@article {4041, title = {Academic engagement in Portugal: the role of institutional diversity, individual characteristics and modes of knowledge production}, journal = {Studies in Higher Education}, year = {2022}, pages = {1-14}, abstract = {

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a crucial role in knowledge society by providing and disseminating knowledge. In this regard, academics have been encouraged to collaborate with society, leading to the emergence of new modes of knowledge production. Several institutional and individual factors have been identified as determinants of the academic engagement. Hence, using data from a survey delivered to a representative sample of Portuguese academics, this paper analyses the influence of different modes of knowledge production, institutional diversity and individual characteristics on distinct dimensions of academic engagement (Formal Research Collaboration; Informal Dissemination of Knowledge; Commercialization of Knowledge; and Teaching-related Activities and Supervision of Students). We propose as research hypotheses the existence of an influence of individual academics{\textquoteright} values, identity and types of knowledge on the engagement with society, addressing them using a linear regression. Results suggest the influence of CUDOS, (i.e. communalism, disinterestedness and organized scepticism) and PLACE, (i.e. proprietary, local, authority, commissioned and expert) on academic engagement, although this influence differs according to distinct dimensions. The findings also reveal differences according to the type of institutional affiliation. Moreover, the study confirms the relevance of individual characteristics in explaining different forms of academic engagement, such as gender, discipline and seniority. Since the results do not align entirely with the theory, this paper may be of particular relevance to launch a discussion around the type of engagement higher education institutions intend to promote and how far their own characteristics and those of their academics may influence such engagement.

}, keywords = {Academic engagement, commercialisation, modes of knowledge production, polytechnic, university}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2022.2042241}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2022.2042241}, author = {Anabela Queir{\'o}s and Teresa Carvalho and Maria Jo{\~a}o Rosa and Ricardo Biscaia and Pedro Videira and Pedro Teixeira and Sara Diogo and Ana Melo and Hugo Figueiredo and Rui Amaral Mendes} } @conference {3890, title = {Assessing transversal competencies for the future of graduate work: An adaptation of the Multiple Mini-Interviews method.}, booktitle = {13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation}, year = {2020}, month = {november}, publisher = {ICERI}, organization = {ICERI}, address = {Seville, Spain}, abstract = {

The job market places increasing value on graduates{\textquoteright} transversal competencies such as working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams. In accordance, the development of transversal competencies is nowadays a learning goal across Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). An assessment is needed to determine students{\textquoteright} competencies throughout their learning journey and at conclusion of their graduate studies (Bachelor and/ or Master degree). This paper aims to present an answer to this challenge and describe the adaptation of the Multiple Mini-Interviews (MMI) method (internationally used for the assessment of transversal competencies in Healthcare education selection procedures), to assess transversal competencies of graduate students from several education areas, focusing on different work contexts. The steps for the adaptation of the MMI method included the mapping of the relevant competencies for the future of work, followed by a group brainstorming for the scenarios{\textquoteright} construction, the selection of scenarios to be tested, the definition of the assessment criteria and scale, the assessors{\textquoteright} and simulated human characters{\textquoteright} training and calibration, and the preparation of the pilot study. This adaptation process resulted in a MMI circuit with 10 stations, each one aimed at assessing three or four of the following transversal competencies: problem solving, generation of novelty, open mindset, learning to learn, positive professional attitude, teamwork, communication, leadership and market orientation. A 10-point Likert scale and criteria for performance assessment were developed and included in a manual for the MMI application to guide interviewers and simulated human characters, who participated in a training process to foster the understanding of the MMI method and the improvement of the MMI method materials. This was the first step towards the construction of a method aimed at supporting HEIs in the assessment of their students{\textquoteright} transversal competencies profile, their readiness for the transition for the labour market and, potentially, in the identification of gaps for improvement.

} } @conference {3889, title = {The Multiple Mini-Interviews as a method to assess transversal competencies for the graduate job market: A pilot study}, booktitle = {13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation}, year = {2020}, month = {november}, publisher = {ICERI}, organization = {ICERI}, address = {Seville, Spain}, abstract = {

Higher Education institutions are investing in the development of students{\textquoteright} transversal competencies to respond to labour market demands. In such a context, the relevance of a measure to assess graduate students{\textquoteright} job readiness has been highlighted. A pilot study was conducted to analyse the feasibility of adapting the Multiple Mini-Interviews (MMI) method with 10 stations to assess transversal competencies across different scientific fields. The examinees were 16 students from two Portuguese universities of different scientific fields (e.g., Economics, Education). The study also involved 19 interviewers and five simulated human characters. Upon completion of the MMI, data on students{\textquoteright} perceptions and acceptability of the MMI method were collected through two focus groups and a self-report questionnaire. To evaluate the MMI{\textquoteright}s fitness to the purpose and ability to discriminate individual performance, the interviewers and simulated human characters also participated in a focus group. Interviewers also answered a questionnaire on their perceptions about the station they were involved in. The results indicated that the MMI method allowed to discriminate participants according to the target transversal competencies and that it gathered good reliability indices for internal consistency and interrater agreement. The analysis of the participants{\textquoteright} perceptions revealed that, overall, the MMI is potentially a method fit for the purpose of assessing transversal competencies necessary for the job market. The results are discussed considering their implications and the limitations of the study.

} } @booklet {3778, title = {Over-Skilling, Under-Skilling and Higher Education}, year = {2019}, doi = {https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007\%2F978-94-017-9553-1} } @inbook {Rubery2018, title = {Gender, employment and social policy}, booktitle = {Handbook on gender and social policy}, year = {2018}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, organization = {Edward Elgar} } @inbook {2830, title = {A abrang{\^e}ncia das atividades de investiga{\c c}{\~a}o e de cria{\c c}{\~a}o cultural das institui{\c c}{\~o}es de ensino superior polit{\'e}cnico: Defini{\c c}{\~a}o de dimens{\~o}es de an{\'a}lise e sele{\c c}{\~a}o de indicadores}, booktitle = {Indicadores de Desempenho para as Institui{\c c}{\~o}es de Ensino Superior Polit{\'e}cnico: Investiga{\c c}{\~a}o Aplicada, Cria{\c c}{\~a}o Cultural e o Impacto Regional}, year = {2017}, pages = {157-171}, publisher = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo, Lda.}, organization = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo, Lda.}, address = {Lisboa}, author = {Ana Sofia Melo and Hugo Figueiredo}, editor = {Sandra Sa{\'u}de and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Ana Sofia Melo and C. Borralho and Hugo Figueiredo and Isabel Machado and I. F{\'e}ria and Paula Rocha and R. Biscaia and S. Lopes} } @inbook {2672, title = {Consensualiza{\c c}{\~a}o e valida{\c c}{\~a}o de indicadores de avalia{\c c}{\~a}o de desempenho}, booktitle = {Indicadores de desempenho para as institui{\c c}{\~o}es de ensino superior polit{\'e}cnico investiga{\c c}{\~a}o aplicada, cria{\c c}{\~a}o cultural e impacto regional}, year = {2017}, publisher = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo}, organization = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo}, address = {Lisboa}, isbn = {978-972-618-875-9}, author = {C. Borralho and Isabel Machado and Paula Rocha and Isabel Machado and I. F{\'e}ria}, editor = {Sandra Sa{\'u}de and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Ana Sofia Melo and C. Borralho and Hugo Figueiredo and Paula Rocha and Ana Rita Biscaia and S. Lopes} } @inbook {2831, title = {Considera{\c c}{\~o}es finais}, booktitle = {Indicadores de desempenho para as institui{\c c}{\~o}es de ensino superior polit{\'e}cnico investiga{\c c}{\~a}o aplicada, cria{\c c}{\~a}o cultural e impacto regional}, year = {2017}, pages = {237-241}, publisher = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo, Lda.