• Personal

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• Scientific and Professional Experience

• Public Lectures and Conferences

• Professional Consultancies

• Publications

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• Main Research Projects

• Languages

• Present Professional Situation

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2006

• PhD in  Educational Sciences at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. Title of the Thesis: Evaluation and Inspection of Schools: impact study of the Full Evaluation Program (Portuguese).

1998

• Masters in Educational Sciences, majoring in Social Analysis and Educational Administration, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. Title of Master's Dissertation: Interactions of the Educational System with the Economical and Social Systems in Vocational Schools (Portuguese)  

1994

• Post-graduate degree in Educational Sciences majoring in Educational Administration at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.

• PIMC- International Program of Marketing and Communication 1994 of AGESFAL, HEC Management and TRACY International: Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC Management de Paris).

1987

• Teachers Diploma in Portuguese and French, Department of Languages and Modern Cultures, at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.

1983

• 12th Grade schooling (Portuguese, French and English).

1982

• A complementary lecture in high schools (Area D) with a component of Journalism and Tourism.
  
  

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• Member of the National Specialist Team for the OECD Project “Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes”.

• President of the Scientific Council for Teacher Evaluation (CCAP).

• Representative of the Scientificic Comission of the Educational Sciences Department, University of Aveiro, for Masters Programs in Languages Teaching.

• Professor of School Management Techniques: Masters in Educational Sciences, majoring in Administration and Educational Policies, University of Aveiro (2008).

• ERASMUS Program Coordinator at the Educational Sciences Department, University of Aveiro (2008-...).

• Professor of Specialization for Master Thesis: Masters in Educational Sciences, majoring in Administration and Educational Policies, University of Aveiro (2008).

• Responsible for the organization of the Workshop "Profiling Inspectors for New Challenges", Portuguese Inspectorate of Education (IGE) and The Standing International Conference of Inspectorates (SICI), Hotel Fénix, Lisbon, December 3-4 2007.

• Responsible for the organization of the International Conference “Schools Facing up to New Challenges”, under the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union, November 2-3 2007, Pavilhão Atlântico, Parque das Nações, Lisbon, Portugal.

• Deputy Chief Inspector at the Portuguese Inspectorate of Education (2007).

• Member of  the Executive Committee of SICI - Standing International Conference of Inspectorates (2007).

• Professor of Models of Analysis of Education Systems and Educational Administration, subject of the post-grade training course promoted by the Institute of Education of the Portuguese Catholic University for Education Inspectors from Madeira Island, Portugal (October 2005 - January 2006).

• Member of the Scientific Board of  REICE - Iberoamerican E-Journal on Quality, Effectiveness and Change in Education, since March 2003.

• Member of RINACE - Iberoamerican Network of professional educational researchers committed to improve both, quality and equity, in Iberoamerican Educational Systems.

• Member of the General Assembly of the Portuguese Educational Administration Forum (2003-2006).

• Professor of  Methods and Techniques of School Administration: Masters in Educational Sciences, majoring in Social Analysis and Educational Administration, promoted by the Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.

• Visiting International Scholar at Educational Testing Service (ETS), in Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America, 17 June 2002 - 26 July 2002.

• Co-organizer of the II Symposium about Organization and School Management - Evaluation of Educational Organizations,  2 - 3 de May 2002 at the University of Aveiro.

• Member of the Editorial Board fo the Magazine Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação, CesGranrio Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, beginning in January 2002.

• Co-organizer of the European Seminar for French Inspectors "The Portuguese Education System and  the Organizational Evaluation": March 4-8 2002.

• Co-organizer of the II Symposium on the Organization and Educational Administration - Evaluation of Educational Organizations: May 2 and 3 of the year 2002 at the Department of Educational Sciences - University of Aveiro.

• Co-ordinator of the Post-Graduation in Educational Sciences majoring in Educational Inspection promoted by the Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Aveiro.

• Professor of Evaluation of Educational Processes: Post-graduation in Educational Sciences: Educational Inspection promoted by the Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Aveiro.

• Invited Keynote Speaker of the 6th Discussion group "What have we learned in the last 4 years? What obstacles do we face today?" in the circuit of National Encounter of the schools of flexible management of the curriculum, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Department of Educational Sciences, University of Aveiro: July 2 and 3, 2001.

