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Alexandre Ventura is an Associate Professor at the University of Aveiro, Department of Education and Psychology. PhD in Education in 2006, Masters in Educational Sciences in 1998, Post-graduate degree in Educational Sciences majoring in Educational Administration, in 1994, and Graduation in Portuguese and French teaching in 1987. All his higher education has occurred at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has been a Visiting International Scholar at Educational Testing Service (ETS), in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, in 2002, ERASMUS Program Coordinator at the Educational Sciences Department, University of Aveiro, Professor at the Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil, in 2015, and Senior Inspector at the Dubai School Inspection Bureau, KHDA, United Arab Emirates, 2017-2020. Furthermore, he has assumed several government positions: Deputy Minister for Education, Portugal (2009-2011), Deputy Chief Inspector at the Portuguese Inspectorate of Education (2007), Member of the Executive Committee of SICI - Standing International Conference of Inspectorates (2007), President of the Scientific Council for Teacher Evaluation, CCAP (2008-2009), Member of the National Specialist Team for the OECD Project Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes, Inspector of the Portuguese Inspectorate of Education, 1999. He is a Member of Editorial Boards and Reviewer of more than a dozen Scientific Journals. He has published extensively in the field of education and he has supervised many PhD theses and Master's dissertations. His main research interests include institutional evaluation, program evaluation, teacher evaluation, school inspection, private supplementary tutoring, school bullying, and educational leadership.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
José Alexandre da Rocha Ventura Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Jose
  • Ventura, Alexandre

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B014-5F26-3FC9
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2336-9228

Email addresses

  • jalexandreventura@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 964677540 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences - Education, General
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences - Education, General
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences - Education, General
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences - Education, General

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Galician Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2002/04/10 - 2006/05/16
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Educação (Doutoramento)
Major in Educação
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Evaluation and Inspection of Schools: impact study of the Full Evaluation Program (Portuguese). The thesis has also been accepted by UnB – The University of Brasilia, Brazil." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
1996/09/15 - 1998/07/06
Concluded
 Master’s in educational sciences (Mestrado)
Major in Social Analysis and Educational Administration
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Interactions of the Educational System with the Economical and Social Systems in Vocational Schools (Portuguese). " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
1993/09/26 - 1994/06/04
Concluded
 1994 Post-graduate degree in Educational Sciences (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Educational Administration
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 16
1983/09/04 - 1987/07/06
Concluded
 Teachers Diploma in Portuguese and French (Licenciatura)
Major in Teaching
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 13
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01/01 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2000/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/06/30 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil
Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/09/27 - 2020/08/31 Carreiras / Categorias Subsistentes Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai Government, United Arab Emirates
Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai Government, United Arab Emirates

