Dirce Djanira Pacheco e Zan

Fotografia, currículo e cotidiano escolar

This text is about the use of photography as a methodological resource in the study of the daily routine at a high school in a town in the state of Sao Paulo countryside. The main objective of the research was to investigate the way in which the high school curriculum was experienced in the institution. Besides the analysis of the documents related to the curriculum reforms and the material from the school records, the Oral History methodology was used in the research, in order to investigate the actions of the multiple subjects involved in the educational process. From the photographic material and the observation of the school daily routine, it was possible to understand the meanings given to each one of them in the institution and the significance of actions. This work is intended to discuss the possibilities and limitations of studies including the use of daily routines at schools, based on the Oral History methodology. It also brings a discussion on the use of images as a privileged kind of language when collecting information from young students.

O mediador de conflitos escolares: experiências na América do Sul

This article discusses the conflict mediation as a way to ease the school violence, that was born in legal circles in the United States, diffuses through Europe and later in South America, including Brazil. The literature search was conducted, seeking official documents, investigations and books published on these experiences in different countries. There is an expansion of programs and projects that use the mediation of conflicts over the past decade in the countries of South America. By analyzing these programs it was possible to notice that there is a lot of investment in this type of strategy, which is only one among others to assist schools with the problem of violence. Nevertheless, conflict mediation becomes the central element of the educational programs. To set up the best performance in a given society or school reality would be an extensive research needed to assess what would be the best strategy, however, conflict mediation is expanding increasingly indiscriminately.

O consumo sob a ótica social e ambiental – relato de experiência em um espaço de educação não formal

Este trabalho apresenta relato e reflexoes acerca da experiencia de estagio supervisionado realizado em um espaco de educacao nao formal na Universidade Estadual de Campinas por alunos dos cursos de Licenciatura em Ciencias Biologicas e em Matematica. Em um grupo de faixa etaria de 11 a 14 anos foram desenvolvidas atividades que visavam a exploracao da perspectiva social e ambiental das acoes e relacoes de consumo. Assim, percebeu-se que a midia exercia importante papel nas decisoes relativas ao consumo e na profusao de um modelo de desenvolvimento dissociado da preservacao ambiental. Quanto as habilidades de expressao linguistica e matematica, notou-se nocao fragil dos conhecimentos essenciais para o desenvolvimento destas. Obteve-se como fruto do trabalho: aprendizado docente significativo para professores em formacao, relativo as experiencias vividas pelos estagiarios, e deflagracao do desenvolvimento de visao mais critica por parte dos educandos, que poderao atuar como irradiadores das ideias e praticas relativas ao consumo consciente.

Grafite e pichação: formas de resistência e participação juvenis?

This study aimed at surveying and performing a theoretical reflection on the phenomena of graffite and pichacao in relation to youths. In order to do a thorough theoretical study, it was possible to find different lines of thought indicating the existence of graffiti and pichacao. For some, a means of communication for young people, for others, as a protest of oppressed groups and also as a way of establishing a status, a distinguishing feature in relation to a group and building a sense of belonging. The discussion brought up the fact that different youths living in every corner and charms of the country established a relationship of power with the cities. Given the premise that where there are relations of power there is resistance, which forms of youth participation do exist in our society? For this, the text also proposes the construction of a path where the tryad social participation, self care and care towards the other, in connection with verbs such as to invent, resist and create, can make all the difference in the process of producing a singular and ethical life, that can be enjoyed and lived as a work of art.