Isabel Alçada
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| Born | 29 May 1950 Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Language | Portuguese |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon, Boston University |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Notable works | Uma aventura series |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Prime Minister | José Sócrates |
| Preceded by | Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | Nuno Crato |
Maria Isabel Girão de Melo Veiga Vilar GOIH GOIP[1][2] (Lisbon, 29 May 1950),[3] better known by her pen name, Isabel Alçada, is a Portuguese teacher, writer, and politician. As a writer, she is mainly dedicated to children's literature, being primarily known for writing the Uma aventura series of books with her writing partner Ana Maria Magalhães.[4][5]
Alçada has also held a number of education-related government-appointed positions, including coordinator for the working group that would conceive the Portuguese school library network (1995-1996), and commissioner for the National Reading Plan (2006-2009). From 2009 to 2011 she was the Minister of Education in the XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal.[6][7]
Life and work[edit]
Isabel Alçada was born in Lisbon on 29 May 1950. She attended Lycée français Charles Lepierre and took her Bachelor's degree in philosophy at the University of Lisbon, later obtaining a Master's degree in education sciences from the Boston University. In 1976, she decided to follow a career teaching Portuguese and History to 5th and 6th grade students (the 2nd cycle in the Portuguese basic education system); and in 1985, she joined the teaching staff of the Lisbon School of Education.[3][7]
She met Ana Maria Magalhães in 1976 at the Escola Básica Fernando Pessoa where they were both teachers. The two teachers formed a friendship and writing partnership, publishing their first book, Uma Aventura na Cidade, in 1982.[5][8] This would be become the first book of the Uma aventura series which would go on to have dozens of books.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Charter 10/2006 (PDF) (in Portuguese). 17 January 2006.
- ^ Charter 6/2022 (in Portuguese). 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Ministra da Educação". www.portugal.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Isabel Alçada". Infopédia. Porto: Porto Editora. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b Puga, Rogério Miguel. "Alçada, Isabel". In Puga, Rogério Miguel (ed.). E-Dicionário de Escrita de Viagens Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Lisbon, London, São Paulo: CETAPS-Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Institute of Modern Languages Research-University of London, Laboratório de Interlocuções com a Ásia-University of São Paulo. ISBN 78-972-99724-2-3. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - ^ "Isabel Alçada". Pato Lógico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Ministra da Educação: Isabel Alçada" [Minister of Education: Isabel Alçada]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 22 October 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Ana Maria Magalhães". Infopédia. Porto: Porto Editora. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Puga, Rogério Miguel. "Uma Aventura (colecção)". In Puga, Rogério Miguel (ed.). E-Dicionário de Escrita de Viagens Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Lisbon, London, São Paulo: CETAPS-Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Institute of Modern Languages Research-University of London, Laboratório de Interlocuções com a Ásia-University of São Paulo. ISBN 78-972-99724-2-3. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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