• Evaluator of documents of the Delfim Program: Education at a distance.

• "Critical Friend" of the self-evaluation program created by the Jaime Magalhães Lima High School, in Esgueira, Aveiro. XXI Quality Project of the Educational Innovation Institute.

• Consultant of the self-evaluation program of the private school Nossa Senhora da Apresentação, in Calvão, Portugal.

• Co-organizer of the I Symposium on the Organization and Educational Administration: May 8th and 9th of the year 2000 at the Department of Educational Sciences - University of Aveiro.

• Assistant Professor of Educational Administration and Curriculum Development: Department of Educational Sciences - University of Aveiro.

• Assistant Professor of History and Theory of Education: Department of Educational Sciences - University of Aveiro.

• Assistant Professor of Sociology of Education: Department of Educational Sciences - University of Aveiro.

• Investigator of the Research Unit: Development of the Pedagogical Knowledge in education and training systems: Department of Educational Sciences - University of Aveiro.

• In-service training course: Essential skills in professional education/formation for the XXI century, promoted by the Teachers Training Center in Amarante together with the University of Aveiro, the DES, IEFP, Inofor: October 1999 and February 2000.

• Inspector of the Portuguese Inspectorate of Education: September 1999 - February 2000.

• Member of the Constituent Assembly of the Albergaria-a-Velha High School, Portugal: 1998/99.

• Portuguese and French teacher at the Albergaria-a-Velha High School, Portugal: 1995/99.

• Pedagogical director of the Vocational School of Aveiro, Portugal: 1993/95.

• Member of the Board of the Nº1 High School in Aveiro, Portugal: 1988/93.

• Portuguese and French teacher at the Vocational School of Aveiro, Portugal: 1992/95.

• Co-ordinator of the "Professional and Employment Education" Forum, integrated in the Race Island Program in Aveiro - Demonstrators of Technology and Services - of the Research and Telecommunications Center of Portugal Telecom.

• Editor of the magazine Canais of the Vocational School of Aveiro, Portugal.

• Responsible for cooperation network of the technical courses of the Commercial and Technical Services of Management and Organization at the Vocational School of Aveiro.

• Portuguese responsible for the exchange student teaching program between the Vocational School of Aveiro and the IFPIC (Center of formation in alternation) of the Chambre de Commerce et Industrie des Deux-Sèvres, in Niort, France.

• Responsible for the European Programs "EUROSCOLA", "LINGUA" and "PETRA II" at the Vocational School of Aveiro.

• Responsible  for the RIA Project - Race Island in Aveiro, developed in partnership with the Research and Development Center of Portugal Telecom Corporation.

• Assistant Professor of  the subject"Introduction to the use of a Computer" at the Department of Didactics and Education Technology at the University of Aveiro during the 2nd semester of the 1991/92 school year.

• Monitor of a course subordinated to the thesis: "The Audiovisual means of Education", presented on December 11, 1986 at the Julio Dinis High School in Ovar, Portugal.

• Co-ordinator (Portuguese part) of the Gemination and Exchange Process between the following high schools: Nº1 in Aveiro, Lycée Baggio, of Lille, France and the University of Lille III, France.

• Editor of the Newspaper News of Hortobeira of the Hortobeira SA Enterprise.

• Editor of the newspaper Jornal Número 1 of the Nº1 High School in Aveiro.
  

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• Coaching the Basic School of Vagos for the creation of a Policy against Bullying. May/June 2008.

• In-service training sessions for headmasters of all shools in the center region of Portugal (Viseu and Pombal) on Teacher Evaluation. March/April 2008.

• In-service training course: "Lack of Discipline Prevention in Schools". Secondary School of Machico, Madeira Island, Portugal: September 2005.

• In-service training course: "Self-regulation and Management of S. Bernardo School". S. Bernardo, Aveiro, Portugal : January-February 2003.

• In-service training course: "Self-regulation and Management of Schools" promoted by the Institute of Educational Innovation , integrated in the "Quality XXI" program : 2nd semester 2002.

• In-service training course: "Curricular Reorganization in Primary Teaching" promoted by the Teachers Training Center of the Ilhavo Council, Portugal: April 2001.

• In-service training course: "Curricular Articulation and Organizational Development of Schools" promoted by the Teacher Training Center of the Ilhavo Council: February 12th, 2001 and July 9th, 2001 at the Gafanha da Nazaré High School, Portugal.

• In-service training course: "Main Skills in education and training for the XXI Century" promoted by the Teacher Training Center of Amarante in partnership with the University of Aveiro, the DES, IEFP, Inofor: October 1999 / February 2000.

• In-service training course: "The Audiovisual Means in Education" at the Julio Dinis High School in Ovar, Portugal: December 11th 1986.
  

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• VENTURA, Alexandre & Jang, Lydia (2009). Private tutoring through the internet: globalization and offshoring. APER Special Issue on Shadow Education. Seoul National University (forthcoming publication).

• MATTHEWS, Peter, KLAVER, Elisabeth, LANNERT, Judit, Ó CONLUAIN, Gearóid e VENTURA Alexandre (2009). Policy measures implemented in the first cycle of compulsory education in Portugal (International Evaluation). Lisboa: Ministério da Educação/GEPE. ISBN: 978-972-614-449-6.

• NETO-MENDES, António, COSTA, Jorge Adelino & Ventura, Alexandre (2008). Explicações: Modos de regulação de uma atividade globalizada. Cadernos de Pesquisa, Set./Dez. 2008, v. 38, n. 135, 685-700.

• VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Private Supplementary Tutoring in Europe: an overview. In The 9th International Conference on Education Research. Asia & Europe Dialogue in Education Research. Searching for new paradigms, agendas, and research networks. Seoul: Education Research Institute, Seoul National University. pp. 511-522. ISBN: 1975-762X.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Xplika: investigação sobre o mercado das explicações. Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro. ISBN: 978-972-789-269-3.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino,  NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). As explicações: caracterização e dimensão internacional do fenómeno. In COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Xplika: investigação sobre o mercado das explicações. Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro. pp. 35-53.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino,  VENTURA, Alexandre, NETO-MENDES, António & AZEVEDO, Sara (2008). O mercado das explicações e o franchising. In COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Xplika: investigação sobre o mercado das explicações. Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro. pp. 55-67.

• VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Explicações através da internet: globalização e offshoring. In COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Xplika: investigação sobre o mercado das explicações. Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro. pp. 69-84.

• VENTURA, Alexandre, COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & AZEVEDO, Sara (2008). Dimensão e características da frequência de explicações no 12º ano: do local ao nacional. In COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Xplika: investigação sobre o mercado das explicações. Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro. pp. 119-145.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino,  NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Razões para a frequência de explicações na perspectiva dos alunos: os "novos herdeiros" e o reinvestimento do capital cultural. In COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Xplika: investigação sobre o mercado das explicações. Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro. pp. 147-159.

• NETO-MENDES, António, COSTA, Jorge Adelino, VENTURA, Alexandre & AZEVEDO Sara (2008). Escolas, rankings, famílias e explicações: um olhar crítico sobre a construção dos resultados escolares. In COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA, Alexandre (2008). Xplika: investigação sobre o mercado das explicações. Aveiro: Universidade de Aveiro. pp. 161-176.

• VENTURA, Alexandre, COSTA, Jorge Adelino & SANTOS, Terezinha Monteiro dos (2008). Leadership Development in Latin America. In International Handbook on the Preparation and Development of School Leaders, Edited by Jacky Lumby, Gary Crow & Petros Pashiardis, Chapter 15, July, London: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-8058-6387-1.

• VENTURA, Alexandre, (2007). A Pró-Actividade Reveladora do Carácter Infundado de Eventuais Suspeitas: o caso da escola básica e secundária de Machico. In A Escola Sob Suspeita, Jesus Maria Sousa & Carlos Nogueira Fino (Orgs.), Porto: Asa  ISBN: 9789724150666.

• PORTUGAL (2007). Avaliação Externa das Escolas - Relatório Nacional 2006-2007. AZEVEDO, José Maria & VENTURA, Alexandre (Coord.). Lisbon: Portuguese Inspectorate of Education.

