CATARINA PAULOS
PSYCHOLOGIST / VOCATIONAL TRAINER
Conference Paper Presentations
Scientific Conferences
- Paulos, Catarina (2016, September). Bumping into adult education: How professionals become adult educators and their perceptions of their work. Talk presented at the ESREA 8th Triennial European Research Conference “Imagining diverse futures for adult education: questions of power and resources of creativity”. Maynooth University, Ireland.
- Paulos, Catarina (2016, August). Assessment in RPL of adults with a low level of schooling: Perceptions of adult educators involved in the process. Talk presented at the ECER 2016 Dublin – The European Conference on Educational Research". University College Dublin, Ireland.
- Paulos, Catarina (2016, January). The role of experiential learning in the pedagogical training of adult educators. Talk presented at the XXIII Colloquium of the AFIRSE Portuguese Section “Pedagogies in contemporary society - challenges to schools and educators”. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulo, Manuela; Paulos, Catarina; et al. (2016, April). Practices of non-formal education that promote sharing, development, inclusion and civic intervention. Intervention at the Workshop of the National Meeting of the Portuguese Association for Culture and Lifelong Education "Lifelong Education in times of change: Know to transform”. Pavilion of Knowledge, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (2016, January). Assessment in recognition of prior learning: Perceptions of adult educators. Talk presented at the 28th Colloquium of the ADMEE-Europe “Assessments and Learning”. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Paulo, Manuela & Paulos, Catarina (2016, January). Itineraries of assessment in recognition of prior learning: Tensions and contradictions. Talk presented at the 28th Colloquium of the ADMEE-Europe “Assessments and Learning”. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (2015, November). Adult educators’ learning ways in uncertain professional contexts. Talk presented at the International Conference “Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers: Potentials for a Learning Space in a Changing World”, ESREA Access, Learning Careers and Identities Network. University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
- Paulos, Catarina (February, 2014). Become an adult trainer in processes of recognition and validation of competences: training pathways. Talk presented at the XXI Colloquium of the AFIRSE Portuguese Section “Education, economy and territory – Role of education in development. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (January, 2014). Perceptions of evaluation in recognition and validation of competences processes. Talk presented at the 26th Colloquium of the ADMEE-Europe “Cultures and politics of evaluation in education and training”. Marrakesh, Morocco.
- Paulos, Catarina (November, 2013). Qualification of adult educators in Europe: Insights from the Portuguese case. Talk presented at the Colloquium “Social and Political Framework of Adult Education in the European Union”. University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.
- Paulos, Catarina (October, 2013). Adult educators: An essentially female professional activity? Talk presented at the ESREA Network on Gender and Adult Learning Conference “Private(s) World(s) – Gender and Informal Learning of Adults”. Faculty of Psychology and Sciences of Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (September, 2013). Adult educators: Views about the professional path and ways of living working of RVC professionals. Talk presented at the VI Luso-Brazilian Seminar - Education, Work and Social Movements. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina; Balão, Luís; Paulo, Manuela; Fernandes, Pedro (September, 2013). The impact of the processes of recognition, validation and certification of competences in the lives of adults: Contributions of a New Opportunities Centre. Talk presented at the VI Luso-Brazilian Seminar - Education, Work and Social Movements. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (September, 2013). A new professional activity on adult’s education: the RVC professional. Talk presented at the 7th European Research Conference “Changing configurations of adult education in transitional times”. Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
- Paulos, Catarina (July, 2013). New practices of the field of adult education: the case of the RVC professionals. Talk presented at the IV Forum of Young Researchers of the Institute of Education, University of Lisbon. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (March, 2013). How are adult educators trained in processes of recognition of competences? Analysis of the case of the RVC Professionals. Talk presented at the I International Conference of Educational Social Sciences / III Meeting of Sociology of Education. University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (January, 2013). Evaluation in the process of recognition, validation and certification of competences: The role of professional RVC. Talk presented at the 25th International Symposium of the AMEE-Europe “Evaluation and self-evaluation: What areas of training?”. University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
- Paulos, Catarina (July, 2012). New practices of the field of adult education: the case of the RVC professionals. Talk presented at the III Forum of Young Researchers of the Institute of Education, University of Lisbon. Institute of Education, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (April, 2012). RVC Professionals: A new occupational activity in the field of adult training. Talk presented at the XIX International Congress of Psychology INFAD "Psychology in a world in crisis and change. Proposals for intervention". Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (2007). A view about institutionalized elderly. Poster presented at the 4th Congress of the Psychogerontology Portuguese Association “Ageing Opportunities equality”. Lisbon, Portugal.
Other Conferences
- Paulos, Catarina (April, 2013). Psychosocial risks and their impact on workplace accidents. Seminar "Management integrated systems of organizational responsibility in water supply and wastewater treatment activities - quality, environment and health and safety at workplace" sponsored by Águas do Oeste. Convento de São Miguel das Gaeiras, Óbidos, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (November, 2012). Violence in the Workplace. Psychosocial Risks in the Health Sector Conference, sponsored by ACT - public authority for health and safety at workplace. High Studies School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (March, 2012). Psychosocial risks related to workplace violence. Launch of European Psychosocial Risks Assessment Campaign - ACT. Lisbon, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (2009). Workshop Moderator “Formal Learning Validation – case studies”. “Training challenges – A practical view and related problems” Meeting. Luís de Freitas Branco School, Paço de Arcos, Portugal.
- Paulos, Catarina (September, 2007). Elderly mistreatment prevention programme. Gerontology Cycle of Seminars: Professional intervention on ageing process. Amarante, Portugal.