}, organization = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo, Lda.}, address = {Lisboa}, author = {Sandra Sa{\'u}de and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Ana Sofia Melo and C. Borralho and Hugo Figueiredo and Isabel Machado and I. F{\'e}ria and Paula Rocha and R. Biscaia and S. Lopes}, editor = {Sandra Sa{\'u}de and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Ana Sofia Melo and C. Borralho and Hugo Figueiredo and Isabel Machado and I. F{\'e}ria and Paula Rocha and R. Biscaia and S. Lopes} } @inbook {Biscaia2017, title = {A especificidade da avalia{\c c}{\~a}o de desempenho do ensino superior polit{\'e}cnico: Proposta de um sistema de posicionamento das IESP}, booktitle = {Indicadores de desempenho para as institui{\c c}{\~o}es de ensino superior polit{\'e}cnico investiga{\c c}{\~a}o aplicada, cria{\c c}{\~a}o cultural e impacto regional}, year = {2017}, publisher = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo}, organization = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo}, address = {Lisboa}, isbn = {978-972-618-875-9}, author = {Ana Rita Biscaia and Hugo Figueiredo and I. F{\'e}ria and C. Borralho and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa}, editor = {Sandra Sa{\'u}de and Ana Sofia Melo and C. Borralho and G. P. Dias and Hugo Figueiredo and Isabel Machado and I. F{\'e}ria and Paula Rocha and R. Biscaia and S. Lopes} } @inbook {2715, title = {Gerir o desempenho no ensino superior: Pressupostos e caracter{\'\i}sticas}, booktitle = {Indicadores de desempenho para as institui{\c c}{\~o}es de ensino superior polit{\'e}cnico investiga{\c c}{\~a}o aplicada, cria{\c c}{\~a}o cultural e impacto regional}, year = {2017}, pages = {21-33}, edition = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo, Lda}, author = {Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Ana Sofia Melo and Sandra Sa{\'u}de and I. F{\'e}ria}, editor = {Sandra Sa{\'u}de and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Ana Sofia Melo and C. Borralho and Hugo Figueiredo and Isabel Machado and I. F{\'e}ria and R. Rocha and R. Biscaia and S. Lopes} } @book {Ana_Isabel_Melo39573761, title = {Indicadores de desempenho para as institui{\c c}{\~o}es de ensino superior polit{\'e}cnico investiga{\c c}{\~a}o aplicada, cria{\c c}{\~a}o cultural e impacto regional}, year = {2017}, publisher = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo, Lda.}, organization = {Edi{\c c}{\~o}es S{\'\i}labo, Lda.}, address = {Lisboa}, isbn = {978-972-618-875-9}, author = {Sandra Sa{\'u}de and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Ana Sofia Melo and C. Borralho and Hugo Figueiredo and Isabel Machado and I. F{\'e}ria and Paula Rocha and R. Biscaia and S. Lopes} } @book {Figueiredo2017b, title = {Os benef{\'\i}cios do ensino superior}, year = {2017}, pages = {151}, publisher = {Funda{\c c}{\~a}o Francisco Manuel dos Santos}, organization = {Funda{\c c}{\~a}o Francisco Manuel dos Santos}, address = {Lisboa}, isbn = {978-989-8863-37-9}, url = {https://www.ffms.pt/publicacoes/grupo-estudos/2395/beneficios-do-ensino-superior}, author = {Hugo Figueiredo and Miguel Portela and C. S{\'a} and J. Cerejeira and D. Louren{\c c}o and Almeida, Andr{\'e}} } @article {Figueiredo2017a, title = {Should we start worrying? Mass higher education, skill demand and the increasingly complex landscape of young graduates{\textquoteright} employment}, journal = {Studies in Higher Education}, volume = {42}, number = {8}, year = {2017}, month = {aug}, pages = {1401{\textendash}1420}, publisher = {Routledge}, abstract = {

