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Dr. Fernando Santos is an adjunct professor at the Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Escola Superior de Educação in Portugal. His main areas of research include coaching, coach education, as well as positive youth development, social justice and mental health in youth sport. He currently serves as a coach developer at the Portuguese Hockey and Rowing Federations. For the last 9 years, Dr. Fernando Santos has developed numerous projects on a national and international scales, as well as published more than 50 research articles within this line of inquiry.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Fernando de Sousa Ferreira dos Santos

Citation names

  • Santos, Fernando

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D516-269B-8ED0
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3349-6837

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017
Concluded
 Doctoral degree in sport sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"Football Coaches’ role in Facilitating Positive Youth Development: Perceptions and Practices " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved unanimously, with Distinction and Honors
2012
Concluded
 Master´s in Teaching Physical Education (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"The specificy of the (re)living and (meta)morfosis within practicum [A especificidade do (re)viver e da (meta)morfose em contexto de Estágio Profissional]" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2010
Concluded
 Bachelor in Physical Education and Sport (Licenciatura)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
"Intervention in youth sport clubs" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/09/10 - Current Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Educação, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - Current Integrating Positive Youth Development through Sport in Coach Education
not applicable
Principal investigator
Federação Portuguesa de Remo, Portugal
2020/01/01 - Current Project SCORE: Evaluation of a resource focused on positive youth sport program delivery
not applicable
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Government of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada
Ongoing
2016/01/01 - Current Integrating Positive Youth Development through Sport in Coach Education
not applicable
Principal investigator
Federação Portuguesa de Hóquei, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2031/12/31 Coach Training and Positive Youth Development through Sport: Theory, Research and Practice
CP/169/DFQ/2022
Principal investigator
Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude IP, Portugal
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - Current The Intersection of Social Work and Youth Sport Coaching
not applicable
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Tarr, Cecelia; Newman, Tarkington J.; Santos, Fernando; Turgeon, Stéphanie. "The Duality of Sport Social Workers Coaching Critical Positive Youth Development Within Competitive Youth Sport". International Sport Coaching Journal 11 1 (2024): 124-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2022-0080.
    10.1123/iscj.2022-0080
  2. Pereira, Paulo; Santos, Fernando; Marinho, Daniel A.. "Validation of the Sport Motivation Scale-II: Implications for the Portuguese Youth Sport System". SAGE Open 14 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440231218512.
    10.1177/21582440231218512
  3. Martin Camiré; Fernando Santos; Tarkington Newman; Stewart Vella; Dany J. MacDonald; Michel Milistetd; Scott Pierce; Leisha Strachan. "Positive youth development as a guiding framework in sport research: Is it time to plan for a transition?". Psychology of Sport and Exercise (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102505.
    10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102505
  4. Camiré, Martin; Santos, Fernando; Newman, Tarkington; Vella, Stewart; MacDonald, Dany J.; Milistetd, Michel; Pierce, Scott; Strachan, Leisha. "Positive youth development as a guiding framework in sport research: Is it time to plan for a transition?". Psychology of Sport and Exercise 69 (2023): 102505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102505.
    10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102505
  5. Patrícia Gaion; André Luiz Castro Teixeira; Fernando Santos; Michel Milistetd. "Self-experimentation coaching as a resource for life skills development in sport". Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2023.2275042.
    10.1080/17521882.2023.2275042
  6. Gaion, Patrícia; Castro Teixeira, André Luiz; Santos, Fernando; Milistetd, Michel. "Self-experimentation coaching as a resource for life skills development in sport". Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice (2023): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2023.2275042.
    10.1080/17521882.2023.2275042
  7. Fernando Santos; Martin Camiré; Dany J. MacDonald; Leisha Strachan; Marta Ferreira; Scott Rathwell. "Decision-makers’ interactions that co-determine Positive youth development through sport: a critical realist examination". Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2023.2257692.
    10.1080/2159676x.2023.2257692
  8. Santos, Fernando; Camiré, Martin; MacDonald, Dany J.; Strachan, Leisha; Ferreira, Marta; Rathwell, Scott. "Decision-makers’ interactions that co-determine Positive youth development through sport: a critical realist examination". Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health (2023): 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2023.2257692.
    10.1080/2159676x.2023.2257692
  9. Fernando Santos; Scott Rathwell; Bebiana Sabino; Martin Camiré; Leisha Strachan; Dany MacDonald. "Analyzing continuous coach education courses in Portugal: Implications for youth development". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17479541231164736.
    10.1177/17479541231164736
  10. Paulo Pereira; Fernando Santos; Daniel A. Marinho. "Portuguese Students’ Perceptions About the Motivational Climate in Physical Education". Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2021-0149.