• NETO-MENDES, António, COSTA, Jorge Adelino, VENTURA, Alexandre & AZEVEDO, Sara (2007). Da actividade doméstica ao franchising: alguns dados sobre o fenómeno das explicações em Portugal. IX Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências da Educação dedicado ao tema Educação para o sucesso: políticas e actores. Funchal, April 26-28 2007.

• VENTURA, Alexandre (2007). "Assessoria e Inspecção da Educação". In A Assessoria na Educação em Debate. Actas do 4º Simpósio sobre Organização e Gestão Escolar. pp. 57-65. Aveiro: University of Aveiro. ISBN 978-972-789-237- 2.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, MENDES, António Neto & VENTURA, Alexandre (Orgs.) (2007). A Assessoria na Educação em Debate. Actas do 4º Simpósio sobre Organização e Gestão Escolar. Aveiro: University of Aveiro. ISBN 978-972-789-237- 2.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António, VENTURA, Alexandre & AZEVEDO, Sara (2007). A frequência de explicações em Portugal – caracterização de um fenómeno que também «pressiona» a escola. IV Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Política e Administração da Educação/III Congresso Nacional do Fórum Português de Administração Educacional dedicado ao tema O Governo das escolas: os novos referenciais, as práticas e a formação. Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Lisboa, April 12-14 2007.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António, VENTURA Alexandre & AZEVEDO, Sara (2007). O Fenómeno das Explicações: aspectos da realidade portuguesa e do contexto global. Revista Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação [Rio de Janeiro], v. 15, nº 57, Oct/Dec 2007, pp. 475-488, ISSN 0104-4036.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, António & VENTURA Alexandre (2007). "O Fenómeno das Explicações: panorâmica internacional". In AFIRSE. Actas do XIV Colóquio da AFIRSE. Para Um Balanço da Investigação em Educação de 1960 a 2005: Teorias e Práticas. Lisboa: Educa/Unidade de I&D de Ciências da Educação (Cd-rom – ISBN 978-972-8036-88-1).

• NETO-MENDES, António, COSTA, Jorge Adelino, VENTURA, Alexandre e AZEVEDO, Sara (2007). La industria de las clases particulares: de la actividad liberal a la franquicia de las multinacionales. In Actas do Congresso Pedagogía 2007: Encuentro por la Unidad de los Educadores. Palacio de las Convenciones de La Habana, Cuba, January 29- February 2 2007 (Cd-rom – ISBN 959-282-040-6).

• VENTURA, Alexandre, NETO-MENDES, António, COSTA, Jorge Adelino e AZEVEDO, Sara (2006). El fenómeno del apoyo al aprendizaje fuera de la escuela visto a través de un análisis comparado. Profesorado. Revista de currículum y formación del profesorado, 10, 2. http://www.ugr.es/~recfpro/Rev102.html

• VENTURA, Alexandre, CASTANHEIRA, Patrícia e COSTA, Jorge Adelino (2006). Gestão das Escolas em Portugal. Revista Electrónica Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación, 4(4e), pp. 128-136. http://www.rinace.net/arts/vol4num4e/art9.pdf

• VENTURA, Alexandre, NETO-MENDES, António, COSTA, Jorge Adelino and AZEVEDO, Sara (2006). The private tutoring scenario: contributions to a comparative analysis. Proceedings of the XXII Conference of the Comparative Education Society in Europe (CESE). Changing knowledge and education: communities, information societies and mobilities. The world in Europe - Europe in the world. Granada. (Cd-rom. ISBN 84-8491665-0).

• VENTURA, Alexandre (2006). Perspectives europees de l'avaluació de la docència: el cas de Portugal. Fòrum. Revista d'Organització i Gestió Educativa. Fòrum Europeu d'Administradors de l'Educació de Catalunya. Barcelona: Editorial Graó. Època II, Número 10. 20-21. ISSN: 1696-0475.

• VENTURA, Alexandre (2006). Avaliação e Inspecção das Escolas: estudo de impacte do Programa de Avaliação Integrada. Aveiro: University of Aveiro (PdD Thesis).

