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Helena Cabeleira

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Biographical Note

Helena Cabeleira (1978, Portugal). PhD in Education – History of Education (IEUL, 2013); MA in Artistic Education (FBAUL, 2007); Bachelor in Fine Arts – Sculpture (FBAUP, 2002). Since November 2022 she is Auxiliary Researcher at NOVA FCSH (Ref: CEECINST/00042/2021/CP1773/CT0007). Integrated researcher at the EDUNOVA Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Education (ISPA/FCT/FCSH) since july 2026, and researcher-collaborator at the UIDEF-IEUL since 2010; Member of the Autonomous Section of General Education and Training (NOVA FCSH), since 2024; Coordinator of two Curricular Units at the Bachelor and Master courses in Basic Education (ISPA – University Institute of Lisbon), since 2025-26. She was Contracted Researcher (IEUL-UIDEF, 2019-2022; Ref. PTDC/CED-EDG/29091/2017), and Invited Assistant Professor in the MA in Artistic Education (FBAUL, 2015-2019). Since 2005, she participated in several FCT-funded research projects, and her work has been recognized through grants and awards: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (UIDEF-IEUL, 2014); FCT Research Fellow (2008–2011); Scholarship of Merit (FBAUP, 2002); Academic Excellence Award – Best Doctoral Thesis 2013 (IEUL, 2014).

Research Interests

  • History and Policies of Education
  • Arts Education
  • Teacher Education and Training
  • Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence in Education,
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Pedagogical and Curricular Innovation

Relevant Publications

Cabeleira, H., Moreira, C., & Limpo, P. (2026). Integrated Artistic and Technological Expressions for Initial Teacher Training in Basic Education: Policies, Practices and Pedagogies (Portugal). In Musicoguia (Ed.), Conference Proceedings CIVAE 2026, Madrid, Spain (pp.550-555). Adaya Press.
https://doi.org/10.58909/adc26877745
https://adayapress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CIVAE2026.pdf

Cabeleira, H. (2026). Entre o currículo e a utopia: A educação artística como espaço de aprendizagem e transformação social em Portugal (1925-2025). Sinergias: Diálogos Educativos para a Transformação Social, 19 (janeiro), 9-31.
https://sinergiased.org/entre-o-curriculo-e-a-utopia-a-educacao-artistica-como-espaco-de-aprendizagem-e-transformacao-social-em-portugal-1925-2025/

Cabeleira, H. (2025). Fotografia e História da Educação: Abordagens teórico-metodológicas e exemplos práticos em contexto Luso-Brasileiro. Revista Brasileira de História da Educação, 25 (e390), 1-25.
https://doi.org/10.4025/rbhe.v25.2025.e390

Cabeleira, H. (2025). From the Sciences of Education to the Science of Learning: Effective Visual Communication in Digital Environments. In A. Duarte, J. Andrade, & P. Dias (Eds.), Effects of Education Communication in Digital Learning Environments (pp. 117-150). IGI Global Scientific Publishing.
https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-9067-2.ch004

Cabeleira, H. (2025). Educação Digital Inclusiva para aprendentes diversos: factos & números recentes de Portugal. Revista Lusófona De Educação, 66(66), 13-26. https://doi.org/10.24140/issn.1645-7250.rle66.dt01

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