Alexandra M Araújo
Biographic Data
| ID | 3827341 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra M Araújo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra M |
| FAMILY NAME | Araújo |
| SIGNATURE | ARAÚJO A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minho |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4345-0856 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mapping Contextual Facilitators and Barriers to the Development of Social-Emotional Competencies in Residential Care: Insights from Professionals’ Perspectives
Context quality and social-emotional competencies for children and youth in residential care – A scoping review
Teacher Professional Development in Higher Education: The Impact of Pedagogical Training Perceived by Teachers
This paper aims to analyze the impact of a pedagogical training program aimed to promote teacher professional development in a higher education institution in Portugal. Based on a mixed-methods approach, the study evaluates the satisfaction of 36 higher education teachers with the pedagogical training program offered and discusses its impact on teachers’ perceptions of teaching practices, conceptions, and professional development. The results fro…
Career exploration as a foundation for career developmental learning and academic success in childhood
Career exploration enables children to gain self- and occupational knowledge, and to assign meaning towhat is learnt at school. Children's career exploration can be conceived as a foundation for career developmental learning and academic success. In this manuscript, we review articles published over the last five years to address whether these constructs have been articulated. The included 19 manuscripts showed that career exploration, learning, …
Are perceptions of grandparenthood related to family and life satisfaction? A study with emerging adults
Given the crucial role that grandparents play in the upbringing and well-being of their grandchildren, research regarding the perceived importance of grandparents for their emerging adult grandchildren is of particular relevance. This study examined the relations between perceived grandparents' roles and family and life satisfaction in Portuguese emerging adults. Participants (N = 387), aged 18-25, completed a structured self-report questionnaire…
A Systematic Review of the Assessment of Quality of Life in Adolescents
Gender differences in first-year college students' academic expectations
Based on a multidimensional definition of academic expectations (AEs), the authors examine students’ AE component scores across countries and genders. Two samples (343 Portuguese and 358 Spanish students) completed the Academic Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) six months after enrolling in their universities. Factorial invariance was ensured across countries and genders, allowing us to study AEs using the APQ for both genders and in both countries…
Preservando a relação com os/as descendentes menores: Padrões de comunicação na maternidade e paternidade em reclusão
Tendo em conta o elevado nmero de pais e mes em recluso e comprovada a importncia da comunicao entre progenitores/as em recluso e seus/suas descendentes, o presente estudo visou avaliar a frequncia de comunicao estabelecida entre pais e mes em recluso e seus/suas descendentes menores, a perceo da qualidade da relao e a competncia parental percebida por parte destas figuras. Foi administrado um questionrio, construdo para o efeito deste estudo, a …
Looking through glass walls: Women engineers in Portugal
Women face significant barriers adjusting to the professional culture of engineers, which is strongly connected to hegemonic masculinity. This study aims to investigate how Portuguese female engineers negotiate their identities and subjective positions in a relational environment marked by this dominant form of masculinity. Drawing on the analyses of interviews with 39 female engineers, we focused on the ways women position themselves in this pro…
Análise fatorial confirmatória da prova de avaliação de competência social face à carreira
A competência social diz respeito à forma como as pessoas percebem e atuam face a uma variedade de situações sociais. Este estudo avalia as características métricas da Prova de Avaliação de Competência Social face à Carreira (PACS-Car). Participaram 572 adolescentes (M=13,28 anos; DP=0,59), do 8o ano de escolaridade1 de escolas portuguesas. Os resultados da Análise Fatorial Confirmatória apontam para uma solução fatorial constituída por oito fato…
Are perceptions of grandparenthood related to family and life satisfaction? A study with emerging adults
Given the crucial role that grandparents play in the upbringing and well-being of their grandchildren, research regarding the perceived importance of grandparents for their emerging adult grandchildren is of particular relevance. This study examined the relations between perceived grandparents' roles and family and life satisfaction in Portuguese emerging adults. Participants (N = 387), aged 18-25, completed a structured self-report questionnaire…
Looking through glass walls: Women engineers in Portugal
Women face significant barriers adjusting to the professional culture of engineers, which is strongly connected to hegemonic masculinity. This study aims to investigate how Portuguese female engineers negotiate their identities and subjective positions in a relational environment marked by this dominant form of masculinity. Drawing on the analyses of interviews with 39 female engineers, we focused on the ways women position themselves in this pro…
