Developed societies are currently facing severe demographic changes: the world is getting older at an unprecedented rate. In 2000, about 420 million people, or approximately 7 percent of the world population, were aged 65 or older. By 2050, that number will be nearly 1.5 billion people, about 16 percent of the world population. This demographic trend will be also followed by an increase of people with physical ...
Following recent recommendations for vocational intervention (e.g., Lent, 2001; Savickas, 2001; Fouad, 2001; Vondracek, 2001), and based on career theory and research, the mission of the Career Counselling Unit - Centre for Counselling Psychology and Human Development, in the Department of Psychology, University of Minho, is to facilitate scientific understanding of career choice and development, translate care...
Neste texto apresentamos os resultados de um grupo de 60 crianças repartidas pelo 1º e 4º ano de escolaridade, diferenciadas ainda por um meio sócio-económico baixo e rural (crianças de Paredes de Coura) e médio-elevado ou elevado e urbano (crianças a frequentar uma escola particular na cidade de Braga) em provas cognitivas. O estudo pretendeu verificar eventuais discrepâncias na percentagem de acertos e nas bo...
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