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Mapping and problematizing the role of portuguese public universities towards science education in the context of international cooperation for development

Silva-Lopes, B.

This article identifies and questions the contribution that Portuguese public universities (PPU) have made in Sciences and Science Education, as agents of development cooperation, namely through protocols established with institutions from the six Portuguese-speaking countries in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) region. Methodo-logically the investigation is identified as a mixed sequential study. The first phase of the study consisted in a survey of 189 protocols (2000-2015) and respective categorization, based on the analysis of the information available on the official webpages of the PPU. In the second phase of the investigation, based on a case study methodology, the main weaknesses and threats mentioned by a group of 17 university professionals from one PPU are identified and dis-cussed. The testimonies, associated to two cooperation protocols (cluster), were collected through semi-structured individual interviews. Results point to a prominent role of PPU in the field of Science Education, particularly in teacher training considering the six Portuguese speaking countries of the ACP region. Furthermore, the importance of invest-ing in academic staff training strategies, in the area of ​international cooperation for development (CID), emerged. Finally, in order to enhance quality and impact of future protocols it is also important to invest in broader dissemination strategies of the work that has been developed so far. © 2020, Edicoes Universitarias Lusofonas. All rights reserved.

2020

Artigo

Inglês

Portugal

Cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento (CID)

Ensino superior

Educação

Portugal

Países lusófonos

2020-12-14T17:44:39Z

2020-09-08T19:29:31Z

10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle47.09

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129-143

Les universités publiques portugaises et la formation dans le domaine de l’enseignement des sciences dans le cadre de la coopération internationale pour le développement: De la cartographie à la problématisation

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