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Other Research Facilities - Centre for Developmental Psychology and Child Education

The Centre for Child Development and Education Psychology (CPDEC) seeks to contribute to the development, adaptation and well-being of children and adolescents through research, training and scientific practice.

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Centro de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Educação da Criança

The focus of this Centre's activity is research, training and science-based intervention in developmental and educational psychology towards creating knowledge of individual psychological processes, contextual dynamics and transactional processes between the individual and the environment.

The Centre develops, tests, refines and disseminates research-based models of intervention to transform practices and policies of education and well-being of children and adolescents.

Guidelines:

  • Innovation, scientific impact and social relevance of actions.
  • Ecological and transactional approach to human development.
  • Valuing life contexts in terms of assessment, intervention and research.
CPDEC

Contacts

CPDEC - Child Development and Education Psychology Centre

Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto

Alfredo Allen Street, s/n
4200-135 - Porto - Portugal

Responsible: Marina Lemos

Room: FPCE011
Tel.: (+351) 220 428 903 / (+351) 220 428 904