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Diana Soares is an Invited Assistant Professor and member of the Directorate for 'Quality of Teaching' at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
With a PhD in Educational Sciences, specialising in Educational Psychology, from the University of Minho in 2015, she is a researcher at the Research Centre for Human Development (CEDH), also developing research activities at the Centre for Research on Higher Education Policies (CIPES). She currently coordinates the Católica Learning Innovation Lab, a laboratory for Pedagogical Innovation.
She participates in several research projects in the areas of pedagogical innovation, competence-based education, curriculum management, teacher professional development and Higher Education policies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Sucesso Escolar e Percursos Vocacionais da Adolesência: Variáveis pessoais e contextuais, University of Minho
Award Date: 13 Nov 2015
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INOV-NORTE: Centre of Excellence for Pedagogical Innovation in the North Region, Portugal
Soares, D. (PI)
14/05/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Católica in!: Católica in! Inovar para Incluir
Soares, D. (PI), Carvalho, M. (Researcher), Carneiro, A. (Researcher), Ribeiro, L. M. (Researcher), Palmeirão, C. (Researcher), Baptista, I. (Researcher), Dias, V. (PI), Themudo, C. (Fellow), Vieira, M. M. (Researcher), Costa, J. C. E. (Fellow) & Azevedo, Â. (Researcher)
Programa Operacional Capital Humano
1/02/23 → …
Project: Research
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CEDH: Research Centre for Human Development
Dias, P. (Assistant Professor), Matos, R. (Associate Professor), Carvalho, M. C. (Assistant Professor), Peixtoto, C. E. (Researcher), Pires, C. V. (Researcher), Carneiro, A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, L. M. (Assistant Professor), Barbosa, M. (Assistant Professor), Martins, F. (Invited Assistant Professor), Moreno, A. (Researcher), Costa, M. (Researcher), Andrade, A. (Assistant Professor), Fonseca, A. M. (Associate Professor), Silva, A. (Researcher), Gaspar, A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Machado, B. C. (Assistant Professor), Morais, C. (Invited Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor), Palmeirão, C. (Assistant Professor), Mesquita, D. (Invited Assistant Professor), Soares, D. (Invited Assistant Professor), Veiga, E. (Assistant Professor), Palha, F. (Assistant Professor), Sobral, F. (Assistant Professor), Cabral, I. (Assistant Professor), Baptista, I. (Associate Professor), Pinto, J. C. (Assistant Professor), Azevedo, J. (Full Professor), Machado, J. (Researcher), Lagarto, J. R. (Researcher), Alves, J. M. (Invited Associate Professor), Ribeiro, L. (Invited Assistant Professor), Campos, L. (Assistant Professor), Orvalho, L. (Researcher), Veríssimo, L. (Assistant Professor), Roldão, M. D. C. (Researcher), Xavier, M. R. (Assistant Professor), Negrão, M. (Assistant Professor), Carvalho, M. (Invited Assistant Professor), Oliveira, M. (Adjunct Professor), Batista, P. (Contracted Doctorate), Oliveira-Silva, P. (Assistant Professor), Pereira, P. (Assistant Professor), Serrão, R. (Researcher), Lima, V. S. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, P. (PI) & Rocha, M. M. M. (PI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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PBL4TEA: PBL framework for Digital Collaborative Teacher Training
Mesquita, D. (PI), Andrade, A. (Researcher), Soares, D. (Researcher), Cabral, I. (Researcher), Ribeiro, L. M. (Researcher), Alves, J. M. (Researcher), Alves, P. (Researcher) & Sobral, F. (Researcher)
1/12/22 → 30/11/24
Project: Research
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CLIL: Católica Learning Innovation Lab
Soares, D. (PI), Carvalho, M. (Researcher), Costa, H. G. D. (Researcher), Campos, M. F. (Researcher), Portocarrero, M. (Researcher), Vieira, M. M. (Researcher), Festas, C. (Researcher), Neves-Amado, J. (Researcher), Silva, C. L. M. (Researcher), Andrade, A. (Researcher), Oliveira, E. D. D. (Researcher), Alves, P. (Researcher), Costa, J. C. E. (Researcher) & Magalhães Martins, A. (Researcher)
Programa Operacional Capital Humano
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Other
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The transformation of doctoral education: a systematic literature review
Cardoso, S., Santos, S., Diogo, S., Soares, D. & Carvalho, T., Oct 2022, In: Higher Education. 84, 4, p. 885-908 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Innovation on the margins of the external evaluation of Portuguese schools
Serra, L., Alves, J. M. & Soares, D. R., 2025, In: International Journal of Innovation and Learning. 37, 1, p. 60-84 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The weak articulations, inconsistencies, and power limits of school leaders
Serra, L., Alves, J. M. & Soares, D., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Learning and Change.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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(Des)conexões entre a autoavaliação de escola, as lideranças e os professores: um estudo cruzado de perceções
Translated title of the contribution :(Dis)connections between school self-evaluation, leadership, and teachers: a cross study of perceptions Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Concetualizar a inovação enquanto processo fundacional da transformação da escola
Translated title of the contribution :Conceptualising innovation as the foundational process of school transformation Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Downloads
Activities
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Blended Intensive Programme “Fostering Quality Culture in HEI"
Soares, D. (Participant)
7 Apr 2025 → 11 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Soares, D. (Lecturer)
5 Mar 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)
Soares, D. (Lecturer)
26 Feb 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Teacher agency for a more responsive and adaptable approach to higher education system
Soares, D. (Speaker), Gil, M. M. (Speaker) & Mesquita, D. (Speaker)
25 Feb 2025 → 28 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Engaging Lectures: Transforming Traditional Teaching into Active Learning
Soares, D. (Speaker)
9 Apr 2025 → 11 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Impacts
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Prestação de serviços de consultoria (2019) - Agrupamento de Escolas de Campo
Soares, D. (Consultant)
Impact: Social impacts