Gender differences in first-year college students' academic expectations
Based on a multidimensional definition of academic expectations (AEs), the authors examine students’ AE component scores across countries and genders. Two samples (343 Portuguese and 358 Spanish students) completed the Academic Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) six months after enrolling in their universities. Factorial invariance was ensured across countries and genders, allowing us to study AEs using the APQ for both genders and in both countries…
Análise fatorial confirmatória da prova de avaliação de competência social face à carreira
A competência social diz respeito à forma como as pessoas percebem e atuam face a uma variedade de situações sociais. Este estudo avalia as características métricas da Prova de Avaliação de Competência Social face à Carreira (PACS-Car). Participaram 572 adolescentes (M=13,28 anos; DP=0,59), do 8o ano de escolaridade1 de escolas portuguesas. Os resultados da Análise Fatorial Confirmatória apontam para uma solução fatorial constituída por oito fato…
Análise fatorial confirmatória da prova de avaliação de competência social face à carreira
A competência social diz respeito à forma como as pessoas percebem e atuam face a uma variedade de situações sociais. Este estudo avalia as características métricas da Prova de Avaliação de Competência Social face à Carreira (PACS-Car). Participaram 572 adolescentes (M=13,28 anos; DP=0,59), do 8o ano de escolaridade1 de escolas portuguesas. Os resultados da Análise Fatorial Confirmatória apontam para uma solução fatorial constituída por oito fato…
Looking through glass walls: Women engineers in Portugal
Women face significant barriers adjusting to the professional culture of engineers, which is strongly connected to hegemonic masculinity. This study aims to investigate how Portuguese female engineers negotiate their identities and subjective positions in a relational environment marked by this dominant form of masculinity. Drawing on the analyses of interviews with 39 female engineers, we focused on the ways women position themselves in this pro…
Preservando a relação com os/as descendentes menores: Padrões de comunicação na maternidade e paternidade em reclusão
Tendo em conta o elevado nmero de pais e mes em recluso e comprovada a importncia da comunicao entre progenitores/as em recluso e seus/suas descendentes, o presente estudo visou avaliar a frequncia de comunicao estabelecida entre pais e mes em recluso e seus/suas descendentes menores, a perceo da qualidade da relao e a competncia parental percebida por parte destas figuras. Foi administrado um questionrio, construdo para o efeito deste estudo, a …
Gender differences in first-year college students' academic expectations
Based on a multidimensional definition of academic expectations (AEs), the authors examine students’ AE component scores across countries and genders. Two samples (343 Portuguese and 358 Spanish students) completed the Academic Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) six months after enrolling in their universities. Factorial invariance was ensured across countries and genders, allowing us to study AEs using the APQ for both genders and in both countries…
A Systematic Review of the Assessment of Quality of Life in Adolescents
Are perceptions of grandparenthood related to family and life satisfaction? A study with emerging adults
Given the crucial role that grandparents play in the upbringing and well-being of their grandchildren, research regarding the perceived importance of grandparents for their emerging adult grandchildren is of particular relevance. This study examined the relations between perceived grandparents' roles and family and life satisfaction in Portuguese emerging adults. Participants (N = 387), aged 18-25, completed a structured self-report questionnaire…
Career exploration as a foundation for career developmental learning and academic success in childhood
Career exploration enables children to gain self- and occupational knowledge, and to assign meaning towhat is learnt at school. Children's career exploration can be conceived as a foundation for career developmental learning and academic success. In this manuscript, we review articles published over the last five years to address whether these constructs have been articulated. The included 19 manuscripts showed that career exploration, learning, …
Teacher Professional Development in Higher Education: The Impact of Pedagogical Training Perceived by Teachers
This paper aims to analyze the impact of a pedagogical training program aimed to promote teacher professional development in a higher education institution in Portugal. Based on a mixed-methods approach, the study evaluates the satisfaction of 36 higher education teachers with the pedagogical training program offered and discusses its impact on teachers’ perceptions of teaching practices, conceptions, and professional development. The results fro…
Context quality and social-emotional competencies for children and youth in residential care – A scoping review
Mapping Contextual Facilitators and Barriers to the Development of Social-Emotional Competencies in Residential Care: Insights from Professionals’ Perspectives
Psychology (7 works) · Political science (4 works) · Portuguese (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Career Development and Diversity (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works)