    10.1123/jtpe.2021-0149
  11. Santos, Fernando; Rathwell, Scott; Sabino, Bebiana; Camiré, Martin; Strachan, Leisha; MacDonald, Dany J.. "Analyzing continuous coach education courses in Portugal: Implications for youth development". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching 18 4 (2023): 1036-1044. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17479541231164736.
    10.1177/17479541231164736
  12. Cecelia Tarr; Tarkington J. Newman; Fernando Santos; Stephanie Turgeon. "The Duality of Sport Social Workers Coaching Critical Positive Youth Development Within Competitive Youth Sport". International Sport Coaching Journal (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2022-0080.
    10.1123/iscj.2022-0080
  13. Freire, Gabriel Lucas Morais; Quinaud, Ricardo Teixeira; Santos, Fernando; Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini de; Fiorese, Lenamar; Xavier, Sherdson Emanoel da Silva; Nascimento Junior, José Roberto Andrade do. "Do gender and type of sport matter in the association between basic psychological needs satisfaction and life skills development?". Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano 25 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-0037.2023v25e90980.
    10.1590/1980-0037.2023v25e90980
  14. Palheta, Carlos Ewerton; Ciampolini, Vitor; Santos, Fernando; Ibáñez, Sergio José; Nascimento, Juarez Vieira; Milistetd, Michel. "Challenges in Promoting Positive Youth Development through Sport". Sustainability 14 19 (2022): 12316. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141912316.
    10.3390/su141912316
  15. Fernando Santos; Marta Ferreira; Nicholas L. Holt. "Coaches’ and Researchers’ Perceptions of the Factors That Influence Knowledge Translation for Coaching in Portugal and Brazil". International Sport Coaching Journal (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2020-0069.
    10.1123/iscj.2020-0069
  16. Tarkington J. Newman; Fernando Santos; Sandra Black; Kendra Bostick. "Learning Life Skills Through Challenging and Negative Experiences". Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00739-y.
    10.1007/s10560-021-00739-y
  17. Santos, Fernando. "How Can We Use Social Justice Lenses to Conceptualize Contemporary Sport? Continuing to Make Sense of Potential Challenges and Future Pathways Across Socio-Cultural Contexts". Sport Social Work Journal 2 1 (2022): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.33043/sswj.2.1.1-6.
    10.33043/sswj.2.1.1-6
  18. Martinek, Thomas; Santos, Fernando. "Principles and Strategies of Reflective Journaling in a Youth Leadership Program". Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance 93 5 (2022): 51-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2022.2053007.
    10.1080/07303084.2022.2053007
  19. Fernando Santos; Martin Camiré; Dany J. MacDonald. "Profiling Coach Openness to Positive Youth Development Before, During, and After Their Participation in a Coach Education Course". The Sport Psychologist (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2021-0067.
    10.1123/tsp.2021-0067
  20. Santos, Fernando; Camiré, Martin; MacDonald, Dany J.. "Profiling Coach Openness to Positive Youth Development Before, During, and After Their Participation in a Coach Education Course". The Sport Psychologist 36 2 (2022): 128-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2021-0067.
    10.1123/tsp.2021-0067
  21. Fernando Santos; Bettina Callary. "Lifelong learning and transfer of psychosocial attributes across adult sport: can we move beyond youth sport?". Sports Coaching Review (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2021.1920154.
    10.1080/21640629.2021.1920154
  22. Fernando Santos; Tarkington J. Newman; Semra Aytur; Claudio Farias. "Aligning Physical Literacy With Critical Positive Youth Development and Student-Centered Pedagogy: Implications for Today's Youth". Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.845827.
    10.3389/fspor.2022.845827
  23. Tarkington J. Newman; Fernando Santos; Scott Pierce; Karen Collins; Bob Barcelona; Virginia Mercier. "Scholars’ perspectives of positive youth development in coach education for high school sports". Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2022.2039616.
    10.1080/17408989.2022.2039616
  24. Barreira, Júlia; Santos, Fernando; Mazzei, Leandro Carlos; Galatti, Larissa Rafaela. "The sport development and its socio-cultural and managerial aspects: an integrative review". Motriz: Revista de Educação Física 28 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1980-657420220097422.
    10.1590/s1980-657420220097422
  25. Fernando Santos; António Camilo; Paulo Pereira; António Cardoso. "Desporto Universitário em Portugal: novas perguntas e novas possibilidades (Deporte Universitario en Portugal: Nuevas preguntas y nuevas posibilidades) (University Sports in Portugal: new questions and new possibilities)". Retos (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v44i0.88635.