Recent decades have seen a massive expansion in higher education (HE), fuelled by high expectations about its private benefits. This has raised concerns about the impact on the employability of recent graduates and the potential mismatches between their skills and the competences required by the job structure. Equally, it could set the ground for a possible transformation of demand for graduate skills and the emergence of new employment profiles. In this article, data for Portugal for the period 2000{\textendash}2010 were used to look at compositional changes in graduate employment and the incidence of three potential problems in graduates{\textquoteright} transition to the labour market: overeducation, overskilling and education{\textendash}job mismatches. The implications of growing demand heterogeneity on increasing inequality in graduate labour markets and on the expectations supporting mass HE in a country that rapidly expanded access to tertiary education as a strategy to converge with the productivity levels of other more developed econo...

}, issn = {0307-5079}, doi = {10.1080/03075079.2015.1101754}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2015.1101754}, author = {Hugo Figueiredo and Ana Rita Biscaia and V. Rocha and P. Teixeira} } @conference {2837, title = {A abrang{\^e}ncia das atividades de investiga{\c c}{\~a}o e cria{\c c}{\~a}o cultural das IESP e o seu impacto societal: Dimens{\~o}es de an{\'a}lise e sele{\c c}{\~a}o de indicadores}, booktitle = {Semin{\'a}rio {\textquotedblleft}Indicadores de desempenho para as institui{\c c}{\~o}es de ensino superior polit{\'e}cnico investiga{\c c}{\~a}o aplicada, cria{\c c}{\~a}o cultural e impacto societal"}, year = {2016}, author = {Ana Sofia Melo and Hugo Figueiredo} } @conference {2836, title = {Evaluaci{\'o}n del desempe{\~n}o organizativo de las instituciones de educacion superior: Indicadores para la investigaci{\'o}n aplicada, creaci{\'o}n cultural y su impacto territorial}, booktitle = {XIII Foro Internacional Sobre La Evaluaci{\'o}n De La Calidad De La Investigaci{\'o}n Y De La Educaci{\'o}n Superior (FECIES)}, year = {2016}, author = {Ana Sofia Melo and Hugo Figueiredo} } @article {3538, title = {Inequality, Labour Market and Income Distribution in Portugal: What is Happening with Middle Classes?}, journal = {Economia \& lavoro}, volume = {50}, year = {2016}, pages = {43{\textendash}58} } @inbook {Figueiredo2016, title = {O sistema de ensino superior portugu{\^e}s {\`a} entrada da idade adulta: Diversidade ou hierarquiza{\c c}{\~a}o?}, booktitle = {Estado da educa{\c c}{\~a}o 2015}, year = {2016}, pages = {252{\textendash}270}, publisher = {Conselho Nacional da Educa{\c c}{\~a}o}, organization = {Conselho Nacional da Educa{\c c}{\~a}o}, address = {Lisboa}, isbn = {978-989-8841-05-6}, url = {http://www.cnedu.pt/content/noticias/CNE/Estado\_da\_Educacao\_2015\_versao\_digital.pdf}, author = {Hugo Figueiredo}, editor = {Conselho Nacional Educa{\c c}{\~a}o} } @conference {2835, title = {Performance indicators for applied research and cultural creation activities in polytechnic higher education institutions: A consensus building approach}, booktitle = {EAIR 38th Annual Forum}, year = {2016}, author = {Isabel Machado and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Hugo Figueiredo and Ana Sofia Melo and R. Biscaia and Paula Rocha and Sandra Sa{\'u}de and C. Borralho and S. Lopes and I. F{\'e}ria} } @conference {2834, title = {Performance management in the Portuguese higher education system: Main patterns and trends}, booktitle = {CHER 29th Annual Conference}, year = {2016}, author = {Ana Sofia Melo and Hugo Figueiredo and Pedro Videira and P. Teixeira} } @article {Figueiredo2015565, title = {Gender pay gaps and the restructuring of graduate labour markets in Southern Europe}, journal = {Cambridge Journal of Economics}, volume = {39}, number = {2}, year = {2015}, note = {cited By 2}, pages = {565-598}, doi = {10.1093/cje/bev008}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84941655623\&doi=10.1093\%2fcje\%2fbev008\&partnerID=40\&md5=d99ebb22c32fe5abe20cecc270b74db2}, author = {Hugo Figueiredo and V. Rocha and Ana Rita Biscaia and P. Teixeira} } @conference {2839, title = {Managing research diversity in binary HE systems: The case of the Portuguese polytechnic sector}, booktitle = {28th CHER Conference}, year = {2015}, author = {Hugo Figueiredo and Ana Sofia Melo and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Paula Rocha and R. Biscaia and Isabel Machado and G. P. Dias} } @conference {2840, title = {Performance indicators for applied research? Developing an instrument for positioning polytechnic higher education institutions}, booktitle = {37th EAIR Annual Forum KREMS 2015 {\textquotedblleft}From Here to There: Positioning Higher Education Institutions{\textquotedblright}}, year = {2015}, author = {Ana Sofia Melo and Maria Jo{\~a}o e Ma Rosa and Hugo Figueiredo and R. Biscaia and Isabel Machado and G. P. Dias and P. Teixeira} } @article {Figueiredo_2015, title = {Should we start worrying? Mass higher education, skill demand and the increasingly complex landscape of young graduates{\textquoteright} employment}, journal = {Studies in Higher Education}, volume = {42}, number = {8}, year = {2015}, month = {dec}, pages = {1401{\textendash}1420}, publisher = {Informa {UK} Limited}, doi = {10.1080/03075079.2015.1101754}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080\%2F03075079.2015.1101754}, author = {Hugo Figueiredo and Ana Rita Biscaia and V. Rocha and P. Teixeira} } @article {20, title = {A reply to comments by John Forth and Hilary Metcalf and by Wiemer Salverda}, journal = {Industrial Relations Journal}, volume = {36}, year = {2013}, pages = {419-423}, author = {Grimshaw, Damian and J. Rubery and Hugo Figueiredo} } @article {Figueiredo2013991, title = {Unequal futures? Mass higher education and graduates{\textquoteright} relative earnings in Portugal, 1995-2009}, journal = {Applied Economics Letters}, volume = {20}, number = {10}, year = {2013}, note = {cited By 4}, pages = {991-997}, doi = {10.1080/13504851.2013.770119}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84875149136\&doi=10.1080\%2f13504851.2013.770119\&partnerID=40\&md5=2542d143e6d457a4a8881e1e25e635cb}, author = {Hugo Figueiredo and P. Teixeira and J. Rubery} } @article {Figueiredo2011, title = {Is mass higher education working? An update and a reflection on the sustainability of higher education expansion in Portugal}, journal = {Working Papers}, year = {2011}, publisher = {AlmaLaurea Inter-University Consortium}, abstract = {

