João Queirós

João Queirós finished his graduate studies in sociology in 2005, at the University of Porto. Since then, he has been researching and teaching within this scientific area. In 2014, he finished his PhD research, again at the University of Porto, with funding from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. He is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Education of the Polytechnic of Porto and an Integrated Researcher at the Centre for Research and Innovation in Education (InED). He also collaborates with the Institute of Sociology of the University of Porto, within the Social Recompositions and Territories Research Subgroup. Between 2019 and 2024, he was the Deputy National Project Manager of OECD's PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies). His teaching and research interests cover: social change and class transformations; social and education policies; local and regional development; community studies; and adult education.