1 – The contemporary educational systems:
– Genesis and development of education systems;
– Changes and transformations in the educational systems.
2 – Reconfiguration of educational and training systems:
– Globalization, market, education and training;
– Regulation of public policies in education and training.
3 – Educational and training policies in the current contexto:
– Political agendas for education and training;
– Contemporary educational institutions.

Education and community development: concepts and issues
– Education and development;
– Education and community development;
– Social education and community development;
– Social pedagogy and community development;
– Scope, contexts and issues;
– Social pedagogy, information, knowledge and learning society;
– Paradigms in social pedagogy;
– Methods and intervention strategies;
– Intervention agenda.

1 – Research Methods:
1.1. The research process: nature and characteristics; elements of a research;
1.2. Methods of research in different paradigms – characterization and fundamentals;
1.3. Research methods and techniques;
1.4. Comment of data;
2. The development of a research project:
2.1. Standards of bibliographic referencing;
2.2. The presentation of reports; 3. Ethical issues in research.

1 – Characterization of concepts network: literacy, multiliteracies and multimodal literacy.
2 – Literacy and contemporary society:
– Access to information, information processing, recreation of knowledge and information production as factors of development, participation and citizenship;
– Digital literacy;
– Diversity of spheres of knowledge and competence: reading and writing literacy, computer literacy, mathematical literacy;
– Diversity of supports and methods: literacy multimodal;
– Consumption and critical literacy;
– Contexts of literacy development.
3 – Characterization studies of literacy levels.
4 – Development of instruments for the study of literacy skills.
5 – Design of projects for development of literacy with specific communities.

1 – The relationship Education – Development
From growth to development: the context of change
– Criticism and revision of traditional concepts of development
– The concept of quality of life
– The empowerment as a methodology of participatory development
– The recent changes in the organization of the space.
2 – Process of implementation of education for development:
Dimensions, objectives, strategies, methodologies, evaluation
Portuguese strategy of education for development
3 – The education as a structuring factor of development
– Education for citizenship;
– Education for the inclusion;
– Education for gender equality;
– Education for urban development;
– Education for rural development;
– Education for environment;
– Education for the media;
– Education for Human Rights;
– Education for volunteering;
– Other dimensions of citizenship education.
4 – Education, knowledge and development.
5 – The formal education as a process of development.

1. Development model coextensive to the duration of life.
– Domains of development;
– Periods of human development;
– Psychosocial development;
– Bio-ecological theory.
2. Biological, psychological and cognitive aspects of adulthood and aging.
3. Developmental process:
3.1 Relationship with others/ collaborative methodologies promoting empowerment and facilitating social change;
3.2 The dynamics of interpersonal attraction/violence and prejudice;
3.3 Social Influence/creating groups or organizations of mutual help;
3.4 Attitudes and behaviours;
3.5 Training of impressions – the perception of others.
4. Strategies of lifelong learning.
5. Projects and programs of lifelong learning:
5.1. Large organizations and international entities and the respective lines of action and recommendations;
5.2. Projects and programmes for old age and intergenerational.

1. A look at the Sociology of Intervention:
1.1 From the knowledge of self to social intervention: action-research, critical ethnography and sociological intervention;
1.2 Development of social projects.
2. Flying over some theoretical issues on social development:
2.1. The crossroads of concepts surrounding the development: progress, evolution and social change;
2.2. The concepts of growth, development and underdevelopment;
2.3 Economic and sociocultural factors of development.
3. Paths for a new “conceptualization” of development: concepts, policies and planning.
4. Organizations as agents of change:
4.1 Strategic analysis and the dynamics of authority;
4.2 Innovation and social responsibility of organizations;
4.3 Communication and transformation of identity in a changing environment.
5. Education and society: some notes:
5.1 School education and non- school education;
5.2 Family, school and community;
5.3 Multicultural and intercultural education.

1.Man and environmental changes:
1.1The diverse concepts about Nature;
1.2Emergence of the environmental problems.
2.Environment and sustainable development:
2.1Sustainability versus sustainable development;
2.2Principles of sustainability.
3.Education, Environment and Community Development:
3.1Environmental-educational projects and community development;
3.2Design, management and evaluation of projects;
3.3Project analysis.
4.Arts and Development:
4.1Arts and personal and social transformation;
4.2Arts and diversity;
4.3Creativity and development.
5.Cultural heritage in education and development:
5.1Definition and characterization of heritage;
5.2The different public and the issue of accessibility;
5.3Cultural heritage and sustainable development;
5.4Some important milestones in the evolution of the concept of cultural heritage;
5.5Legislative development on the Portuguese Cultural Heritage;
5.6Geographical distribution of the UNESCO world heritage (2012-2013).

1st part
– Deepening of themes in the scope of education and community development (volunteering, social intervention policies, cultural intervention policies, educational policies, space organization policies, legal framework of inclusive and social intervention policies).
2nd part
– Beginning of the design of the project to be developed by each student, under the guidance of the teacher assigned to this end.

The scope of the course is the development of a research project which evidences the integrated application of knowledge and competencies acquired throughout the course in the area of specialization of the master degree. The work to be carried out involves the realization of research and the preparation of the report of that research.