    10.47197/retos.v44i0.88635
  26. Eduardo Leal Goulart Nunes; Vitor Ciampolini; Fernando Santos; Carlos Ewerton Palheta; Juarez Nascimento; Michel Milistetd. "Composite vignettes of former Brazilian high-performance volleyball athletes’ perspective on life skills learning and transfer". Journal of Sports Sciences (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1951054.
    10.1080/02640414.2021.1951054
  27. Fernando Santos; Rui Neves; Melissa Parker. "Connecting TPSR and Professional Development: Implications for Physical Education Teachers and Facilitators". Strategies (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2021.1977750.
    10.1080/08924562.2021.1977750
  28. Otávio Bettega; Riller Silva Reverdito; Fernando Santos; Larissa Galatti. "DO PAPEL DO TREINADOR AO AMBIENTE COMPETITIVO NO FUTEBOL INFANTIL: O QUE ESTÁ EM JOGO?". Movimento (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.107418.
    10.22456/1982-8918.107418
  29. Fernando Santos; Martin Camiré; Dany J. MacDonald; Leisha Strachan; Marta Ferreira; Scott Rathwell. "Culture, Policies, and a Move to Integrate an Assets-based Approach to Development in the Portuguese Sport System". Motricidade (2021): Vol. 17 No. 3 (2021)-Vol. 17 No. 3 (2021). https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/23842.
    10.6063/MOTRICIDADE.23842
  30. Scott Rathwell; Patrícia Aparecida Gaion; Fernando Santos; Aryelle Caruzzo; Rhuan Lima; Vinicius Gobbi; José Roberto Andrade Do Nascimento Junior. "Psychometric properties of the of the University Sport Experiences Scale — Portuguese". Motricidade (2021): Vol. 17 No. 3 (2021)-Vol. 17 No. 3 (2021). https://revistas.rcaap.pt/motricidade/article/view/23288.
    10.6063/MOTRICIDADE.23288
  31. Paulo Pereira; Marinho, DA; Fernando Santos. "Positive Motivational Climates, Physical Activity and Sport Participation Through Self-Determination Theory: Striving for Quality Physical Education". Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2021.1936307.
    10.1080/07303084.2021.1936307
  32. Fernando Santos; António Cardoso; Paulo Pereira; Leisha Strachan. "Coach Training Within the Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Potential Pathways". Frontiers in Psychology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.570706.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2021.570706
  33. Tarkington J. Newman; Sandra Black; Fernando Santos; Benjamin Jefka; Nicholas Brennan. "Coaching the development and transfer of life skills: a scoping review of facilitative coaching practices in youth sports". International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1750984x.2021.1910977.
    10.1080/1750984x.2021.1910977
  34. Leisha Strachan; Fernando Santos; Dany MacDonald. "Insights into Creating and Implementing Project SCORE!: Lessons Learned and Future Pathways". Journal of Sport Psychology in Action (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2020.1798574.
    10.1080/21520704.2020.1798574
  35. Vitor Ciampolini; Fernando Santos; Ricardo Teixeira Quinaud; Martin Camiré; Maurício de Oliveira Migliano; Juarez Vieira do Nascimento; Michel Milistetd. "Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Coaching Life Skills in Sport Questionnaire". SAGE Open (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440211024224.
    10.1177/21582440211024224
  36. Thomas J. Martinek; Fernando Santos; César Sá; Linda Saraiva. "Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) in Teacher Education: Reflections and Future Direction". Journal of Education and Culture Studies (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/jecs.v5n2p32.
    10.22158/jecs.v5n2p32
  37. Ana Rita Martins; Stewart Vella; Fernando Santos. "Mental Health, Sport, and Positive Youth Development in Prison Systems: How Can We Move Research and Practice Forward?". Frontiers in Psychology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.598766.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2021.598766
  38. Carlos Ewerton Palheta; Vitor Ciampolini; Eduardo Leal Goulart Nunes; Fernando Santos; Michel Milistetd. "Between intentionality and reality to promote positive youth development in sport-based programs: a case study in Brazil". Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2020.1792870.
    10.1080/17408989.2020.1792870
  39. Newman, Tarkington J.; Santos, Fernando; Black, Sandra; Bostick, Kendra. "Learning Life Skills Through Challenging and Negative Experiences". Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 39 4 (2021): 455-469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00739-y.
    10.1007/s10560-021-00739-y
  40. Fernando Santos; Bettina Callary. "The trajectories and developmental experiences of twin high-performance athletes in life skill development". Journal of Sport Pedagogy & Research (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.47863/fswl9276.