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009/10/05 - 2011/05/20 Secretário de Estado Adjunto e da Educação Ministério da Educação, Portugal
2008/06/01 - 2009/06/14 President Ministério da Educação, Portugal
Conselho Científico para a Avaliação de Professores, Portugal
2007/01/01 - 2007/12/15 Portuguese representative at the Executive Committee Ministério da Educação, Portugal
SICI - Standing International Conference of Inspectorates , Belgium
2006/02/26 - 2007/04/02 Member of the National Specialist Team for the OECD Project “Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes” Ministério da Educação, Portugal
OECD, France
1999/09/05 - 2000/02/27 Sub Inspetor-Geral da Educação Ministério da Educação, Portugal
Inspeção-Geral da Educação, Portugal
1993/07/01 - 1995/07/15 Organic Unit Sub-director Escola Profissional de Aveiro, Portugal
Escola Profissional de Aveiro, Portugal
1988/09/01 - 1993/07/06 Organic Unit Sub-director Escola Secundária Mário Sacramento, Portugal
Escola Secundária Mário Sacramento, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002/06/17 - 2002/07/26 Visiting International Scholar Educational Testing Service (ETS), United States
Educational Testing Service (ETS), United States
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2015/02/01 - 2015/11/14 Avaliação Participativa da Escola: entre a regulação e a emancipação
Edital 03/2015 - Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do DF (FAP)
Researcher
Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil
Concluded
2010/06/01 - 2014/06/06 ELO - Educational Leadership Observatory
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/108655/PT
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores, Portugal
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Ventura, Alexandre. "South American Perspectives. Developing successful and effective school leadership". In Successful School Leadership. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
  2. Ventura, Alexandre; FANTE, Cléo. "Flagelos da modernidade: Cyberbullying". In Bullying em Debate. São Paulo, Brazil: Paulinas, 2015.
    Published
  3. Ventura, Alexandre. "La peur de l’évaluation comme obstacle au développement professionnel des enseignants". In Cultures de l'évaluation et dérives évaluatives, edited by P. Maubant; D. Groux; L. Roger, 93-105. Paris, France: L' Harmattan, 2014.
Conference paper
  1. Jennifer Silva; Alexandre Ventura; Diana Oliveira. "RESEARCH PROJECT ON EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF SCHOOLS: POLICIES AND LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING AN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL". 2024.
    10.21125/iceri.2024.0988
Journal article
  1. Luciana Conceição Argôlo Correia; Alexandre Ventura; Thiago Souto Mendes. "Avaliação da educação profissional nos institutos federais: Mapeamento sistemático". Estudos em Avaliação Educacional (2025): https://doi.org/10.18222/eae.v36.10289.
    10.18222/eae.v36.10289
  2. Jennifer Silva; Alexandre Ventura; Diana Oliveira. "Avaliação externa de escolas e sua relação com políticas e práticas inclusivas: uma revisão sistemática da literatura". Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação (2025): https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-40362025003305115.
    10.1590/s0104-40362025003305115
  3. Alves, Luciana Argôlo Correia; Ventura, Alexandre; Mendes, Thiago Souto. "Systematic review of the literature on program evaluation in professional courses at Federal Institutes in Brazil". New Trends in Qualitative Research (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62297949/.
    10.36367/NTQR.12.2022.E727
  4. Yufei Li; Alexandre Ventura. "The focus of research on private supplementary tutoring in China in the past two decades". International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijaers.911.25.
    10.22161/ijaers.911.25
  5. Bray, Mark; Ventura, Alexandre. "Multiple systems, multiple shadows: Diversity of supplementary tutoring received by private-school students in Dubai". International Journal of Educational Development (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/59279794/.
    10.1016/J.IJEDUDEV.2022.102624
  6. Ventura, Alexandre. "Inteligência Artificial no âmbito da educação". Linha Direta 23 265 (2020): 14-18.
    Published
  7. Ventura, Alexandre; El-Labban, Wassim. "Nasce-se líder ou aprende-se a ser líder?". Linha Direta na gestão educacional 22 257 (2019): 30-32.
    Published
  8. Ventura, Alexandre. "Pensamento crítico: a essência da aprendizagem". Revista Presença Pedagógica na sala de aula 24 159 (2019): 12-19.
    Published
  9. Lange, Rense; Martínez-Garrido, Cynthia; Ventura, Alexandre. "I’m scared to go to School! Capturing the Effects of Chronic Daily Fears on Students’ Concept of Self". Journal of Applied Measurement 18 4 (2017): 420-433. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29252210.
    Published
  10. Lange, Rense; Martinez-Garrido, Cynthia; Ventura, Alexandre. "I'm scared to go to School! Capturing the Effects of Chronic Daily Fears on Students' Concept of Self". Journal of Applied Measurement (2017): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62297962/.
  11. Ventura, Alexandre; Vico, Beatriz Pedrosa; Ventura, Rosângela. "Bullying e formação de professores: contributos para um diagnóstico". Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação 24 93 (2016): 990-1012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0104-403620160004000010.
    10.1590/s0104-403620160004000010
  12. Gomes, Candido Alberto; Ventura, Alexandre; Evangelista Machado, Magali de Fatima. "South American Perspectives". Successful School Leadership: International Perspectives (2016): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62297882/.
  13. Ventura, A.; Gomes, C.. "Supplementary education in Brazil: Diversity and paradoxes". International Perspectives on Education and Society 22 (2013): 129-151. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888104238&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/S1479-3679(2013)0000022006
  14. Neto-Mendes, Antonio; Costa, Jorge Adelino; Ventura, Alexandre; Azevedo, Sara; Gouveia, Andreia. "PRIVATE TUTORING IN PORTUGAL Patterns and Impact at Different Levels of Education". Art and Intercultural Dialogue (2013): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62297887/.
  15. Jorge Adelino Costa; Alexandre Ventura; António Neto-Mendes; Maria Esperança Martins. "Reforço escolar: análise comparada dos meandros de um fenômeno em crescimento". Educação Unisinos (2013): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62298563/.
    10.4013/EDU.2013.173.04
  16. Ventura, A.; Jang, S.. "Private tutoring through the internet: Globalization and offshoring". Asia Pacific Education Review 11 1 (2010): 59-68. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77949874883&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12564-009-9065-5
  17. Costa, J.A.; Neto-Mendes, A.; Ventura, A.. "Private tutoring as a subject in a case study: Some results from Aquarela City | As explicações em estudo de caso: Alguns dados da cidade de Aquarela". Revista Lusofona de Educacao 13 (2009): 81-88. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77952723683&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  18. Costa, Jorge Adelino; Neto-Mendes, Antonio; Ventura, Alexandre. "Private Tutoring as a subject in a case study: some results from Aquarela City". Revista Lusofona de Educacao (2009): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62297885/.
  19. Neto-Mendes, A.; Costa, J.A.; Ventura, A.. "Private tutoring: Ways of regulation of a globalized activity | Explicaçõs: Modos de regulação de uma atividade globalizada". Cadernos de Pesquisa 38 135 (2008): 685-700. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-60649121576&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  20. Neto-Mendes, António; Costa, Jorge Adelino; Ventura, Alexandre. "Private tutoring: ways of regulation of a globalized activity". Cadernos de Pesquisa (2008): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62298989/.
    10.1590/S0100-15742008000300007
  21. Costa, J.A.; Neto-Mendes, A.; Ventura, A.; Azevedo, S.. "Private tutoring in Portugal: Elements for the characterization of the phenomenon | O fenômeno das explicações: Aspectos da realidade portuguesa e do contexto global". Ensaio 15 57 (2007): 475-488. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40949120656&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  22. Costa, Jorge Adelino; Neto-Mendes, Antônio; Ventura, Alexandre; Azevedo, Sara. "Private tutoring in Portugal: elements for the characterization of the phenomenon". Ensaio (2007): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62298993/.
    10.1590/S0104-40362007000400002
  23. Ventura, Alexandre; Neto-Mendes, Antonio; Costa, Jorge Adelino; Azevedo, Sara. "The private tutoring scenario: contributions to a comparative analysis". Profesorado (2006): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62297888/.
  24. Ventura, Alexandre; Castanheira, Patricia; Costa, Jorge Adelino. "School Management in Portugal". REICE. Revista Iberoamericana Sobre Calidad, Eficacia Y Cambio en Educación (2006): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62297889/.
  25. Pashiardis, P.; Costa, J.A.; Mendes, A.N.; Ventura, A.. "The perceptions of the principal versus the perceptions of the teachers: A case study from Portugal". International Journal of Educational Management 19 7 (2005): 587-604. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-25844451690&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/09513540510625626
  26. Ventura, Alexandre; Costa, Jorge A.; Neto-Mendes, Antonio; Castanheira, Patricia. "PERCEPTIONS OF LEADERSHIP - A STUDY FROM TWO PORTUGUESE SCHOOLS". REICE. Revista Iberoamericana Sobre Calidad, Eficacia Y Cambio en Educación (2005): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62297890/.
  27. Ventura, A.; Costa, J.A.. "External evaluation and the organizational development of schools in Portugal: New challenges for the General Inspectorate of Education". International Journal of Educational Management 16 4 (2002): 169-175. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-25844459139&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1108/09513540210432146
Preprint
  1. Luciana Correia; Alexandre Ventura; Thiago Souto; Jorge Costa Leite Júnior. "AVALIAÇÃO DA FORMAÇÃO TÉCNICA DE NÍVEL MÉDIO NOS INSTITUTOS FEDERAIS: O CASO DO IFBA ATRAVÉS DAS PERCEPÇÕES DOS ALUNOS". 2024. https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.7720.
    10.1590/SciELOPreprints.7720
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2014/09/01 - 2017/06/06 Avaliação Externa de Escolas: O Plano de Melhoria [Tese de doutoramento, Universidade de Aveiro]. Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/21253
Supervisor of Campos, M. L. R. S. R.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/04/06 - 2017/03/03 Oliveira, D. S. (2017). Qualidade da educação em Portugal: o papel da avaliação externa de escolas [Tese de doutoramento não publicada]. Universidade de Aveiro.
Supervisor of Diana Silva Oliveira
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013/03/03 - 2016/06/06 Batista, A. M. D. (2016). Programa de Avaliação Externa e Desenvolvimento Organizacional das Escolas [Tese de doutoramento não publicada]. Universidade de Aveiro.
Supervisor of Batista, A. M. D.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010 - 2012/10/24 Marques, M. A. A. (2012). Assessorias das direções de escolas públicas portuguesas [Tese de doutoramento, Universidade de Aveiro]. Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/10591
Supervisor of Marques, M. A. A.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2012/05/10 Sá, J. I. A. (2012). Bullying nas escolas: prevenção e intervenção [Tese de doutoramento, Universidade de Aveiro]. Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/9281
Supervisor of Sá, J. I. A.
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2007/11/05 - 2010/05/28 Reis, M. A. D. (2010). Papel da assessoria na auto-avaliação das escolas [Tese de doutoramento, Universidade de Aveiro]. Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/1121
Supervisor of Reis, M. A. D.

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2013/03/27 - 2016/04/04 Senior Board Advisor of the Education Private Company Talent, sgps.
2014/01/04 - 2014/06/24 Consultant for the Madeira Island Government on their teacher evaluation system Secretaria Regional de Educação, Portugal
2008/05/02 - 2008/06/30 Coaching the Basic School of Vagos, Portugal, for the creation of a Policy against Bullying. Basic School of Vagos, Portugal, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2020 Elsevier Certificate of Reviewing
Elsevier Inc, United States
2006 Emerald Literati Network 2006 Highly Recommended Award promovido pelo Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Emerald Group Publishing Pty Ltd, Australia