• VENTURA, Alexandre (2006). "A Proactividade Reveladora do Carácter Infundado de Eventuais Suspeitas: o caso da Escola Básica e Secundária de Machico". Proceedings of the 1st Symposium DCE UMa. Funchal: University of Madeira Island. (Forthcoming publication).

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, & VENTURA, Alexandre (2005). "Modelos de Escola e Oferta Educativa”. In Liberdade de Opção – Pluralidade de Projectos. Org. by Carlos Estêvão. AEEP – Private Schools Association (Forthcoming publication).

• VENTURA, Alexandre (2005). "The explanatory power of metaphors and organizations". Administração Educacional. Journal of the Portuguese Forum of Educational Administration. nº 5. 44-56. ISSN: 1645-2240.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino & VENTURA, Alexandre (2005). "Avaliação e Desenvolvimento Organizacional". Infância e Educação – Investigação e Práticas, nº 7. November. 148-161. ISSN 0874-776.

• PASHIARDIS, Petros, COSTA, Jorge Adelino, MENDES, António Neto & VENTURA, Alexandre (2005). "The perceptions of the principal versus the perceptions of the teachers - a case study from Portugal" The International Journal of Educational Management. vol. 19, 7. 587-604. ISSN: 0951-354X. (Highly Commended Award).

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, DIAS, Carlos & VENTURA, Alexandre (2005). Reorganização Curricular do Ensino Básico. Projecto, Decreto e Práticas nas Escolas. Aveiro: University of Aveiro. ISBN 972-158-6.

• VENTURA, Alexandre, COSTA, Jorge Adelino, NETO-MENDES, A., & CASTANHEIRA, P. (2005). Perceptions of leadership - a study from two Portuguese schools. Revista Electrónica Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación, 3(1).
  http://www.ice.deusto.es/rinace/reice/vol3n1_e/Venturaetal.pdf.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, MENDES, António Neto & VENTURA, Alexandre (Orgs.) (2004). "Políticas e Gestão Local da Educação. Actas do 3º Simpósio sobre Organização e Gestão Escolar". Aveiro: University of Aveiro. ISBN 972-789-145-4.

• FRANCO, Maria Laura P. Barbosa, PARDAL, Luís, VENTURA, Alexandre & DIAS, Carlos (2004). Ensino Médio e Ensino Técnico no Brasil e em Portugal: raízes históricas e panorama actual. Campinas - São Paulo: Autores Associados. ISBN 85-7496-097-7.

• VENTURA, Alexandre, (2004). "Improving our listening skills". VOICES: (Talking about Leadership 'Knowledge'). Journal of the Centre for Education Leadership and School Improvement. Canterbury Christ Church University College. Nº 8, Summer Term, 8-9.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, VENTURA, Alexandre & MENDES, António Neto (2004). "As explicações no 12º ano: contributos para o conhecimento de uma actividade na sombra". Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Educacional. nº 2. Ano II. Lisbon: Portuguese Catholic University. pp. 55-68. ISSN 1645-4006.

• PARDAL, Luís, VENTURA, Alexandre & DIAS, Carlos (2003). O Ensino Técnico em Portugal. Aveiro: University of Aveiro. ISBN 972-789-099-7.

• Neto-Mendes, António Augusto, Costa, Jorge Adelino & VENTURA, Alexandre (2003). Ranking de escolas em Portugal: um estudo exploratório. Revista Electrónica Iberoamericana sobre Qualidade, Eficácia e Mudança em Educação, 1(1).
  http://www.ice.deusto.es/rinace/reice/vol1n1/NCV.pdf.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, MENDES, António Neto & VENTURA, Alexandre (Orgs.) (2002). "Educational Organizations Evaluation. Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on Organization and Educational Administration. Aveiro: University of Aveiro. ISBN 972-789-087-3.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino & VENTURA, Alexandre (2002). "Full Inspection of Schools: analysis based on participants opinions". In COSTA  Jorge Adelino, MENDES, António Neto e VENTURA, Alexandre (Orgs.) "Educational Organizations Evaluation. Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on Organization and Educational Administration. Aveiro: University of Aveiro. pp. 105-124. ISBN 972-789-087-3.

