Vítor Gamboa

Vítor Gamboa is Assistant Professor of Psychology and director of the Master course of Educational Psychology at University of Algarve. Main research topics include: a) career intervention, b) school-to-work transition, c) internships quality and career development, and d) STEM careers. In this field of research has several national and international publications. He is a full member of the European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling (ESVDCC).

Carreiras STEM no 1º ciclo: Proposta de intervenção vocacional (Vítor Gamboa, Maria Paula Paixão, Rute David e Suzi Rodrigues)

Journal Referee:
1) Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2) Journal of Career Development, 3) The Career Development Quarterly, 4) International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 5) The High School Journal, 6) Asia Pacific Education Review; 7) Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychoterapy, 8) Psychologica.

Gamboa, V., Paixão, M.P., & Jesus, S. N. (2013). Internship quality predicts career exploration of high school students. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 83 (1), 78-97. doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.02.009.

Gamboa, V., Paixão, M.P., & Jesus, S. N. (2014). Vocational profiles and internship quality among Portuguese VET students. International Journal for Vocational and Educational Guidance, 14 (2), 221-244. doi.org/10.1007/s10775-014-9268-0.

Gamboa, V., & Paixão, M.P., (2014). A qualidade da experiência de estágio e o desenvolvimento vocacional de estudantes dos cursos tecnológicos. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 27 (2), 377-387. DOI: 10.1590/1678-7153.201427219.

Paixão, O., & Gamboa, V., (2017). Motivational Profiles and Career Decision Making of High School Students. The Career Development Quarterly, 65 (3), 207-221. doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12093.

Gamboa, V., Valadas, S., & Paixão, O., (2017). Validation of a Portuguese version of the Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS) in academic contexts. Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 35(3), 547-557. doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.4767