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- The REHMINE research project : the threefold value of São Domingos abandoned mine rehabilitation in southern PortugalPublication . Sardinha, Idalina Dias; Carolino, J.; Mendes, I.; Matos, Pedro VergaAlthough rehabilitation of brownfields is an expensive undertaking, it can also be seen as a valuable initiative for promoting both local and global sustainable socioeconomic development. As such, it can go beyond law-abiding practices in general, and become a domain of corporate or governmental social responsibility. The success of this kind of initiatives depends on the commitment of local authorities and other stakeholders, as well as from an understanding of the intrinsic environmental, social and economic value created. In Portugal, the state granted to EDM the concession to design and implement environmental rehabilitation projects and to promote the socio-economic enhancement of areas spoiled by earlier mining. This paper presents the REHMINE research project aiming the designing of a conceptual and methodological framework for establishing the threefold value induced by EDM’s intervention at the Portuguese São Domingos abandoned mine. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the project will apply environmental, social and economic valuation methods, namely Life Cycle Assessment, Landscape Ethnography, Contingent Analysis and Multi Criteria Analysis to the value induced of mine rehabilitation in an integrated way.
- Higher education in management: the case of PortugalPublication . Neves, João Carvalho das; Gonçalves, Vitor da ConceiçãoThe quality of management schools in Portugal is positively evaluated by the latest “Global Competitiveness Report” published by the World Economic Forum, ranking Portugal in 26th among 140 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development economies. Management education in general started within economics schools, following the same path as ISEG, the original Portuguese school of economics and management. Management departments within these schools have increased in terms of numbers of students, numbers of faculty members and volume of research in comparison with their economics departments. Nowadays, management courses generate the majority of revenues at the five major schools of economics and management. As a consequence of this growth, the management faculty profile has been changing towards more full-time members and graduates with PhDs. Most career progression contests show a higher weight for research in comparison to teaching and management tasks, assuming that research-based universities have a better quality of teaching and better public image. Tenure is also more likely to be given to those faculty members that are more research oriented. Many schools have created financial 326 J.C. das Neves and V. da Conceição Gonçalves incentives for faculty members who produce high quality publications. This strategy has resulted in a higher quantity and quality of management research. The challenge management schools are facing is to maintain these aspects in tandem, keeping the same level of quality of teaching and attendance of students.
- Changes in governance : do they help overcome barriers to the implementation of the european standards and guidelines for quality assurance in higher education?Publication . Veiga, Amélia; Sarrico, Cláudia S.
- Conclusion: New Practices and Identities as Drivers of Cultural ChangePublication . Välimaa, Jussi; Stensaker, Bjørn; Sarrico, Cláudia S.
- Setting the Stage : introductionPublication . Teixeira, Pedro; Sarrico, Cláudia S.; Magalhães, António; Veiga, Amélia; Rosa, Maria João; Carvalho, TeresaHigher education systems have changed significantly in recent years in response to rising global challenges and various national policy initiatives. One of the major forces fostering change in higher education over recent decades has been its persistent expansion. As higher education has continued to expand, governments’ responses have been to seek structural changes at system level (Taylor et al., 2008).
- Introduction : How Is Change in Higher Education Managed?Publication . Stensaker, Bjørn; Henkel, Mary; Välimaa, Jussi; Sarrico, Cláudia S.It is an understatement to argue that the previous two decades have been characterized by an interest in reform and change of higher education. It is thus difficult to find an area of the sector that has not been exposed to policy initiatives aimed not only at changing the surrounding structures, but also at the ways in which teaching and research are organized and function. Reform initiatives have been taken at the supra-national level (exemplified by the Bologna Process in Europe), at the national level and at the institutional level (Gornitzka et al., 2005).
- Let the devil choose : frustration or anxiety in the wake of performance measurement in universitiesPublication . Sarrico, Cláudia S.; Melo, Ana I.The purpose of this chapter is to discuss changes and challenges in the management of universities by using two archetypes - the ivory tower and the mass university - as an intellectual device to illustrate the nature of changes from traditional to contemporary universities.
- Benchmarking Higher-Education System Performance : A Look at Learning and TeachingPublication . Sarrico, Cláudia S.
- Quality, Evaluation and Accreditation : from Steering, Through Compliance, on to Enhancement and Innovation?Publication . Rosa, Maria J.; Sarrico, Cláudia S.
- ConclusionsPublication . Rosa, Maria João; Sarrico, Cláudia S.; Tavares, Orlanda
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