• VENTURA, Alexandre & COSTA, Jorge Adelino (2002). "External Evaluation and the Organizational Development of Schools in Portugal: New Challenges for The General Inspectorate of Education". The International Journal of Educational Management. Vol. 16, No 4. 169-175. ISSN 0951-354X.

• VENTURA, Alexandre (2002). "The Management of Pupils Indiscipline" in Pedro, Ana e Pedro, Hermínia. Violência na Escola: formar para intervir, intervir para prevenir. Aveiro: Novares Project. ISBN 972-789-075-X.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, VENTURA, Alexandre & DIAS, Carlos (2002). "From School Projects to Class Projects: perspectives of change in organizational practices". In DEB. Gestão Flexível do Currículo. Reflexões de formadores e investigadores. pp. 63-95. Lisbon: Ministry of Education. ISBN 972-742-157-1.

• VENTURA, Alexandre & COSTA, Jorge Adelino (2001). "External Evaluation in Portugal". (polic). Communication presented on the 27th Annual Conference of IAEA. Rio de Janeiro.

• VENTURA, Alexandre & COSTA, Jorge Adelino (2001). "Rethinking curricula management. Analysis of an In-Service Training Process". in Proceedings of the 7th Pedagogical Conference of Beja School of Education. Beja, Portugal: Beja School of Education. pp. 337-349.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino & VENTURA, Alexandre (2001). "Integrated Evaluation of Schools Program: the opinion of the School Heads due to the intervention of inspection teams" in Silva, Bento Duarte da & Almeida, Leandro S. (2001). Proceedings of the Galician-Portuguese Congress of Psicopedagogy, Braga, Portugal, pp. 759-773. ISBN 972-8098-87-1.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino & VENTURA, Alexandre (2001). "The General Inspectorate of Education and the Schools in Portugal: the opinions and expectations of the School Heads with support of an exploratory study". Essay: Evaluation and Public Politics in Education (Magazine of the CESGRANRIO Foundation, Rio de Janeiro), number 33, vol 9, October/December (383-396), ISSN 0104-4036.

• COSTA, Jorge Adelino, MENDES, António Neto & VENTURA, Alexandre (Orgs.) (2000). Leadership and Strategy in Educational Organization. Proceedings of the 1st Symposium on Organization and Educational Administration. Aveiro: University of Aveiro. ISBN 972-789-022-9.

• VENTURA, Alexandre (1998)."Interactions of the Educational System with the Economical and Social Systems at the level of Vocational Schools". Master's Dissertation: Aveiro: University of Aveiro. (polic).
  

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• Member of the International Scientific Board of the Iberoamerican Electronic Magazine on Quality, Effectiveness and Change in Education (REICE) http://www.ice.deusto.es/RINACE/reice/ (2003).

• Member of the International Editorial Advisory Board and reviwer of the journal Ensaio - Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação (Evaluation and Public Policies in Education), Rio de Janeiro - Brasil. ISSN 0104-4036. (2001-today).

• RINACE - Iberoamerican Network on Research about Change and School Effectiveness.

• Portuguese Forum on Educational Administrationl (Member of the General Assembly).

• RIEE - Revista Iberoamericana de Evaluación Educativa (Scientific Board Member).
  

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• Impact Evaluation of School Evaluation Programs

• Integrated Evaluation of Schools Program by the Portuguese General Inspectorate of Education

• Schools External Evaluation

• Inspectorates of Education

• Schools Self-evaluation

• Critical friends in schools

• Quality XXI Project - Educational Innovation Institute

• Vocational Education in Portugal and in Brazil

• Flexible Management of the Curriculum

• E-portfolios

• Teachers Evaluation

• Management of Pupils Indiscipline

• Bullying in Schools

• Private Supplementary Tutoring

• Online Private Tutoring (globalization and offshoring)

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• Portuguese - excellent

• Spanish - good

• French - excellent

• English - good

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• Deputy Minister for Education, Portugal

• Researcher at The Research Centre for Didactics and Technology in Teacher Education (CIDTFF), University of Aveiro, Portugal.

• International Consultant and Lecturer for Educational issues.

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