Career

Since 1999: Assistant Professor, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.
From 01-9-1988 to 09-12-1999: Teacher of Support to Pedagogical Practice (in requisition), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.     
From 01-9-1983 to 31-8-1988: Teacher of Pedagogical Practice support (in requisition), Escola do Magistério Primário de Bragança, Portugal.
From 01-10-1979 to 31-8-1983: Kindergarten Teacher, Ministério da Educação, Portugal.    

Roles

Since 01-1-2009:  President of the Scientific Committee of the Master of Preschool Education, School of Education, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.
Since 01-1-2009: Director of Master's Course in Preschool Education, School of Education, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.
From 04-2-2004 to 30-7-2009: Director of course degree in Childhood Education, School of Education, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.                   
Since 05-1-2018:  Coordinator of the Department of Educational Sciences and Supervision, School of Education, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.        
From  01-2-2008 to 31-12-2015: Coordinator of the Pedagogical Practice Supervision Department, Early Childhood Educators and Teachers, School of Education, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.
From 03-2-2000 to 31-12-2003: Coordinator of the Office of continuing education, ool of Education, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal.             

Qualifications

2012 – PhD in Education and Formation - Supervision, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal.
1998 – MEd   in Supervision - early Childhood Education, Universidade de  Aveiro, Portugal.
1993 - Degree in Education Sciences, Faculdade Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.                  •
1979 – Bachelor in Early Childhood Education, Escola Paula Frassinetti, Porto, Potugal.    

Interests

Pedagogical supervision
Training of teachers / early childhood educators                               
Basic education                                        
Education for Development