In this work we analyzed the mapping of Sustainable Development Goals in the curricular units of the undergraduate courses of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Évora. Of a total of 449 curricular units, only 374 had students enrolled in 2020/2021. The data presented refer to the 187 course units that had Sustainable Development Goals in addition to SDG4 (Quality Education) assigned to all the course units. Considering the set of curricular units, the results showed that the most mentioned objectives were those related to Gender Equality (SDG 5), Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10), Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16). Regarding the differences between the departments, which are also distinct scientific areas, we have observed that the Departments of Economics and Management had more objectives related to labor and economic growth, while the other departments mentioned more objectives related to inequalities, gender or other.

In this phenomenographic qualitative research, the aim is to learn about the conceptions of university professors about the university. The study was carried out with 20 university professors: 10 from the School of Social Sciences and 10 from the School of Science and Technology of University of Évora with an average age of 54 years and over 20 years of professional activity. The data were collected through open questionnaires and then submitted to thematic and categorical content analysis. The conceptions of the university appear, in the voice of the teachers, centered on two main aspects. The first and more mentioned concerns the conception of the university as a space of production and diffusion of scientific knowledge, which refers to quality factors of higher education. The second brings out the conception of the university as a space of relationship with society together with underlying concerns for human development, cooperation, and the design of a more sustainable world.

Resumo Este estudo pretende identificar as estratégias de estudo e de aprendizagem utilizadas por estudantes de Ensino Superior. Participaram 48 jovens adultos voluntários, homens e mulheres, estudantes do primeiro e do terceiro anos de cursos de licenciatura em Psicologia e em Biologia, de uma instituição de Ensino Superior portuguesa. As idades variaram entre 18 e 25 anos. Este estudo, de cariz qualitativo e exploratório, realizado a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas e com recurso de análise de conteúdo, revelou que os estudantes utilizam estratégias de organização (organização da atividade de estudo e organização do material), cognitivas (leitura, identificação da informação mais relevante, apontamentos/anotações e escrita) e metacognitivas (monitorização da aprendizagem, planeamento e gestão do tempo e avaliação/ajuste das estratégias). Não foram encontradas diferenças entre os grupos, tendo em conta o curso, o ano de frequência e o sexo. Os resultados trazem evidências que enriquecem o conhecimento nesta área de investigação e implicações para a prática.

Due to COVID19 disease contingencies, in several countries, universities were forced to replace the face-to-face classes for a non-face-to-face system, also called as Emergency Remote Teaching - ERT. In this scenario, both teachers and students experienced several challenges and had to adapt to new ways of teaching and learning. The goal of this study was to understand how students experienced this situation. Through a qualitative methodology, we interviewed eight higher education students from social sciences scientific areas. Thematic analysis was used to identify and interpret patterns and themes in students’ responses. Results show that students experimented several difficulties at different levels: cognitive level (e.g., attention, concentration, and information storage), motivational (e.g., demotivation to study), tiredness; organizational (e.g., time and tasks management), and social level (e.g., interpersonal relationship and lack of contact with people). These results bring new knowledge to this problematic area and can be useful for students, teachers, and higher education institutions.