Sandrina Milhano
@ipleiria.pt
Professor coordenador / School of Education and Social Sciences
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
EDUCATION
PhD in Education. MA of Arts of Music Education, Roehampton University, UK.
Diploma de Estudos Avançados em Música, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
Musical Sicences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Education, Music
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Nicola Savvides, Sandrina Milhano, Catarina Mangas, Carla Freire, and Sara Lopes
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT In this paper, we draw on a conceptual framework of five key categories of risk to Early Leaving (EL) to analyse and compare ‘Structural Factors’ (SF) and ‘Institutional Factors’ (IF) of risk in a region in England and in Portugal. We draw on data from an EU-funded project, which explored risks and support strategies to EL across five European countries. Our two-country comparison involved analysis of 59 semi-structured interviews and focus groups with 209 educational stakeholders across 18 educational settings. We discuss key similarities and differences across the data, reflecting on plausible factors these are attributed to. SF was the most discussed risk category in England but not in Portugal, albeit largely for the same reason: that they are difficult to address, relating to rigid and entrenched educational systems and policies, socio-economic disadvantage and inequalities. Educators were cognisant of how SF hinders educational institutions and stakeholders from addressing EL, given the lack of freedom and flexibility they engender. Young people focused more on how the IF of schooling are impacting EL. We explore the implications of our findings for EL risk and offer recommendations that will be of interest to a range of educational stakeholders, including policymakers, educators and employers.
Ricardo Pocinho, Pedro Carrana, Cristovão Margarido, Rui Santos, Sandrina Milhano, Bruno Trindade, and Gisela Santos
ACM
The Coronavirus advance is forcing schools and universities to revise their teaching methodologies. With the closure of the institutions, thousands of teachers and millions of students will have to find new ways of teaching and learning overnight, which will be a huge challenge. We cannot expect everyone to suddenly adapt to these new times. We are aware of the numerous Internet connection problems, but it is a great time to reinvent ourselves and build the courage to test the use of technological tools already available to structure alternatives in the distance education format. Thinking outside the box can help mitigate the momentary problem, as well as collaborate to strengthen digital culture and move towards a new education. The good news is that many teachers have been putting aside prejudices and are being resilient, seeking to understand the potential of available resources, not shying away from seeking and implementing technological solutions that before the virus were seen as secondary and have now become standard tools to teach synchronous and asynchronous classes, share content, correct assignments, answer questions and exchange knowledge. In the beginning, many activities that were previously carried out exclusively in person took a longer time when they started to be performed online. But as the virtual became the new real, students became more engaged and plunged headlong into relevant online learning experiences. Through applications and software, classes continued according to the school calendar. This study aimed to understand how teachers adapted to digital resources to face the limitations caused by the pandemic. It also intends to understand the impact of digital resources on the quality of teaching, as well as on motivation and academic success.
Cristovão Margarido, Rui Santos, Emanuel Margarido, Sandrina Milhano, and Vanessa Póvoa
ACM
The social intervention through the artistic languages can represent in the life of each subject a great socio-educational significance, contributing to reinforce numerous personal, social, affective, emotional and relational skills. The social reintegration of young prisoners presents a great challenge for professionals, since the period of detention can indeed allow the individual a period of reflection, there are also ties (of friendship, family ...) that fall apart, and that, in most cases, it is important to reconcile. The project "Opera in Prison" searched, through music, theater and dance to promote a strategy of socio-educational intervention that catalyzes a socially framed life. This project, funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, took place in the Leiria Prison (youth), having been promoted by Sociedade Artística Musical dos Pousos (SAMP). Since the beginning of 2014, a group of 50 prisoners. To understand the impact of this project on the process of social reintegration of young prisoners, a research methodology was adopted based on interviews with the various stakeholders in the project. The results presented evidenced the role that artistic languages have played in the lives of young prisoners and their families and the way in which they have contributed to a more effective social reintegration.
Catarina Mangas, Sara Lopes, Sandrina Milhano, and Carla Freire
Ludomedia
Resumo. escolar precoce, mais expressivo nos últimos anos da escolaridade obrigatória, é dos desafios das agendas políticas europeias, afetando a inclusão educacional e a vida social e profissional do aluno. Este artigo expõe alguns resultados do projeto Europeu Orienta4YEL, nomeadamente os que decorrem do contexto português. Através de uma investigação qualitativa, procurou-se conhecer e interpretar o abandono escolar precoce e, em particular, as possibilidades de promoção do reingresso de jovens que frequentam cursos profissionais. Os dados foram recolhidos através de entrevistas, individuais e grupais, realizadas em sete escolas. As entrevistas individuais foram aplicadas aos elementos dos órgãos diretivos, e os grupos focais a 42 professores Abstract. Early school leaving, more expressive in the last years of compulsory education, is one of the challenges of European political agendas, affecting the educational inclusion and the social and professional life of the student. This article exposes some results of the European project Orienta4YEL, namely those arising from the Portuguese context. Through a qualitative investigation, we sought to know and interpret early school leaving and, in particular, the possibilities of promoting the re-engagement of young people who attend professional courses. Data were collected through individual and group interviews, carried out in seven schools. Individual interviews were applied to the members of the school boards and administration members, and the focus groups to 42 teachers and 68 students. Through content analysis, the results show the existence of structural, institutional, social, family, and personal factors that can stimulate the desire of young people to return to education. Participants' perspectives highlight the role attributed to the prevention of early school leaving, the need to adapt training paths according to the specificities and needs of young people, the promotion of a closer approach to school through dialogue and individualized support and encourage the involvement of the family in the decision-making process of returning young people to school.