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Evidence-based European and national policies are having a very
large impact in the development of the Portuguese higher education system, helping
shape institutional strategies and teaching and learning practices. This has been dem onstrated in the major transformational experiences undertaken by higher education
institutions (HEI) in recent years.
This phenomenon results mostly from the combined impact that changes in legisla tion, funding and quality evaluation have in institutional leadership decision-making
and the academic communities’ perceptions. This push and pull effect is critical for
accelerating educational change. On the one hand, policies are informed by emerg ing research trends and innovation developments. On the other hand, they redirect
research efforts and commission innovation outputs, leading to the transformation
of educational practices. This transfer of knowledge process is however challenging
and is not always successful.
An important factor which has influenced evidence-based institutional policies
and practices in Portugal is international comparability. The feedback provided by
international independent review bodies, most notably the OECD has consistently
influenced Government policy and indirectly driven to institutional change, as well.
In this chapter, an example of this complex process is analysed. We focus on how
the European and national policies, based on research evidence, but also on inter national comparability of results, have contributed to accelerate the development of
open and distance education in Portugal. In addition, we also look at how this effort
has been put in test and affected both positively and negatively by the emergency
response to the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis.
We conclude with a prospective analysis on teaching and learning futures and
how the expansion of open education and its convergence with adaptive learning and
artificial intelligence will continue driving the digital transformation of Portuguese
higher education practices.
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Institutional policies Open education Distance education Online learning Digital education Institutional change Digital transformation
Citation
Teixeira, A. (2021). Widening participation in a changing landscape: how open and distance education research and policies are transforming portuguese education practices. In I. Huet, T. Pessoa & F. Sol (Eds.). Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Institutional policies, research and practices in Europe (pp. 57-73). Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. doi: 10.14195/978-989-26-2134-0_2
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Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra