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Teacher burnout is a significant psychosocial, educational, organizational & economic challenge worldwide that has been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Impacts have been reported on teachers’ occupational health/wellbeing, job satisfaction, and performance, as well as on the quality of the learning environments. Hence, contributions to prevent teacher burnout have been receiving more attention by policy makers globally, as investing in occupational health can have a return on investment of 5 times the investment, and teaching is becoming unattractive with many OECD countries facing a shortage of new teachers and high turnover rates. Yet, an emphasis has been placed on some individual-level variables (as optimism), leaving the impact of other individual (e.g., self-care) & contextual variables (as job resources, e.g., leadership practices) overlooked. This project intends to investigate teachers’ needs regarding personal & job resources and whether teachers’ and the leadership team’s perceptions of personal/job resources needs are concordant. It also investigates how personal and/or job resources relate with teachers’ occupational health/wellbeing. Lastly, it proposes to investigate how a digital platform based on a Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) approach for teachers and their leaders, can foster teacher wellbeing and performance. Study 1 employs a sequential explanatory design to assess the perceptions of teachers and leaders regarding personal and job resources. Participants will complete a survey, followed by focus group discussions with teachers and individual interviews with leaders to enrich the quantitative data. Study 2 adopts a quantitative design with teachers to examine the relationship between personal and job resources and teachers' occupational health and wellbeing. Study 3 involves developing and testing the #SELhub digital platform to promote a positive school culture and enhance teacher wellbeing and performance, through an experim...

O objetivo deste projeto é desenvolver soluções duradouras no domínio da cooperação científica, de implementação e de processos de ensino, no âmbito de parcerias académicas internacionais. Os resultados do projeto deverão constituir uma base para o desenvolvimento de uma cooperação duradoura entre entidades que formam uma parceria para produzir resultados significativos nas áreas da investigação, mobilidade e ensino.

The project proposal focuses on the future development of the human workforce, with the aim of exploring critical aspects related to its future development. The technological advances have significantly reshaped industries and lead to the emergence of novel job roles and unimagined employment opportunities that were just until recently unimaginable. The anticipated changes in the labour force will therefore require a corresponding change in the skills, competencies, and capacities of people actively participating in the labour market. In addition, it is critical to address the compelling task of reshaping workplace dynamics and prioritizing workforce well-being, as this aspect becomes increasingly important, especially in the face of labour shortages. By taking a comprehensive view of these interrelated aspects, it becomes imperative to address all of the above elements in order to maintain global competitiveness of European countries in an ever-evolving world and contribute to the necessary transformation of the labour market. The project will engage stakeholders in meaningful discussions about future workforce development, the project enables their participation in the policy-making process, which allows for an exchange of views and the co-creation of Europe's future through their valuable contributions. The project will also strengthen participants' awareness of their rights and knowledge of EU policies by examining and sharing lessons learned and best practices related to labour market challenges.  In sum, this project seeks to contribute to empower individuals with relevant skills and knowledge, and foster an environment that encourages sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work future for all.

O projeto WISE-AI visa abordar a baixa participação das mulheres nas ciências da IA e apoiar a implementação dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). Apesar da crescente importância da IA em vários campos, as mulheres continuam sub-representadas neste setor. Combinando formação e jogos educativos, o projeto pretende capacitar jovens mulheres em competências de empreendedorismo e IA colmatando a lacuna de género e promovendo a inclusão e a igualdade. O projeto aproveitará métodos educacionais inovadores, utilizando uma abordagem baseada em jogos para tornar a aprendizagem envolvente e eficaz. Para além disso, o projeto pretende criar um impacto significativo ao longo do tempo, proporcionando recursos educacionais que continuarão a apoiar as jovens mulheres mesmo após a conclusão do projeto.

INITIATE is a project that aims to empower higher education institutions to develop R&I through institution transformation. INITIATE, in its widening dimension, seeks to raise excellence in science and knowledge valorisation of Europe's universities through cooperation and knowledge circulation. Through stakeholder inclusion and co-design approach, INITIATE will design an approach for institution transformation that will reflect on the current needs and resources of the institution, external elements such as policy barriers, good practices from other initiatives and identification of possible collaboration areas with other institutions including local ecosystems. Through iterative process and R&I Labs supported by online tools such as Knowledge Hub, INITIATE will generate policy recommendations for helping stimulate R&I development and scientific excellence in Widening countries, in addition to research outputs and creation of joint applications for other funding sources (e.g. Horizon Europe). The approach will be demonstrated in Croatia, Portugal and north Macedonia. This will finally result in a roadmap for long term uptake of R&I in widening countries with identified replication cases and forming of the Alliance for green energy transition that will assure the long-term sustainability of INITIATE results. The action focuses on universities in Widening countries, in which the cases for the implementation of INITIATE approach will be conducted. Additionally, the project aims to achieve several outcomes, including the successful institutional reform and upgrade of higher education institutions in the R&I dimension, empowerment to be actors of change, and the mainstreaming of a culture of excellence in science and value creation amongst higher education institutions, particularly in less research-intensive institutions and countries. To achieve these outcomes, the project will engage universities as well as local ecosystems.