Isabel Mesquita

A Identidade Profissional em análise: um estudo de revisão sistemática da literatura

This study is a systematic review of the literature. The aim is to map the research in Portuguese language from 2003 to 2013, in the field of identity and professional identity. The research was conducted in journals categorized in Qualis in the education field of a total of 30 journals, using the terms “identity” and “Professional Identity”. The results showed that the studies had an increase, especially after 2007 and in the context of teaching, using predominantly qualitative methodologies. The identity emerges as a construct with dynamic nature which mostly result of personal, educational and professional experiences.

Acesso à carreira de treinador e reconhecimento das entidades responsáveis pela formação: Um estudo com treinadores Portugueses em função do nível da escolaridade e da experiência profissional

The aim of this study was to analyze the representation of 336 Portuguese coaches about the age and minimum education requirements for accessing the coaching career and the recognition of coaching education agencies in relation to the education level and professional experience. A questionnaire was applied, after construction and content validation. Coaches generally indicated eighteen as the minimum age for accessing the coaching career. As for the minimum education required, the highest values were recorded at category all; only coaches with education in Physical Education and Sport emphasized the importance of higher education level. The coaches considered that the coach education must be developed by all recognized agencies. Coaches with higher education in Physical Education and Sport pointed out the complementarity between the federations and the courses of Physical Education and Sport. The professional experience did not differentiate the representations of coaches.