Catarina Isabel Fonseca Paulos

Catarina Paulos is a Licensed Psychologist with a PhD in Education. She has had a diverse and varied career as a psychologist, vocational counselor and trainer. Publications include two books, several book chapters and journal articles. Her research interests are in adult education, educators’ professional competence and identity, and narrative and life history approaches. Recent papers and publications include work on relational dimensions in biographical research.

EDUCATION

PhD in Education, specialization in adult training. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Evaluation: Approved with distinction and praise (maximum grade).
Postgraduate studies in Educational and Professional Guidance. ISPA - Instituto Universitário. Evaluation: 17/20.
Master in Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. 120 ECTS. Evaluation: Good.
Licentiate degree in Psychology (specialization in Social, Labour and Organizational Psychology). Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal. 300 ECTS. Evaluation: 15/20.

Publications

Paulos, Catarina & Cavaco, Carmen (no prelo). A formação de educadores de adultos implicados no reconhecimento e validação de adquiridos experienciais. Revista Educação e Pesquisa.
Paulos, Catarina (2020). Dimensões relacionais na investigação biográfica: Reflexões em torno da prática. Revista Portuguesa de Educação, 33(2), 329-344. DOI: .
Cavaco, Carmen; Alves, Natália; Guimarães, Paula; Feliciano, Paulo & Paulos, Catarina (2020). Perceptions of School Failure and Dropout From a Gender Perspective - (Re)Production of Stereotypes in School. Educational Research for Policy and Practice. DOI: 10.1007/s10671-020-09265-7
Paulos, Catarina (2015). Qualification of adult educators in Europe: Insights from the Portuguese case. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2(1), 25-38. DOI:
Paulos, Catarina (no prelo). Professional identity of adult educators in recognition of prior learning. In B. Merrill, C. C. Vieira, A. Galimberti & A. Nizinska (Eds.), Adult education as a resource for resistance and transformation: Voices, learning experiences, identities of student and adult educators. Coimbra: FPCE-UC e CEAD-UAlg.
Paulos, Catarina (2018). Ways of learning of adult educators in uncertain professional contexts. In B. Merrill, A. Galimberti, A. Nizinska & J. Gonzalez-Monteagudo (Eds.), Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers: Potentials for a Learning Space in a Changing Wo

GRANT DETAILS

PHD funding by Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal).