A Aprendizagem de Indivíduos Não-alfabetizados Pertencentes a Comunidades com Elevados Índices de Analfabetismo

Assumindo como objectivo central, identificar e caracterizar eventuais estilos de aprendizagem, existentes em comunidades com elevadas taxas de analfabetismo, a presente investigação centrou-se no estudo dos processos de aprendizagem de indivíduos analfabetos de seis localidades do concelho de Alandroal e compreendeu a realização de um estudo de caso, assente numa metodologia bidimensional. A análise descritiva e inferencial corroborou a hipótese de que foi o facto de os indivíduos se localizarem em comunidades, com determinadas características geográficas, culturais, económicas e sociais, que conduziu ao desenvolvimento de determinados saberes/maneiras de fazer, que se traduziram em eventuais estilos locais de aprendizagem. Sustenta-se que, pela sua localização geográfica e pelas dinâmicas comunitárias existentes, os contornos/singularidades do processo de aprendizagem dos inquiridos das localidades de Ferreira de Capelins e, essencialmente, de Juromenha, apresentaram-se com especial relevância./ ABSTRACT - Taking as its central objective, to identify and characterize possible learning styles that exist in communities with high illiteracy rates, this research focused on the study of the learning processes of illiterate individuals from six small villages in the municipality of Alandroal and it included the realization of a case study, based on a two-dimensional methodology. The descriptive and inferential analysis confirmed the hypothesis that it was the fact that the individuals were located in communities with certain geographical, cultural, economic and social characteristics which led to the development of specific knowledge/ways of doing that resulted in possible local styles of learning. It is argued that, by its geographical location and the existing community dynamics, the contours/singularities of the learning processes of the respondents from the localities of Ferreira de Capelins and, essentially, of Juromenha, presented a particular relevance.

A aprendizagem de indivíduos não-alfabetizados pertencentes a comunidades com elevados índices de anafabetismo

Assumindo como objectivo central, identificar e caracterizar eventuais estilos de aprendizagem, existentes em comunidades com elevadas taxas de analfabetismo, a presente investigação centrou-se no estudo dos processos de aprendizagem de indivíduos analfabetos de seis localidades do concelho de Alandroal e compreendeu a realização de um estudo de caso, assente numa metodologia bidimensional. A análise descritiva e inferencial corroborou a hipótese de que foi o facto de os indivíduos se localizarem em comunidades, com determinadas características geográficas, culturais, económicas e sociais, que conduziu ao desenvolvimento de determinados saberes/maneiras de fazer, que se traduziram em eventuais estilos locais de aprendizagem. Sustenta-se que, pela sua localização geográfica e pelas dinâmicas comunitárias existentes, os contornos/singularidades do processo de aprendizagem dos inquiridos das localidades de Ferreira de Capelins e, essencialmente, de Juromenha, apresentaram-se com especial relevância; ABSTRACT:Taking as its central objective, to identify and characterize possible learning styles that exist in communities with high illiteracy rates, this research focused on the study of the learning processes of illiterate individuals from six small villages in the municipality of Alandroal and it included the realization of a case study, based on a two-dimensional methodology. The descriptive and inferential analysis confirmed the hypothesis that it was the fact that the individuals were located in communities with certain geographical, cultural, economic and social characteristics which led to the development of specific knowledge/ways of doing that resulted in possible local styles of learning. It is argued that, by its geographical location and the existing community dynamics, the contours/singularities of the learning processes of the respondents from the localities of Ferreira de Capelins and, essentially, of Juromenha, presented a particular relevance.

POPULATION DYNAMICS OF PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOIL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS DURING THE FALLOW PERIOD AFTER SUGARBEET AND LEADING INTO TOMATO CULTIVATION

The main objective of this research was the study of the soil nematode community, and in particular plant parasitic nematodes (PPN), from a field located in Portugal’s southern region, used for sugarbeet production. The study was performed from February to July 2003, covering part of the fallow period previous to tomato cultivation, the alternative crop in the rotation. The end of the fallow period in March and the soil preparation period in May were marked by a significant reduction in the numbers of PPN, whereas their numbers increased on the following tomato crop. The genus Helicotylenchus stood out as the most representative group, forming 90% of all PPN counted each month. The genus Heterodera was relatively abundant in the months following the previous sugarbeet crop, and numbers of the genus Meloidogyne increased during the tomato crop. The correlations between these group and environmental parameters show that, apart from the direct influence of the host, pH, organic matter, temperature and soil moisture significantly influenced nematode abundance and community composition.