Teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education are among the most relevant predictors of successful inclusion. Several factors related to child, teacher and environment predict teacher attitudes. This study aims to analyse the relationship between teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education, their perception of selfefficacy, and perceived school climate. A total of 463 teachers (81.4% female) participated ...
Teacher-family partnership are elements of high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC). Nevertheless, the need for better understanding such partnerships and factors influencing it particularly for children under three is underlined. This study compares teachers’ and mothers’ reports regarding real and ideal partnership practices, exploring child, ECEC and family level predictors of partnership. Moth...
This study examined the extent to which the quality of teacher-infant interactions varies across play and routine care activities. In addition, the effects of the quantity of adult involvement in the quality of teacher-infant interactions were investigated. Participants were teachers and infants from 90 infant classrooms in Portugal. Classrooms had, on average, six infants enrolled (M = 6.38, SD = 2.34), with t...
Relevant pedagogists have claimed the importance of valuing and embracing differences in education to create more inclusive and equitable learning environ ments that can be responsive to the diverse needs and strengths of all learners. Since the end of 19th century several educators have begun to demand construc tivist and student-centred approaches to learning, among them, Vygotsky in the socio-cultural theory...
This study examined the extent to which the quality of teacher-infant interactions varies across play and routine care activities. In addition, the effects of the quantity of adult involvement in the quality of teacher-infant interactions were investigated. Participants were 90 infant classrooms in Portugal. Classrooms had, on average, 6 infants enrolled (M = 6.38, SD = 2.34), with the number of adults ranging ...
This study analysed the associations between preschoolers’ perceived maternal acceptance–rejection and their social and emotional competence. Participants were 90 Portuguese children (55.6% boys) aged 54–82 months and their parents. Children completed the Early Childhood Parental Acceptance–Rejection Questionnaire Mothers’ Short Form) and parents reported the children’s social and emotional skills using the Soc...
Neste estudo analisaram-se os motivos de estudantes para escolherem a carreira docente e respetivas associações com variáveis sociodemográficas, com características do curso de formação de professores e com crenças de autoeficácia. Participaram 183 estudantes (86% mulheres) de cursos de mestrado em ensino de instituições portuguesas, que preencheram um questionário on-line sobre características sociodemográfi...
As unidades de saúde, tal como as restantes instituições públicas e privadas, produzem águas residuais que podem ser consideradas um agente de risco para a saúde pública e para o ambiente. O objectivo deste trabalho passa por analisar quais os contaminantes emergentes predominantes nos efluentes hospitalares, interpretar e avaliar de acordo com a legislação actual o destino, e a contaminação dos efluentes hospi...
Neste estudo analisaram-se os motivos de estudantes para escolherem a carreira docente e respetivas associações com variáveis sociodemográficas, com características do curso de formação de professores e com crenças de autoeficácia. Participaram 183 estudantes (86% mulheres) de cursos de mestrado em ensino de instituições portuguesas, que preencheram um questionário on-line sobre características sociodemográfica...