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Diana Sousa; Laura Oxley – Educational Review, 2024
In societies where authoritarian and populist perspectives are on the rise, a focus on the concept of democracy within education can provide a meaningful space to reflect critically on, and disrupt, the status quo. In post-dictatorship Portugal, democracy has become a central symbolic concept within education policy and, in particular, Early…
Descriptors: Democracy, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education
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Pavão, Inês; Santos, Fernando; Wright, Paul M.; Gonçalves, Francisco – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2019
The teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) model has been considered a valuable tool for children to reach their full potential in life. However, little research has been conducted with the TPSR model in preschool contexts. The purpose of the present study was to understand the experiences of a program leader while implementing a…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Citizenship Responsibility, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Pinho, Maria Inês; Fernandes, Dárida; Serrão, Carla; Mascarenhas, Daniela – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2019
Today's society has valued entrepreneurship in various sectors of personal and professional life, but the school seems to forget this reality. Aware of this fact, the Portuguese Ministry of Education has created a program, from early childhood education to basic and secondary education, to develop the concept of social entrepreneurship in schools.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness