This project belongs to the following programs: Studies and policies on youth, education and gender: violence and resistances
Considering the importance of analyses that explain the macro situations involving violence in the school environment, this research aimed to understand the mechanisms that schools develop to improve the school climate, creatively addressing situations related to violence, from the perspective of their own members. It involved creating the foundations of a school that is aware of violence as a phenomenon that is socially constructed and, therefore, can be prevented. Through focus groups and interviews, the daily life of schools was analyzed in its aspects related to school violence and its possible solutions. Based on the discourse of the participants, we proposed a dialogue with the theoretical framework and guidance on possibilities for problem-solving. The results were systematized into didactic material published at the end of the project.
Objectives
– IInvestigate violence in the school environment, including “hard violence,” micro-violence, institutional violence, and symbolic violence, especially concerning gender, class, race, and homophobia.
– Analyze the types of incidents that occurred, their frequency, and their severity.
– Highlight experiences and positive practices of innovation and change in schools.
– Understand the perception of the actors involved regarding the school climate, social relationships, measures to address violence, and ways of dealing with the phenomenon.
– Provide guidance on how to improve the school climate so that its actors are made aware of the situation in schools and that these schools feel willing to engage in seeking solutions to the problems identified.
Engaged audience
Students, parents and guardians, teachers, educational counselors, and Directors of elementary and high school levels
Períod
2011
Scope
Salvador/BA, Fortaleza/CE, Belo Horizonte/MG, São Luis/MA, Belém/PA, Maceió/AL, Vitória/ES
Partnership
Ministry of Education
Sponsorship
Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI)
Team
Miriam Abramovay (Coordinator)