Essays about: "Luis Miguel Dos Santos"

Found 2 essays containing the words Luis Miguel Dos Santos.

  1. 1. From Professional Engineers to University Lecturers : A Qualitative Inquiry about Motivations, Experiences, and Decision-Making Processes of Second Career-Changing Lecturers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Luis Miguel Dos Santos; [2023]
    Keywords : Australia; COVID-19; engineer; engineering education; second career changing teacher; self-efficacy; social cognitive career and motivation theory; social cognitive theory;

    Abstract : Background and Research Questions: The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the motivations, experiences, and decision-making processes of a group of professional engineers who decided to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age. Based on the Social Cognitive Career and Motivation Theory and Self-Efficacy Theory, the study was guided by a research question, why would professional engineers decide to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age, particularly in Australia? What are their motivations?  Methodology: In line with the general inductive approach, focus group activity, remarkable item sharing, and member-checking interviews were used to collect in-depth sharing and stories from six participants via the online platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  2. 2. Social Identity with Multiple Citizenship of First-Generation Immigrants in the European Continent and the European Union

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Luis Miguel Dos Santos; [2022-08-25]
    Keywords : dual citizenship; European Union citizen; first-generation immigrant; social identity; sociocultural experience;

    Abstract : Over the decades, the European continent and the European Union accepted more than a million immigrants from different parts of the world. However, many non-European heritage immigrants may face challenges in their social identity, sociocultural problems, and understanding. READ MORE