Metodologia de pesquisa

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify and analyze the elements proposed by Pearce II (1982) present in the missions of public universities in Brazil and conclude that despite their managerial importance, the definitions of organizational mission of the universities examined are not effective.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the lessons learned using a project-based learning (PBL) approach for teaching the projectbased learning methodology itself, and the main findings were the following: (1) the course design, which followed the seven essential project design elements proposed by Larmer, Mergendoller, and Boss, was very effective; (2) Centering learning around a meaningful project motivated students to do their best.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify cases of new international ventures in the Brazilian sugarcane industry, specifically as regards ethanol production, i.e., companies that are established from start to have an international profile.

TL;DR: In this paper, the efeitos de praticas com textos impressos e digitais no processo de aquisicao da escrita and a relacao com a multimodalidade textual.

TL;DR: To map publications related to OER, dating from 2002 to 2013, and available through the Web of Science and Scopus scientific databases as well as in the OER Knowledge Cloud open repository, the idea that OER is a promising field for researchers is consolidated in line with the spreading of the Open movement.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the local dynamics of development and normalization of innovative social practices in an ecovillage in Brazil and argue for the importance of social norms as a "structural" element influencing the emergence, maintenance, and development of social practices.

TL;DR: The 16 weeks of training were enough to show significant improvements in the components of aerobic and anaerobic fitness of the Brazilian 5-a-side football team players; the same effect was not observed in the indicators of body composition.