teachers by integrating theory, practice, and research, while addressing the challenges posed by the knowledge society and e...
The intersection of digital technologies and young people’s well-being has become a topic of increasing concern and interest within psychological and educational research. While the advantages of digital engagement for socio-emotional skill development areacknowledged, there is apprehension regarding excessive screen time and its potential impact on mental health. The study's objective was to provide a gender-f...
O estudo aqui apresentado situa-se no entrecruzamento entre políticas internacionais e europeias envolvendo tecnologias digitais na sua relação com culturas escolares e culturas midiáticas em Portugal. Essas políticas visam criar ecossistemas de educação digital eficazes e desenvolver competências digitais para uma cidadania digital ativa. Do ponto de vista metodológico, o estudo analisou documentos da UNESCO e...
Considering the European Union's commitment to substantially increase the involvement of the adult population in Lifelong Learning processes, thus providing an increase in the level of qualification through the development of key competences such as digital competence, the study in focus in this article involved two Portuguese prisons and aimed to identify the potential and limitations of training with technolo...
Considerando o compromisso da União Europeia de aumentar substancialmente o envolvimento da população adulta em processos de Aprendizagem ao Longo da Vida, proporcionando, assim, o aumento do nível de qualificação através do desenvolvimento de competências-chave como a competência digital, o estudo em foco neste artigo envolveu duas prisões portuguesas e teve como objetivos identificar potencialidades e limitaç...
The article explores trainees' perceptions of Initial Pedagogical Training of Trainers in the b-learning modality at a training center in Portugal. The analysis of the trainees' perception aims at the possibility of studying b-learning as a teaching modality that promotes training and lifelong learning processes, as well as access to digital inclusion. Data relating to the b-learning learning path were collecte...
This study aimed to: identify digital platforms and technologies (DPT) most used in school activities; check effects of the pandemic due to COVID-19, on this use; systematize the advantages or contributions and problems/difficulties perceived. Questionnaires answered by 1,753 teachers and 2,041 students from Portuguese public schools revealed an increase in the frequency of use of DPT, for purposes identical to...