Integrated member

António Almeida
Coordinator Professor
Biographical Note
Research Interests
- Didactics of Science (Misconceptions, Critical thinking, Scientific Language, Scientific Processes)
- Outdoor Education
- Environmental Education
- Environmental ethics
- Animal Welfare
- Geoscience Education
Relevant Publications
Almeida, A. & Rodrigues, I. (2023). Experimentação Animal: Apontamentos acerca da Crueldade na História da Ciência. História da Ciência e Ensino. Construindo interfaces, 27 (Especial), 433-450.
Almeida, A., Torres, J. & Rodrigues, I. (2023). The Impact of Meat Consumption on Human Health, the Environment and AnimalWelfare: Perceptions and Knowledge of Pre-Service Teachers. Societies, 13, 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc13060143
Almeida, A., & Sumozas, R. (2024). How photos can affect children’s perception of animal welfare: A study involving pupils from Portugal and Spain. Children & Society, 38(1), 116-136. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12672
Almeida, A., García Fernández, B., & Papadopoulou, P. (2023). Animals as performers or exhibits: A study of their relevance to Portuguese, Spanish, and Greek pre-service teachers. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 26(4), 647–669.
Almeida, A., Rato, V., & Dabaja, Z. F. (2023). Outdoor activities and contact with nature in the Portuguese context: a comparative study between children’s and their parents’ experiences. Children’s Geographies, 21(1), 108–122.
Current PhD students
Jorge Fernandes
The use of technological tools in Outdoor Education: What do teachers think about the use of these tools in this context? Which tools do teachers use?
Rosa Correia
Science Teachers’ perceptions from the 3rd Cycle of Schooling of the impact of curricular changes on student learning: a comparative study with the results of the students in PISA
Paula Almeida
Critical thinking from the perspective of non-higher education teachers – contributions to a framework for innovative practices
Joana Gomes
Biodiversity: Knowledge of non-higher education students about its importance
External collaborations
- Angelos.Sofianidis (University of Western Macedonia, Greece)
- Penelope Papadopoulou (University of Western Macedonia, Greece)
- Beatriz García Férnandez (Faculdad de Educación de Ciudad Real, Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
- Rafael Sumosas (Faculdad de Educación de Ciudad Real, Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
- Irene Prieto Saiz (Faculdad de Educación de Cuenca, Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
- Isilda Rodrigues (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal)
- Elisabete Linhares (Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal)