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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Final-year Social Area Students’ Intervention Initiatives Intentions Open
Education for social entrepreneurship in higher education is an area in consolidation. However, social innovation is a labour market requirement to which students in the social field should not be oblivious. We sought to explore the intere…
Autism Spectrum Disorder Impact on Havighurst Developmental Tasks Achievement Open
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition, characterized by persistent deficits in communication/social interaction and restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities. It is usually identifie…
FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS: PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PARENTAL WELL-BEING Open
Research on social support in families of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) points its influence in parents’ health and well-being as well as in their involvement in the educational and therapeutic process. National and interna…
Grateful Workers, Satisfied Workers? A Portuguese Study about Organizational Happiness during COVID-19 Quarantine Open
Although work satisfaction has been largely studied, gratitude is an emerging field within multiple sciences, including positive psychology, organizational behavior, and human resources marketing. This ex post facto study aims to character…
Aligning HE Pedagogical Innovation with VET, Industry, and Research Partnerships: Insights on the Demola Portugal Initiative Open
Academia–industry collaboration has been around for some time, but there has been a shift in both the education and workforce settings to work closely together, coordinating initiatives across all sectors, namely higher education (HE), voc…
From Teachers’ Innovative Practices to Students’ Co-Creation: A Glimpse of the Project “Link Me Up – 1000 Ideias” Open
Higher Education Institutions are, more than ever, open to innovative practices, and nowadays the triple helix of University, Industry and Government is taking place through the implementation of projects such as “Link Me Up – 1000 Ideias”…
Learning based on co-creation processes: a glimpse of the (Demola) Pedagogical Innovation Training course at IPV Open
The development of technologies, services and products in our increasingly global, interconnected, and digital world implies the training of future professionals capable of solving challenges, embracing diversity, and co-constructing innov…
Food intake, physical activity and quality of life among children and youth Open
BACKGROUND: The health-related quality of life construct (QoL) implies a relationship with eating habits (EA) and physical activity (PA). Sociodemographic and anthropometric variables (gender, age and Body Mass Index - BMI) are highlighted…
An employer branding strategy: developing a talent atraction model through action research Open
Organizational difficulties in attracting talent should alert to the need of employer brands to present characteristics differentiating them from competitors. Employer branding is a fusion area between human resources and marketing, which …
Content Analysis Of "My Life And My Work" By Henry Ford Open
There are several emerging theoretical positions on leadership, with many definitions emerging that emphasize different characteristics of the leader. Therefore, the leader and his/her success depend on the perspective of analysis. The lit…
Well-Being At Work: A Study With Social Educators Open
Employee health and well-being are on organizations leaders’ agendas, including in the social area. So, this study aimed to explore the associations between job satisfaction and other well-being at work variables (success, salary, and occu…
Cognitive Impact Of Breakfast Consumption On School Age Children And Youth Open
The literature has shown a positive impact of breakfast on cognitive performance of school-age children and youth, although this meal is often omitted by young people. This study reviews 30 previous studies, focusing on this population, pu…
Employability In A Portuguese Social Educators Sample Open
Employability is an important factor in quality of life and well-being. However, studies on employability and the professional situation of social educators (SE) are still scarce. This study intends to characterize a sample of SE regarding…
Contributions To Understanding Portuguese Facebook Consumers’ Behavior: Sociodemographics, Lifestyle And Life Satisfaction Open
Facebook (FB), founded in 2004, is the most popular social networking site with more than 751 million users. Nevertheless, its relationship to lifestyle and satisfaction has only recently begun to be investigated. To analyze FB users’ rout…
Emotional Dimensions Of Eating Behavior And Quality Of Life In Adolescents/Youth Open
The importance of eating behavior (EB) in quality of life is unquestionable. Hence, it will be interesting to identify the individual factors related to the emotional dimensions that influence the EB. This non-experimental study aims to as…
Characterization Of The Physical Activity Level In Portuguese Elderly Open
The positive impact of physical activity on the elderly is so relevant that WHO (2016) encourages it and sets out global recommendations for its practice. This paper describes a non-experimental study with 202 participants, with a mean age…
Nutritional Status In A Portuguese Sample Of Institutionalized And Non-Institutionalized Elderly Open
Elderly institutionalization implies changes in the daily life with an impact on nutritional status. It is important to evaluate this impact in order to prevent malnutrition among the elderly. This ex-post facto study aims to evaluate the …
Physical Activity And Subjective Well-Being In The Elderly Open
Physical activity, although recognized as fundamental in the prevention of non-communicable diseases and in the improvement of subjective well-being, show low levels among the Portuguese elderly. This ex-post-facto study was developed to c…
Correlation Between Physical Activity And Nutritional Status In Portuguese Non-Institutionalized Elderly People Open
The individual is an active agent on his/her own aging process and decisions about his/her behavioral repertoires determine the capacity for healthy aging. So, an intervention is possible to modify intentional and positively such behaviors…
The Impact Of Cognitive Skills And Resilience In Social Education Students’ Profile Open
Cognition and resilience in higher education students as a research theme emerges from the necessity of developing knowledge about possible associations or links between the capacity to adapt cognitive development in a stage full of challe…
Quality Of Life Determinants In Children And Youth: Consequences For Socio-Educational Intervention Open
Quality of life is a multidimensional construct. The study of its determinants in early age groups constitutes a starting point for socio-educational lines of action definition. This study aims to analyse the levels of perceived quality of…
Student’s Perceptions on the Personal Impact of a Social Education Degree Internship Open
The functional profile of the social educator is based on the development of theoretical, technical and personal/relational skills, which should guide training courses organization. Assuming the shortcomings of a merely theoretical approac…
Student’s Perceptions of the Community Impact of Social Education Degree Internship Open
Evaluating the impact of an intervention is a very important stage in social educators’ practice, since it allows them to improve the quality of socio-educational projects. The aim of this study is to rethink the internship of the social e…