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This chapter highlights the importance of formal education in understanding climate change (CC) and raising student awareness about the topic. It explores their perception of CC and the relevance of the subject of geography to acquiring knowledge on the topic in question. Using an online questionnaire (Google Forms), the authors explored the opinion of primary and secondary school students about CC. The results...
Local chicken breeds are threatened with extinction. They must be preserved in order to maintain genetic diversity. The best strategy to preserve these breeds is to understand how they can be made interesting in production systems. With this strategy in mind, this study aimed to understand the growth patterns of the Branca breed, which is fed maize and commercial rations. A trial was conducted with N = 40 chick...
In the context of a deeply uncertain world and with rapid generational change, the scientific direction for the training of Geography and History teachers in the NW of Portugal (University of Minho and Porto), reflect on the evolution of perspectives and concepts of Geography and History presented by students of basic and higher education. It is relevant to understand what young people, in different stages of e...
The Internship Reports that integrate the Initiation to Professional Practice of Teacher Training Courses imply the development of an action-research project that involves, simultaneously, the mastery of the scientific knowledge that underlies the basic theme addressed, the procedures for collection, analysis and critical interpretation of results, as well as the pedagogical models and strategies underlying its...