| Portugal |
| Institution Name: | Departamento de Educaçao da Faculdade de Ciencias; DEFC. |
| Address: | R.
Ernesto de Vasconcelos. C1, 3. P-1700 Lisboa. Tel: (351-1) 2583141. Fax: (351-1) 7597716. Telex: 65869 FCULIS P. |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Geographical Coverage: | national. |
| Created: | 1983 |
| Staff: | 40; PROFESSIONALS: 31. |
| Working Languages: | English; French; Spanish |
| Activities Undertaken: | biology education; physics education; mathematics education; training; womens education; computer mathematics education; mathematics software;evaluation; popularization of science |
| Groups Covered: | secondary education; post secondary ; education; teachers pre-service; researchers |
| Periodicals: | Revista de Educaçao |
| Organization of Meetings: | local, national, international. |
| Additional Information: | Studies to be developed for the introdution computers at schools; science curricula for lower-secondary school; sociology of education and science. International co-operation requested for exchange of information concerning introduction of computers in schools; creation of science curricula for citizens of tomorrow |
| Institution Name: | Facultade de Ciencias e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa; FCT/UNL. |
| Address: | Quinta da Torre. 2825 Monte da Caparica. Tel: (351-1) 2954464 ext.1704. Telex: 14542 FCTUNL P |
| Country: | Portugal. |
| Contact : | Researchers Teacher Trainer |
| Geographical Coverage: | national |
| Created: | 1974 |
| Staff: | 400; PROFESSIONALS: 400. |
| Working Languages: | English; French |
| Network system name: | EARN |
| Activities Undertaken: | biology education; chemistry education; physics education; mathematics education; technology education; biotechnology education; training activities; educational materials; school industry; teaching guide; audiovisual materials ; materials; information services ; science museums. |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; post secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; technicians; researchers; teachers associations |
| Periodicals: | Interface; MINERVA's Newsletter |
| Organization of Meetings: | local; national; international |
| Additional Information: | Projects to be developed on environmental education; national magazine on education and new information technologies; national electronic network of institutions involved in MINERVA project (National Project on Studying and Introducing New Information Technologies in Education). International co-operation requested for: education in new information technologies; science education (physics, biology, mathematics); teacher-training; research on education. |