Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking – The knowledge Revival (Springer, 2025)

The book addresses how to design educational curricula that move beyond rote learning to foster critical thinking, reasoning, and knowledge-rich instruction. It critiques shallow pedagogical trends and emphasizes a revival of rigorous, coherent knowledge structures

Aprender – (2025, Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos)

A reflective essay on learning, knowledge, and how educational policies shape learning pathways. Expands on Crato’s views on active, meaningful education reform

Improving National Education Systems After Covid-19 – Moving Forward After PIRLS 2021 and PISA 2022 

This open-access volume examines PIRLS 2021 and PISA 2022 results across 12 countries to assess the educational impact of COVID‑19 and recommend evidence-based recovery strategies

Apología del libro de texto (Narcea, 2024)

In Apologia del libro de texto, Nuno Crato defends the school textbook as a cornerstone of quality education. In an era dominated by “project-based” learning and discovery-centered pedagogy, Crato argues that textbooks remain the most reliable tools for ensuring clarity, continuity, and rigorous knowledge transfer in schools.

Improving a country’s education: PISA 2018 Results in 10 Countries (2020)

This volume brings together analyses of PISA 2018 data from ten countries, examining the strategies that have helped improve — or hinder — education systems around the world. Through cross-national comparisons and individual case studies, the book highlights what effective reform looks like

O Eclipse de Einstein (2019)

In this fascinating narrative, Nuno Crato retraces the scientific, political, and logistical paths that led to one of the 20th century’s most famous experiments: the 1919 eclipse observations that confirmed Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation (2018)

This volume presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating public policies using quantitative, data-based methods. Bridging academic rigor and policymaking, it emphasizes the importance of evidence-based decision-makingin designing and assessing effective policy interventions.

Raising Public Awareness of Mathematics (2012)

This book explores global efforts to make mathematics more visible, engaging, and accessible to the general public. It presents diverse initiatives that promote mathematics through media, museums, public events, and education campaigns — emphasizing the role of communication, culture, and creativity in reshaping the way math is perceived.

Outras terras no Universo (2012)

This popular science book explores one of humanity’s most compelling questions: Are we alone in the universe? With clarity and scientific rigor, Nuno Crato leads readers through the history of astronomical discovery, the nature of exoplanets, and the evolving search for habitable worlds beyond Earth.

Figuring It Out: Logic, Reasoning, and Thinking in a Complex World (2016)