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Direct linkSin, Cristina; Soares, Diana; Tavares, Orlanda – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
The integration of coursework in doctoral programmes is becoming increasingly common worldwide. In Portugal, too, coursework is now part of many doctorates and is usually assigned to the first year. This paper aims to understand if coursework is also an element of the relatively recent industrial doctorates in Portugal and, in this case, if it…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Change, Doctoral Students, Industry
Sin, Cristina; Tavares, Orlanda; Neave, Guy – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2017
The article examines how far the key Bologna objective of student mobility has been achieved in Portuguese higher education institutions and the main factors shaping it. It analyzes credit mobility, outgoing and incoming, between Portugal and Europe. Although mobility overall has risen, incoming mobility has grown faster, making Portugal an…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Higher Education, Labor Market, Unemployment
Sin, Cristina; Neave, Guy – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The paper analyses employability as a floating signifier--a construct that accommodates different and often contending meanings. A preliminary analysis of scholarly literature identifies two opposed interpretations of employability--an individual responsibility versus a comprehensive context-aware construct. These are subsequently applied to the…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Perception, Stakeholders, Foreign Countries
Sin, Cristina; Amaral, Alberto – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
This paper reports the results of preliminary research into how Portuguese academics and employers perceive the responsibility of different higher education stakeholders-students, teaching staff, higher education institutions, employers, and policy-makers-for developing graduate employability. The study was conducted 8 years after the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Sin, Cristina; Tavares, Orlanda; Amaral, Alberto – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
This study explores Portuguese academics' acceptance of employability as a purpose for higher education further to the Bologna reforms, focusing on their understandings of employability and their teaching practices. The data were gathered through focus groups in which participated around 70 academics from 3 disciplinary areas, belonging to…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Practices
Sin, Cristina; Tavares, Orlanda; Amaral, Alberto – Tertiary Education and Management, 2016
The paper examines to whom Portuguese students attribute responsibility for the development of employability, and what extra-curricular activities they undertake to improve their employability. Particular focus lies upon how far students internalise responsibility for employability and if/how they seek to position themselves in the job market. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Graduates, Employment Potential
