175 documents found, page 1 of 18
Corruptio Optimi Pessima: subsídios da Psicologia para os próximos 50 anos da U...
Rosário, Pedro; Moreira, Pedro Miguel Silva[Excerto] No dia a dia somos submersos por notícias e acontecimentos que testam a nossa confiança sobre a possibilidade de construirmos uma sociedade de confiabilidade estável, respeitadora da individualidade e da diversidade. Somos bombardeados com propaganda e amostras de produtos comerciais relacionados com a procura de felicidade típica do animal sadio, por contraponto à tristeza do animal vadio: maçãs feli...
The Corinthian Creed : divine revelation or literary interpretation?
Rosário, PedroO conceito de revelação, tradicionalmente associado à “viagem” do apóstolo Paulo, alude imediatamente a uma luz cegante e uma voz inesperada no caminho para Damasco. Informado naturalmente pelo triunfo da razão através do Iluminismo e do Método Científico, um ceticismo saudável impele-nos a procurar uma outra compreensão deste fenómeno, de acordo com a sua descrição no Credo Coríntio. Este passo da Primeira Epí...
Mapping pilgrims’ experience of walking the Saint James way through the lens of...
Vieira, Clara; Cunha, Jennifer; Nunes, Ana Rita; Ribeiro, Luísa Mota; Rosário, PedroThe Way of St. James is a very well-known and ancient pilgrimage, with various routes leading pilgrims to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, where the remains of Saint James are buried. Over the last few years, the experience of the pilgrimage and the growing number of pilgrims walking the Saint James Way have been attracting researchers’ attention. However, studies attempting to understand the p...
Educating for the sustainable development goals through service-learning: unive...
Ribeiro, Luísa Mota; Miranda, Francisca; Themudo, Carmo; Gonçalves, Helena; Bringle, Robert G.; Rosário, Pedro; Aramburuzabala, PilarThe purpose of this study was to examine the perceived impact of a Service-Learning (SL) experience titled “Educating for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” at the Porto campus of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), in which 15 university students from different programs were challenged to train other students about the SDGs. The main aim of the SL project was to raise awareness about the SDGs among the...
Tools to persevere towards a challenging goal: lessons learned about grit along...
Nunes, Ana Rita; Moreira, Tânia; Pereira, Armanda; Zanatta, Cleia; Mota Ribeiro, Luísa; Rosário, PedroUnderstanding the factors contributing to increased perseverance and passion toward long-term goals is an ongoing research challenge. The present study explores the inner drive of individuals to achieve meaningful goals over time, despite setbacks and challenges. The scenario chosen to uncover grit processes was the Way of St. James, a long pilgrimage demanding participants’ perseverance and passion for achievi...
Purpose in life in higher education: is there a role for service-learning?
Ribeiro, Luísa Mota; Doroftei, Alexandra; Miranda, Francisca; Themudo, Carmo; Dias, Paulo; Peixoto, Ricardo; Oliveira, Ana; Correia, MariaThe current study analyzed university students’ purpose in life in the context of service-learning (SL) courses developed in a university in Portugal. Briefly, 112 graduation and master students, from different areas, involved in 15 SL courses (82 female; 73.2%; age ranging from 18 to 51; M = 23; SD = 6.51) participated in this study. Questionnaires included an open-ended question about students’ purpose in lif...
Parenting in cerebral palsy: understanding the perceived challenges and needs f...
Guimarães, Ana; Pereira, Armanda; Oliveira, André; Lopes, Sílvia; Nunes, Ana Rita; Zanatta, Cleia; Rosário, PedroCerebral palsy (CP) can be considered the most frequent childhood physical disorder. The severity and type of dysfunction depend on the brain injury. Movement and posture are the most affected areas. CP is a lifelong condition, and parenting a child with this disorder brings additional challenges (e.g., dealing with grief) and needs (e.g., information). Identifying and characterizing their challenges and needs ...
Reading in covid-19 pandemic times: a snapshot of reading fluency of Portuguese...
Rosendo, Daniela Patrícia Moreira; Pereira, Armanda; Moreira, Tânia Marlene Teixeira; Núñez, José Carlos; Martins, Joana; Fróis, SílviaThe development of reading skills foresees fluency in reading. Prior research has shown that during periods of absence from school, students are prone to showing setbacks in their learning. However, the literature presents mixed findings, possibly explained by the families’ socioeconomic statuses. The present study aims to analyze fluctuations in learning acquisition, specifically in reading fluency, during the...
Changes in student’s breakfast and snack consumption during the second COVID-19...
Magalhães, Paula; Pereira, Beatriz; Garcia, Francisco; Vilas, Catarina Viana Oliveira; Moreira, Tânia Marlene Teixeira; Rosário, PedroThe circumstances of the COVID-19 lockdown affected many students’ life spheres, including their feeding patterns and snack intake. The main goals of the present study were to: (a) analyze the changes in students’ breakfast and snacking consumption during lockdown, and (b) analyze changes in the content of the students’ snacks using the Healthy Eating Index. This study analyzed data from a sample of 726 student...
Changes in physical fitness parameters in a Portuguese sample of adolescents du...
Silva, Cátia; Vilas, Catarina; Pereira, Beatriz; Rosário, Pedro; Fuentes, Sonia; Magalhães, PaulaDue to a worldwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many changes were imposed on individuals’ daily lives, including those related to the physical activity of children and adolescents. The present study aims to comprehend the impact of early COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on Portuguese adolescents’ physical fitness parameters during two school years. A total of 640 students from the 5th to the 12th grades par...