The appeal of HE expansion has been particularly significant in the case of Portugal, whose levels of qualification of the labour force have been historically low. Over the last two decades the country has experience a massive expansion of its higher education system and the numbers of students enrolled and rates of enrolment have multiplied more than four times. This paper focus on the sustainability of this trend of higher education (HE) expansion in Portugal and attempts to update and rebalance a debate that is too often carried out exclusively from a supply-side perspective. The paper develops an empirical framework which incorporates the diversity of jobs currently carried out by university graduates and their changing skill requirements but that also provides a useful benchmark to refer to growing expectations mismatches among graduates. Using a new typology of graduate-level jobs and staff logs data collected annually by the Portuguese Government for private sector employees, the paper analyses the increasing dispersion of graduates{\textquoteright} relative earnings and relates this trend to the increasing diversification of their jobs. The paper also tests more directly the impact of over-education (relative to the graduate jobs{\textquoteright} current skill requirements) and finds that the relative penalty associated with this condition has increased during the 1995-2005 period. The paper then questions the extent to which Portugal can continue to be portrayed as a straightforward success story regarding the massification of HE and considers the implications regarding political and social support for continuing expansion in the system.

}, url = {https://ideas.repec.org/p/laa/wpaper/14.html}, author = {Hugo Figueiredo and P. Teixeira and J. Rubery} } @article {19, title = {Gender mainstreaming in the enlarged European Union: Recent developments in the European employment strategy and Social Inclusion Process}, journal = {Industrial Relations Journal}, volume = {36}, year = {2005}, pages = {568-591}, author = {Fagan, Colette and J. Rubery and Grimshaw, Damian and Hugo Figueiredo}, editor = {Smith, Mark and Hebson, Gail} } @article {Rubery2005, title = {How to close the gender pay gap in Europe : Towards the gender mainstreaming of pay policy}, journal = {Industrial Relations Journal}, volume = {36}, number = {3}, year = {2005}, pages = {184{\textendash}213}, abstract = {

The European Employment Strategy includes a new commitment to a substantial reduction in the gender pay gap in European Union (EU) member states, but progress requires a radical shift away from the traditional policy emphasis on the supply-side deficiencies of women compared with men. Mainstream theory argues that gender inequality is reduced once the pay gap is {\textquoteleft}adjusted{\textquoteright} for differences in individual characteristics (education, experience, etc.). But new empirical studies in many EU member states demonstrate that the work environment{\textemdash}the general wage structure, job and workplace characteristics{\textemdash}shapes gender pay inequality. Given the negative gender impact of trend declines in minimum wages, moves towards more decentralisation of wage-setting and public sector restructuring, the article argues for a holistic, gender mainstreaming approach to pay policy.

}, issn = {0019-8692}, doi = {10.1111/j.1468-2338.2005.00353.x}, author = {J. Rubery and Grimshaw, Damian and Hugo Figueiredo} }