    10.47863/fswl9276
  41. Fernando Santos; Martin Camiré; Dany J. MacDonald. "Coaching the coaches: A coach developer’s experiences creating and implementing a positive youth development coach education program.". International Journal of Sport Psychology (2021): https://doi.org/10.7352/IJSP.2021.52.001.
    10.7352/IJSP.2021.52.001
  42. Fernando Santos; Jacinta Miguel; Paul Wright; Cesar Sá; Linda Saraiva. "Exploring the Impact of a TPSR Program on Transference of Responsibility Goals within a Preschool Setting: An Action Research Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249449.
    10.3390/ijerph17249449
  43. Dany MacDonald; Martin Camiré; Karl Erickson; Fernando Santos. "Positive youth development related athlete experiences and coach behaviors following a targeted coach education course". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747954120942017.
    10.1177/1747954120942017
  44. Paulo Pereira; Fernando Santos; Daniel A. Marinho. "Examining Portuguese High School Students’ Attitudes Toward Physical Education". Frontiers in Psychology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.604556.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2020.604556
  45. Fernando Santos; Scott Rathwell; Ana Trindade; Rhuan Lima; Vinicius Gobbi; Patricia Gaion. "Brazilian coaches' role in facilitating positive development through university sport (El papel de los entrenadores brasileños para facilitar el desarrollo positivo a través del deporte universitario)". Retos (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v1i40.82353.
    10.47197/retos.v1i40.82353
  46. Tarkington J. Newman; Fernando Santos; António Cardoso; Paulo Pereira. "The Experiential Nature of Coach Education Within a Positive Youth Development Perspective: Implications for Practice and Research". International Sport Coaching Journal (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2019-0106.
    10.1123/iscj.2019-0106
  47. Marta Melo; Fernando Santos; Paul Wright; César Sá; Linda Saraiva. "Strengthening the Connection between Differentiated Instruction Strategies and Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility: Challenges, Strategies, and Future Pathways". Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2020.1734506.
    10.1080/07303084.2020.1734506
  48. Fernando Santos; Corliss Bean; Nuno Azevedo; António Cardoso; Paulo Pereira; Hugo Cruz. "Moving From an Implicit to an Explicit Approach of Life Skills Development and Transfer: The Case of Surfing in Schools". SAGE Open (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244020933316.
    10.1177/2158244020933316
  49. Fernando Santos; Bettina Callary. "An athlete’s journey to become a positive development-focused coach through professional football: moving between theory and practice". Sports Coaching Review (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2018.1558897.
    10.1080/21640629.2018.1558897
  50. Fernando Santos; Leisha Strachan; Daniel Gould; Paulo Pereira; Cláudia Machado. "The Role of Team Captains in Integrating Positive Teammate Psychological Development in High-Performance Sport". The Sport Psychologist (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2017-0135.
    10.1123/tsp.2017-0135
  51. Inês Pavão; Fernando Santos; Paul M. Wright; Francisco Gonçalves. "Implementing the teaching personal and social responsibility model within preschool education: strengths, challenges and strategies". Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25742981.2018.1552499.
    10.1080/25742981.2018.1552499
  52. Fernando Santos; Martin Camiré; Dany J. MacDonald; Henrique Campos; Manuel Conceição; Ana Silva. "Process and Outcome Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development-Focused Online Coach Education Course". International Sport Coaching Journal (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2017-0101.
    10.1123/iscj.2017-0101
  53. Fernando Santos; Martin Camiré; Dany J. MacDonald. "Lived experiences within a longstanding coach-athlete relationship. The case of one paralympic athlete". Ágora para la Educación Física y el Deporte (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.24197/aefd.2-3.2018.279-297.
    10.24197/aefd.2-3.2018.279-297
  54. "Portuguese football coaches’ role in facilitating positive development within high performance contexts: Is positive development relevant?". (2017):
    10.1123/iscj.2016-0009
  55. "Youth sport coaches’ perspective on positive youth development and its worth in mainstream coach education courses". (2017):
    10.1123/iscj.2016-0092
  56. "Youth sport coaches’ role in facilitating positive youth development in Portuguese field hockey". (2016):
    10.1080/1612197x.2016.1187655
  57. "Personal and social responsibility development: exploring the perceptions of Portuguese Youth football coaches within competitive youth sport". (2016):
    10.1080/21640629.2016.1249643
Activities

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/01/01 - Current Providing guidance towards the development of a life skill curricula for youth futsal teams. Escola Desportiva e Cultural de Gondomar, Portugal
2020/01/01 - Current Providing guidance towards the development of coach education programs. Federação Portuguesa de Remo, Portugal
2015/01/01 - Current Providing guidance towards the development of coach education programs. Federação Portuguesa de Hóquei, Portugal