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).