Ana Vale Pereira

Ana Vale Pereira serves as an invited Assistant Professor at Lusófona University's Faculty of Psychology, Education, and Sport in Porto, while concurrently holding an integrated researcher position at the CeiED-Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Education and Development since 2016.

She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Sciences from the University of Porto in 2003, establishing her foundational expertise in educational research methodologies.

Dr. Pereira's research critically examines adult education systems, qualitative research frameworks in educational contexts, national education policy formulation, and innovative pedagogical approaches in tertiary education. Her work consistently bridges theoretical scholarship with practical implementation challenges, particularly in crisis-responsive educational environments.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a pronounced thematic concentration on pandemic-induced transformations in higher education, with dominant subfields including remote pedagogy adaptation, teacher-student perception dynamics, and institutional innovation pathways. Her interdisciplinary methodology consistently integrates qualitative analysis with policy evaluation across educational contexts.

She has secured significant research funding through the Erasmus+ Family-based Open Science Schooling Project (2019-2021) and has directed professional development initiatives including NVIVO software training for graduate researchers at the University of Porto's Faculty of Psychology.

As a Scientific Committee member of the Ibero-American Congress of Qualitative Research since 2016 and an expert evaluator for Portugal's Inspectorate General of Education, Dr. Pereira maintains active leadership in shaping educational research standards and quality assessment frameworks across Iberian academic networks.