She obtained a PhD in Education from Lusófona University in 2013. She holds a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences from the same University, specialising in Education, Development and Educational Policy. In 1997, she completed her teacher training in Mathematics and Science at Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa.
She is a lecturer at the Lusófona School of Education — IPLUSO and director of the Master’s programme in Teaching for the 1st Cycle of Basic Education and in Mathematics and Natural Sciences for the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education, whilst also carrying out other duties.
She was a primary school teacher and deputy headteacher at Primary School, in Lisbon. She teached Mathematics and Natural Sciences at lower secondary level in the municipality of Cascais.
She was coordinator of the Clube Ciência Viva project at Santo António School, part of the Parede School Group, in partnership with IPLUSO, until July 2026.
She took part in the project ‘The Construction of the Teaching Profession in Secondary Schools (1947–1974): Training, Paths, Identities’, carried out within the framework of the Research and Development Unit – Observatory of Education Policies and Educational Contexts. She was also part of the research project ‘Educating the Global Citizen: Globalisation, Educational Reform and the Politics of Equity and Inclusion in 12 Countries’, under the scientific coordination of Professor António Teodoro. She was a researcher on the project ‘A Success Story? Portugal and PISA (2000–2015). She is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Ibero-American Congress on Qualitative Research and of the World Conference on Qualitative Research.
She is also an accredited trainer in the field of Education and Development by the Scientific and Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education, with registration number CCPFC/RFO-25718/09.
Livro:
António, Ana. (2004). O Outro Lado do Espelho
António, Ana. (2020). Matemática. Arte. Emoção
Capítulo de livro:
(2004). Histórias de vida. auto-representações e construção das identidades docentes
(2026). Pisa, a mobile narrative? Critical discourse analysis of opinion pieces published between 2000 and 2023. Interfaces del Saber: Educación, Inteligencia Artificial y Nuevas Ciudadanías. 1. 1. Almudena Barrientos Báez
Recurso online:
2022-06-26. Atividade Dinamizada na Escola Superior de Educação da Lusofonia. https://www.opedu.pt/blogue-b/
2022-06-16. Crónica: O Enamoramento. https://www.opedu.pt/blogue-c/
Artigo em conferência:
António, Ana. Autor correspondente: António, Ana. (2025). O pisa… e a festa continua. Análise crítica do discurso de artigos de opinião
Resumo em conferência:
2024. Clube Ciência Viva na Escola, contributos para a inclusão e a Equidade. A Boa Educação na escola: perspetivas, práticas e desafios
2024. O PISA Além dos Números: uma análise crítica do discurso de artigos de opinião. A Boa Educação na escola: perspetivas, práticas e desafios
2023-08-24. Post-pandemic Continuities and Changes in Basic Education (ISCED 1) in Portugal. ECER 2023 The Value of Diversity in Education and Educational Research
Poster em conferência:
2025-06-28. STEAM Na Formação Inicial de Professores e o Prazer em Aprender Matemática.. III Conferência Nacional Educação STEM, Lisboa
