Universities around the world are under increasing pressure to maintain high levels of graduation and to make study processes as efficient as possible, with teachers and students struggling to meet the expectations placed upon them as a result. The Psychology of Study Success in Universities asks whether it is possible to meet these demands at the same time as protecting the well-being of stude…
Masculinities in Forests: Representations of Diversity demonstrates the wide variability in ideas about, and practice of, masculinity in different forests, and how these relate to forest management. While forestry is widely considered a masculine domain, a significant portion of the literature on gender and development focuses on the role of women, not men. This book addresses this gap and also…
A obra propõe uma reflexão sobre os saberes teóricos e práticos no âmbito da formação e atuação docente, tendo em vista a natureza de cada um desses saberes e em que medida eles tornam complexa a formação e o trabalho dos professores. Trata-se de um estudo de grande atualidade, fundamentado em pesquisas desenvolvidas a partir dos anos 90, em que se discute a racionalidade da constitu…