Portuguese secondary agricultural schools in transition

Abstract

The paper will describe the educational components and types of training within the Portuguese secondary agricultural schools. It will address the educational and training strategies as it relates to the present Portuguese educational system and also furnish background information to establish the continuity to the traditional agricultural education program. The study includes a broad description of the type of employment areas for the world of work of the graduates from these schools. A brief discourse will conclude the paper by identifying the possible constraints in the present agricultural educational policies. In this regard, the study will evaluate the present educational program, while the schools are in a mature period of development