profissional experience

• Since 1998 Coordinator of Scientific Committee of Department of Education;

• Since 1995 Scientific Coordenator of Research Unity Construção do Conhecimento Pedagógico nos Sistemas de Formação (CCPSF);

• 1994-97: Vice-President of the Direction of the Portuguese Society of Educational Sciences ;

• 1994-96: Member of the Assembly of the University of Aveiro;

• Since 1994: President of Scientific and Pedagogic Committee of the High School of Social and Community Development of the Institute Politecnic of Gaya;

• Coordenator of Cooperation Committee on Education with PALOP and the others countries;

• 1994 President of the Organiser and Scientific Committee of Forth European Conference of the Association Européenne de Pratiques Multidisciplinaire en Santé Mentale de l' Enfant, Adolescent et de la Famille, held at the University of Aveiro, from 15-17 September;

• 1993 President of the Organiser and Scientific Commitee of the First International Conference on Teacher Education in Portuguese Language Countries, at the University of Aveiro, from 3-5 February;

• 1993-95 Coordenator of the Educational Network of the ILACT/CT (Instituto Luso-Africano para Coperação Cientítica e Tecnológica);

• 1992-94 Member of Senate of University of Aveiro and President of its Disciplinar Section ;

• Since 1991 Founder-Member of Initiation Research Centre Exploratório Infante D. Henrique of University of Coimbra;

• 1991 President of Organizer Committee of the first National Conference in Service Teacher Education at the Integrated Centre on Teacher Education of the University of Aveiro from 11 to 13 January;

• Member of University Council;

• Since 1991 Director of Research Centre CIDInE (Centro de Investigação, Difusão e Intervenção Educacional);

• Coordenator of the Educational Psychological Section of Portuguese Science Education Society;

• 1990-91 Member of Coordinator Committee of Sciences Network of INIC (National Institut of Scientific Research);

• 1990-92 Member of the University Assembly; President of the Coordenator Committee of Integrated Centre on Teacher Education of the University of Aveiro and President of its Management Committee;

• 1989-1990 Coordenator of Scientific Committee of Department of Education at the University of Aveiro;

• 1980-83 Head of Department of Education;

• 1988 Visiting Professor at the University of Porto (teacher education programs);

• 1988-89 Vice-President of the General Assembly of Cooperativa do Ensino Politécnico (CEP);

• Since 1988 Member of General Committee of the Portuguese of Higher Education Association Conselho Geral da Associação Portuguesa do Ensino Superior (APES);

• Since 1988 Member of Committé de l’ Association Internationale de Recherche sur la Personne de l’ Enseignant (AIRPE);

• 1988 President of Organiser Committee of the V Conference of the International Association on Person of Teacher held at the University of Aveiro;

• 1987-88 Coordenator of the Scientific Committee of Department of Foundations of Educational Sciences;

• Since 1987 Member of the Coordenator Committee of Integrated Centre Conselho Coordenador do Centro Integrado de Formação de Professores da Universidade de Aveiro;

• 1986-89 President of Scientific Committee of College of Education at Leiria;

• 1986-88 Member of Administration Committee of Educational Resources Centre of the Integrated Centre of University of Aveiro;

• 1986-88 Coordenator of Committee ad Hoc for in-Service programs;

• 1986 Member of the Coordenator Commitee of Teacher Training the Integrated Centre of the University of Aveiro;

• 1986-87 President of the Pedagogical Committee of Portuguese/French programs;

• 1985-88 Supervisor of teachers training of the University of Aveiro;

• 1983-89 Member of the Scientific Committee of College of Education at Leiria;

• 1985 Convener of the 5th International Seminar for Teacher Education, held at the University of Aveiro and School of Education at Leiria;

• 1983-84 Coordenator of Scientific Committee of Department of Education;

• Since 1983 Coordenator of Master's Course of Psychological Activiness on Education at the University of Aveiro;

• 1980-83 Supervisor of Teachers Training of the University of Aveiro;

• 1980-82 Coordenator of Scientific Committee of Department of Education;

• 1980-87 Associate Professor at the University of Aveiro (teacher education programs).

Courses taught

• Scientific and Philosophical Cosmology, Philosophical Anthropology (Higher Education);

• Developmental Psychology (University of Aveiro);

• Psychological Development and Education, Psychology of Development and Learning, Educational Psychology, (First Degree at University of Aveiro);

• Child and Adolescent Psychology, Psychological Development, Seminar on School Observation, Learning Psychology, Seminar on Psychological Developmental Activiness, Personal and Interpersonal Dimension on Education and Teaching (Master’s degree at tge University of Aveiro)

• Developmental and Learning Psychology First degree at University of Porto).

Member of the following associations

• ATEE (Association for Teacher Education in Europe);

• WAER (World Association for Educational Research);

• APES (Associação Portuguesa do Ensino Superior);

• SPCE (Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências da Educação);

• AIRPE (Association Internationale de Recherche sur la Personne de l' Enseignant);

• APPORT (Associação dos Psicólogos Portugueses);

• APP (Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia).

Supervisor of Several Master’s and P.H.D. theses in the following areas: human development, cognitive science and psychology, learning and instruction, curriculum as an educational process.