Maria João Antunes- PHD
- Professor (Assistant) at Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Maria João Antunes
- PHD
- Professor (Assistant) at Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Researcher at CIEC
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Introduction
Maria João Antunes research expertise and interests are linked to: history of education; adult education; social movements; social and political participation; student movement; workers' movement; education and work; educational policies; social education and community intervention. Currently, Maria João Antunes is a research fellow at the Child Studies Centre (CIEC) - Institute of Education (IE)/ University of Minho.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
April 2023 - present
Position
- Researcher
Description
- Research Fellow - Project: "Changes in higher education access policies during COVID-19: Impact on equity".
August 2022 - March 2023
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- Research Fellow - Project "International Cooperation in Education in Emergencies - A case study in Mozambique" (CIIE FPCEUP)
October 2017 - March 2022
Publications
Publications (13)
During the Portuguese dictatorship, the popular associative movement was a space of freedom practices and free learning against the regime's ideological project. These dynamics of resistance were amplified to an unprecedented degree in the explosion of freedoms brought by the April revolution. The neighbourhood associations formed after the revolut...
O estudo "As mudanças nas políticas de acesso ao ensino superior durante a COVID-19: impacto na equidade" teve como objetivo avaliar as medidas excecionais adotadas durante a pandemia por COVID-19 no acesso ao ensino superior e ao nível da permanência, do abandono, da mudança e da conclusão de cursos de ensino superior durante aquele período.
This study investigates strategies to reduce higher education dropout from the perspective of course directors. Through semi-structured interviews with directors from various institutions and disciplines, the research identifies key strategies focused on academic achievement, student integration, and financial support. Directors emphasize the impor...
Despite rising participation rates in Portugal, a gap persists
between general and vocational upper secondary students'
transition to higher education (HE). This study employs a
qualitative methodology, specifically through content analysis
of focus group discussions, to explore the factors influencing
vocational students' reluctance towards higher...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global disruptor, significantly impacting various sectors, including education. As Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Portugal and around the world turned to remote learning and other alternative modes of instruction, a consequential shift may have occurred in the dynamics of student engagement, retention, and...
The ongoing demographic evolution towards an older population in Europe has amplified the necessity for skill enhancement. This need is further accentuated by an increase in life expectancy and the vital role of intergenerational cooperation in society. Moreover, the emergence of new forms of work and the pervasive influence of digital technologies...
Este texto nasce de um convite: aprofundar o conhecimento sobre a circulação de ideias pedagógicas entre Portugal e Brasil. Para tanto, descrevemos e analisamos criticamente parte da ação dos movimentos estudantis que ocorreram em Portugal e no Brasil, nos anos 1960 e 70. Procuramos desenvolver um estudo histórico e teórico, sobre os pontos de cont...
As ações de contestação e oposição à ditadura portuguesa, dos estudantes do ensino superior e ensino secundário do Porto, são comummente desconhecidas. No quadro dos contributos, por diferentes disciplinas, para o estudo sobre os movimentos estudantis de oposição ao regime, têm sido mais estudados acontecimentos situados em Lisboa e Coimbra, design...
The student movement was a central element in the resistance to Europe's longest dictatorship in the 20th century,and had expression in all academies, including at the University of Porto. The present work seeks to reconstruct theaction, albeit partially, of students of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto, between 1969 and 1974. For this purpose, writ...
