Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theory and Research on Undergraduate Research
- Part II Implementation, Approaches, Methods
- Part III Disciplines
- Part IV International Perspective
- 47 Introduction
- Part IV.1 Americas
- Part IV.2 Africa & Middle East
- Part IV.3 Asia & Oceania
- Part IV.4 Europe
- 64 Undergraduate Research in Austria
- 65 Undergraduate Research in France
- 66 Undergraduate Research in Germany
- 67 Undergraduate Research in Italy
- 68 Undergraduate Research in the Netherlands
- 69 Undergraduate Research in Portugal
- 70 Undergraduate Research in Russia
- 71 Undergraduate Research in Scandinavia
- 72 Undergraduate Research in the UK
- Part V Avenues for Developing Undergraduate Research
- Index
- References
69 - Undergraduate Research in Portugal
Learning in a Research Environment
from Part IV.4 - Europe
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2022
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Theory and Research on Undergraduate Research
- Part II Implementation, Approaches, Methods
- Part III Disciplines
- Part IV International Perspective
- 47 Introduction
- Part IV.1 Americas
- Part IV.2 Africa & Middle East
- Part IV.3 Asia & Oceania
- Part IV.4 Europe
- 64 Undergraduate Research in Austria
- 65 Undergraduate Research in France
- 66 Undergraduate Research in Germany
- 67 Undergraduate Research in Italy
- 68 Undergraduate Research in the Netherlands
- 69 Undergraduate Research in Portugal
- 70 Undergraduate Research in Russia
- 71 Undergraduate Research in Scandinavia
- 72 Undergraduate Research in the UK
- Part V Avenues for Developing Undergraduate Research
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter presents the organization of the Portuguese higher education system, defines the institutional context of undergraduate research (UR) in the country and present five cases of best practice that illustrate individual, departmental, and institutional efforts for promoting UR. The authors conclude by proposing four recommendations for further evolution of UR in Portugal.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 623 - 631Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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