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Status Fit: Multi-level Mapping of Children’s Vulnerability to Social Class-Based Discrimination
Leonor Pereira da Costa, Ana Rita Farias, Universidade Lusófona, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab;; Joana Cabral, Independent Researcher; Ricardo Borges Rodrigues, Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIS; Sílvia Luís, Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica; Vítor Hugo Silva, Universidade Lusófona, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab, e Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, DINÂMIA’CET;
This study, conducted with children and adolescents in Portugal, shows that socioeconomic discrimination, even when not very visible, affects well-being and academic aspirations. Discover the main conclusions and how schools can promote more inclusive and equitable environments.
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To be (or not to be) a foster family in Portugal
Eunice Magalhães, Sofia Ferreira, Joana Baptista, Leonor d’Eça, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), CIS-ISCTE; Patrício Costa, Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto;; Vânia S. Pinto, Rees Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford & Leeds Trinity, United Kingdom; João Graça, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands;
Did you know that only 23% of Portuguese adults show a strong willingness to foster children? Find out in this article which factors could help increase that number.
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Shadow education on the Iberian Peninsula
Bruno P. Carvalho, Pedro Freitas, Susana Peralta, Francisco M. Pereira, Juan Carlos Rodríguez and Mercedes Esteban Villar, Research by the Social Observatory in collaboration with the European Foundation for Society and Education and the Nova School of Business and Economics;
Families resort to private tuition as support for specific educational challenges. However, could such practices increase inequalities? We analyse the data from a sociodemographic perspective in Portugal and Spain.
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Education and social (re)integration after imprisonment
Olga Cunha (PL), Universidade Lusófona, Hei-Lab; Ana Rita Cruz, Universidade Lusófona, Hei-Lab; Andreia de Castro Rodrigues, ISPA, William James Research Center; Paula Paulino, Universidade Lusófona, Hei-Lab;
Education and Training Programs (ETPs) help develop skills and plan for the future, but do they truly prepare inmates for the job market?
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Management training as a strategy for social mobility and inclusion
This study reveals how management training can transform Portuguese SMEs. The results are based on a survey of more than 600 entrepreneurs.
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Philanthropy in Spain and Portugal
Beth Breeze, Centre for Philanthropy at University of Kent; Maria Gutiérrez-Domènech, Social Observatory of the ”la Caixa” Foundation;
Love, help and humanity are terms used to define philanthropy, but what exactly is philanthropy and how has it evolved? This study analyses the knowledge, social attitudes and philanthropic behaviour of Spaniards and Portuguese and makes recommendations for future development.
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Gender and political views in Europe: Is the divide widening among youth?
Anna Bernard, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics; Anna Jacobs, Bielefeld University, Kiel Institute for the World Economy;
Discover how social networks shape the political views of young people in Europe, widening the gender gap.
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Motor competence as a differentiating factor in Portuguese children physical fitness levels
Fernando Garbeloto; Sara Pereira; Peter Katzmarzyk; Tiago Barreira; Olga Vasconcelos; Go Tani; Matheus Pacheco; Claúdio Farias; Eduardo Guimarães; Rui Garganta; Donald Hedeker; Carla Santos; José Maia;
The study analysed the prevalence of proficiency in Fundamental Motor Skills and its relationship with physical performance in 2681 Portuguese children aged 6 to 10 after the COVID-19 pandemic.