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Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Project FUCAPE 120% Sustainable
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Laurett, Rozelia; Paço, Arminda; Mainardes, Emerson Wagner – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to understand how the FUCAPE 120% Sustainable project promotes sustainable development in higher education. The project was conceived and implemented by FUCAPE Business School, a private higher education institution (HEI) specialised in business, located in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainability
Effects of a Physical Therapy Intervention to Improve the Quality of Life of Visually Impaired People: Development of an Audio-Tactile Exercise Protocol
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Borges Silva, Maristella; Novais Shimano, Suraya Gomes; Lopes de Oliveira, Nuno Miguel – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to develop and implement an audio-tactile protocol for therapeutic intervention in individuals with visual impairments. Methods: The Physiotherapy Protocol for People with Visual Impairment (PP-PVI) was developed following five steps: physiotherapy evaluation, linguistic selection, protocol design,…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Intervention, Quality of Life, Visual Impairments
The Dynamics of Connecting Universities, Non-Governmental Organizations and Community Members by Means of Academic Projects Directed at People in Need
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Arantes do Amaral, João Alberto; Matsusaki, Cristina Toshie Motohashi – Educational Action Research, 2017
In this article we discuss an action research experience that took place from 2002 to 2015. We analyze the inception and progress of several project-based learning-centered academic courses that were aimed at developing the project management skills of graduate and undergraduate students. The experience involved approximately 1,800 students from…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Colleges, Nongovernmental Organizations, Community
Impact Evaluation of T&D at the Societal Level
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Luciana Mourão; Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a training and development (T&D) evaluation model that includes new societal indicators, considering the growing demand to do so. Three complementary studies were done. Study I used a framework for T&D evaluation that includes societal impact in it. Study II investigated which levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Training, Teachers
Child Psychiatry Takes to the Streets: A Developmental Partnership between a University Institute and Children and Adolescents from the Streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Scivoletto, Sandra; da Silva, Thiago Fernando; Rosenheck, Robert Alan – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: High levels of domestic violence, mental illness, and alienation from authorities are associated with high incidence of children/adolescents living on the streets in low and middle income countries. The Equilibrium Project (Programa Equilibrio) was created to facilitate social reintegration through a virtual partnership between an…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Sexual Abuse, Mental Disorders, Drug Use
The Civil Engineering Graduate Program at PUC-Rio: A Brazilian Experience.
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Romanel, Celso; Filho, Jose Napoleao – 1998
This document discusses the graduate programs in civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the oldest Brazilian private university. The report features discussions of faculty member backgrounds, trends in student enrollment, women's participation in the program, degree completion, student origins,…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
Literacy for Citizenship: Gender and Grassroots Dynamics in Brazil. SUNY Series, Literacy, Culture, and Learning.
Stromquist, Nelly P. – 1997
This book presents a case study of the MOVA (Movimento de Alfabetizacao de Jovens e Adultos) literacy program in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1989-1993. It examines the meaning and uses of literacy at the micro- and macro-levels, the interplay between both levels, and forces influencing educational policy formation and outcome. The foreword provides…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students