Orlanda Tavares
Biographic Data
| ID | 3898092 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Orlanda Tavares |
| GIVEN NAMES | Orlanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Tavares |
| SIGNATURE | TAVARES O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minho |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8750-2032 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
What are teachers unhappy about? Factors of professional dissatisfaction of Portuguese teachers
Teacher dissatisfaction is a growing concern with significant implications for the sustainability of education systems. This paper examines the factors contributing to professional dissatisfaction among Portuguese teachers, drawing on data from 17 focus groups with 97 teachers from state schools across mainland Portugal. Using qualitative content analysis, four interrelated domains were identified: profession-related, structural, organisational, …
School leadership in a remote small cluster of schools
This study analyses the challenges and opportunities of school leadership in a Portuguese remote cluster of schools. Using a mixed-methods approach, the case study explores multiple stakeholders’ perceptions of the headteacher’s leadership practices. Findings point to the importance of leadership practices in providing strategic direction, seen as crucial in a resource-limited environment. Leading a small school size facilitated close relationshi…
‘What do I do now?’ Vocational students’ perceptions of the (Un)feasibility of higher education
Vocational education in Portugal has improved secondary school qualifications, but its impact on higher education remains limited. Government efforts to facilitate this transition have been only partially successful. This paper explores vocational students' perceptions of the accessibility and relevance of HE, with a particular focus on how socio-economic background, educational pathways and labour market challenges influence their aspirations. U…
Pupils’ perceptions of power dynamics in Portuguese schools
This study explores how pupils aged 9 to 17 in Portuguese primary and secondary schools perceive power dynamics and participation in decision-making. Drawing on focus groups with 74 pupils across 13 state schools, it examines the extent to which pupils feel their voices are heard. Although formal structures such as student councils and class representatives exist, findings suggest these mechanisms are largely superficial, with authority remaining…
Funding Internationalisation of Education in Portugal
This paper investigates how education and training institutions in Portugal fund internationalisation, moving beyond the traditional focus on higher education. Employing a convergent parallel mixed‐methods design through a nationwide survey and interviews, it reveals a two‐tiered system shaped by funding availability and diversity. Higher education institutions leverage a diversified portfolio of internal, national, and European funds to fuel amb…
The impact of Covid-19 on the social and cultural integration of international students
This systematic literature review summarises the state-of-the-art evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on the integration of international students in their host countries and institutions. Conducted between January and May 2022, it analyses the responses to COVID-19 of the key actors involved in international student mobility: national/regional authorities, higher education institutions, and students. Findings reveal that governmental action and i…
Off the beaten track
Portugal, a semi-peripheral player in international student mobility (ISM), has historically attracted few international students. Against a significant growth in international enrolments in recent years, this paper explores the institutional strategies underpinning this expansion in 13 Portuguese higher education institutions with the highest proportions of international students. Through semi-structured interviews with 24 top institutional lead…
International students in less attractive institutions and countries
Impact of international student mobility in rural Portuguese regions
Covid-19
The paper analyses the influence of COVID-19 on Portuguese institutions’ intake of international students and their responses to the pandemic. Two dimensions are considered: quantitative impact on international enrolments and higher education institutions’ strategies for the recruitment and support of international students. The first dimension is analysed through national statistics and comparison of enrolments over the past five years. Then, th…
New perspectives and analytical approaches to better understand academic inbreeding
This is the introduction to a special issue focused on offering new perspectives and analytical approaches to better understand academic inbreeding. The seven papers of this special issue offer original analyses and new avenues of research on this highly resilient social phenomenon in academic settings. The findings and arguments forwarded by these papers can be used to further develop future studies and policies to curtail this practice, known t…
Inbreeding and research collaborations in Portuguese higher education
International students in Portuguese higher education
This paper analyses the patterns of international student enrolments in Portugal to understand what makes Portuguese higher education attractive. Employing a database of enrolments in Portuguese higher education institutions in 2017/2018, it uses correspondence analysis to characterise the flows of students coming from different countries and the variation by institution type, qualification level, disciplinary area and location. Attractiveness is…
Coursework in industrial doctorates
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 represents an added value for the training and experience of doctoral candidates in a primarily research…
Structural and Institutional Transformations in Doctoral Education
Inbreeding and Research Productivity Among Sociology PhD Holders in Portugal
Accepting employability as a purpose of higher education? Academics' perceptions and practices
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 different institutional types. Findings suggest that there are different degrees of acceptance of employabil…
How student choice consistency affects the success of applications in Portuguese higher education
In the context of a political imperative to reorganise the Portuguese higher education system, a deep knowledge of student choice decision-making processes when applying to higher education is needed. Following a ‘combined model’ of student choice, which emphasises economic and social factors, this paper aims to answer two main related questions: (i) what are the determinants of student choice consistency? (ii) Does choice consistency affect the …
Assessing the quality of third mission activities in Portuguese universities
Since 2009, Portuguese higher education institutions have been developing their own internal quality assurance systems and policies as a result of the reforms of higher education quality assurance in Europe and Portugal. This paper analyses how far Portuguese universities, within the remit of their internal quality assurance systems, define and employ mechanisms and procedures in order to assess the quality of their third mission activities. The …
Academics’ perceptions of the impact of internal quality assurance on teaching and learning
Internal quality assurance systems are expected to improve the institutions’ core mission of teaching and learning. Using data gathered through an online survey, distributed in 2014/2015, to the teaching staff of all Portuguese private and public higher education institutions, this paper examines the impact of internal quality assurance systems on teaching and learning from the perspective of academics. Findings suggest that Portuguese academics …
The impact of programme accreditation on Portuguese higher education provision
The paper analyses the impact of programme accreditation in Portugal further to the operations of the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education, which were initiated in 2009. Tracking the evolution of study programmes, the paper found that, out of the initial 5262 programmes on offer in 2009/2010, 40% have been either discontinued or not accredited as of July 2015. The analysis revealed differences between the private and the pu…
Balanç dels canvis en la garantia de la qualitat en l’educació superior a Portugal entre 2007 i 2015
Aquest article documenta l’evolució que ha tingut lloc a Portugal després de l’adopció del nou marc de garantia de la qualitat en l’educació superior en 2007. Els resultats més evidents de les operacions de la nova agència d’avaluació i acreditació de l’educació superior s’han observat principalment en l’àmbit de l’oferta d’ensenyaments. Les activitats d’acreditació han donat lloc, entre 2009 i 2015, a una reducció del 40 % de l’oferta inicial d’…
Academic Inbreeding in Portugal
Internal quality assurance systems in Portugal
In Portugal, the agency for assessment and accreditation of higher education has recently included in its remit, beyond programme accreditation, the certification of internal quality assurance systems. This implies lighter touch accreditation and aims to direct institutions towards improvement, in addition to accountability. Twelve institutions have already undertaken the certification, and both self-assessment and external assessment reports are…
Higher Education Reform in Portugal
Accepting employability as a purpose of higher education? Academics' perceptions and practices
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 different institutional types. Findings suggest that there are different degrees of acceptance of employabil…
Higher Education Reform in Portugal
Inbreeding and Research Productivity Among Sociology PhD Holders in Portugal
Academic Inbreeding in Portugal
International students in Portuguese higher education
This paper analyses the patterns of international student enrolments in Portugal to understand what makes Portuguese higher education attractive. Employing a database of enrolments in Portuguese higher education institutions in 2017/2018, it uses correspondence analysis to characterise the flows of students coming from different countries and the variation by institution type, qualification level, disciplinary area and location. Attractiveness is…
Higher Education Reform in Portugal
Internal quality assurance systems in Portugal
In Portugal, the agency for assessment and accreditation of higher education has recently included in its remit, beyond programme accreditation, the certification of internal quality assurance systems. This implies lighter touch accreditation and aims to direct institutions towards improvement, in addition to accountability. Twelve institutions have already undertaken the certification, and both self-assessment and external assessment reports are…
Academics’ perceptions of the impact of internal quality assurance on teaching and learning
Internal quality assurance systems are expected to improve the institutions’ core mission of teaching and learning. Using data gathered through an online survey, distributed in 2014/2015, to the teaching staff of all Portuguese private and public higher education institutions, this paper examines the impact of internal quality assurance systems on teaching and learning from the perspective of academics. Findings suggest that Portuguese academics …
The impact of programme accreditation on Portuguese higher education provision
The paper analyses the impact of programme accreditation in Portugal further to the operations of the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education, which were initiated in 2009. Tracking the evolution of study programmes, the paper found that, out of the initial 5262 programmes on offer in 2009/2010, 40% have been either discontinued or not accredited as of July 2015. The analysis revealed differences between the private and the pu…
Balanç dels canvis en la garantia de la qualitat en l’educació superior a Portugal entre 2007 i 2015
Aquest article documenta l’evolució que ha tingut lloc a Portugal després de l’adopció del nou marc de garantia de la qualitat en l’educació superior en 2007. Els resultats més evidents de les operacions de la nova agència d’avaluació i acreditació de l’educació superior s’han observat principalment en l’àmbit de l’oferta d’ensenyaments. Les activitats d’acreditació han donat lloc, entre 2009 i 2015, a una reducció del 40 % de l’oferta inicial d’…
Academic Inbreeding in Portugal
How student choice consistency affects the success of applications in Portuguese higher education
In the context of a political imperative to reorganise the Portuguese higher education system, a deep knowledge of student choice decision-making processes when applying to higher education is needed. Following a ‘combined model’ of student choice, which emphasises economic and social factors, this paper aims to answer two main related questions: (i) what are the determinants of student choice consistency? (ii) Does choice consistency affect the …
Assessing the quality of third mission activities in Portuguese universities
Since 2009, Portuguese higher education institutions have been developing their own internal quality assurance systems and policies as a result of the reforms of higher education quality assurance in Europe and Portugal. This paper analyses how far Portuguese universities, within the remit of their internal quality assurance systems, define and employ mechanisms and procedures in order to assess the quality of their third mission activities. The …
Inbreeding and Research Productivity Among Sociology PhD Holders in Portugal
Accepting employability as a purpose of higher education? Academics' perceptions and practices
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 different institutional types. Findings suggest that there are different degrees of acceptance of employabil…
Structural and Institutional Transformations in Doctoral Education
Coursework in industrial doctorates
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 represents an added value for the training and experience of doctoral candidates in a primarily research…
New perspectives and analytical approaches to better understand academic inbreeding
This is the introduction to a special issue focused on offering new perspectives and analytical approaches to better understand academic inbreeding. The seven papers of this special issue offer original analyses and new avenues of research on this highly resilient social phenomenon in academic settings. The findings and arguments forwarded by these papers can be used to further develop future studies and policies to curtail this practice, known t…
Inbreeding and research collaborations in Portuguese higher education
International students in Portuguese higher education
This paper analyses the patterns of international student enrolments in Portugal to understand what makes Portuguese higher education attractive. Employing a database of enrolments in Portuguese higher education institutions in 2017/2018, it uses correspondence analysis to characterise the flows of students coming from different countries and the variation by institution type, qualification level, disciplinary area and location. Attractiveness is…
Covid-19
The paper analyses the influence of COVID-19 on Portuguese institutions’ intake of international students and their responses to the pandemic. Two dimensions are considered: quantitative impact on international enrolments and higher education institutions’ strategies for the recruitment and support of international students. The first dimension is analysed through national statistics and comparison of enrolments over the past five years. Then, th…
Impact of international student mobility in rural Portuguese regions
The impact of Covid-19 on the social and cultural integration of international students
This systematic literature review summarises the state-of-the-art evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on the integration of international students in their host countries and institutions. Conducted between January and May 2022, it analyses the responses to COVID-19 of the key actors involved in international student mobility: national/regional authorities, higher education institutions, and students. Findings reveal that governmental action and i…
Off the beaten track
Portugal, a semi-peripheral player in international student mobility (ISM), has historically attracted few international students. Against a significant growth in international enrolments in recent years, this paper explores the institutional strategies underpinning this expansion in 13 Portuguese higher education institutions with the highest proportions of international students. Through semi-structured interviews with 24 top institutional lead…
International students in less attractive institutions and countries
What are teachers unhappy about? Factors of professional dissatisfaction of Portuguese teachers
Teacher dissatisfaction is a growing concern with significant implications for the sustainability of education systems. This paper examines the factors contributing to professional dissatisfaction among Portuguese teachers, drawing on data from 17 focus groups with 97 teachers from state schools across mainland Portugal. Using qualitative content analysis, four interrelated domains were identified: profession-related, structural, organisational, …
School leadership in a remote small cluster of schools
This study analyses the challenges and opportunities of school leadership in a Portuguese remote cluster of schools. Using a mixed-methods approach, the case study explores multiple stakeholders’ perceptions of the headteacher’s leadership practices. Findings point to the importance of leadership practices in providing strategic direction, seen as crucial in a resource-limited environment. Leading a small school size facilitated close relationshi…
‘What do I do now?’ Vocational students’ perceptions of the (Un)feasibility of higher education
Vocational education in Portugal has improved secondary school qualifications, but its impact on higher education remains limited. Government efforts to facilitate this transition have been only partially successful. This paper explores vocational students' perceptions of the accessibility and relevance of HE, with a particular focus on how socio-economic background, educational pathways and labour market challenges influence their aspirations. U…
Pupils’ perceptions of power dynamics in Portuguese schools
This study explores how pupils aged 9 to 17 in Portuguese primary and secondary schools perceive power dynamics and participation in decision-making. Drawing on focus groups with 74 pupils across 13 state schools, it examines the extent to which pupils feel their voices are heard. Although formal structures such as student councils and class representatives exist, findings suggest these mechanisms are largely superficial, with authority remaining…
Funding Internationalisation of Education in Portugal
This paper investigates how education and training institutions in Portugal fund internationalisation, moving beyond the traditional focus on higher education. Employing a convergent parallel mixed‐methods design through a nationwide survey and interviews, it reveals a two‐tiered system shaped by funding availability and diversity. Higher education institutions leverage a diversified portfolio of internal, national, and European funds to fuel amb…
Higher Education Governance and Development (17 works) · Political science (17 works) · Higher education (14 works) · Portuguese (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (7 works) · Social science (7 works) · Law (6 works)