La psicología educativa en la educación superior: la situación actual en Portugal

Facing the challenges brought by Higher Education growth, the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) created the Psychological Support Services. They seek to help the adaptation to the university setting, enhancing the overall students´ development and their integration in the labor market. This quali...

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Published inRevista de psicología (Lima, Perú) Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 91 - 120
Main Authors Bisinoto, Cynthia, Marinho, Claisy, Almeida, Leandro
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2014
Subjects
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY, MATHEMATICAL
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS
PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
SOCIAL ISSUES
SOCIAL WORK
academic success
apoyo psicológico
educational psychologist
psicólogo educativo
educación superior
éxito académico
higher education
psychological support
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Summary:Facing the challenges brought by Higher Education growth, the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) created the Psychological Support Services. They seek to help the adaptation to the university setting, enhancing the overall students´ development and their integration in the labor market. This qualitative research studies the structure of the Psychological Support Services in HEIs of Portugal and the main activities developed by educational psychologists. Interviews were conducted with eight services and showed that all services are designed for students. Although the most frequent activity is the students´ psychological consultation, educational psychologists also develop a variety of interventions: skill development programs, support to students with special needs, and mentoring programs to welcome new students. Traditionally the services were oriented by an individual intervention and in response to the students´ problem. Nowadays they are working with other agents and in a preventive way. Actions directed to educational projects and the institutional evaluation could promote a qualitative change in services.
ISSN:0254-9247