Inclusão educativa: realidade ou utopia? Perceções dos pais de crianças com necessidades educativas, em relação à sua inclusão educativa no ensino básico

Dissertação apresentada à Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências da Educação - Especialização em Educação Especial

Comunicazione urbana nelle città storiche del Sol Levante: l'esperienza di Kyoto tra tradizione e innovazione

The book collects the Papers (from Europe, Asia and Latin America) presented at the Workshop organized by the ICOMOS International Committee in Historic Towns and Villages (CIVVIH) and by ICOMOS Italy in Palazzo Coppini (branch of Fondazione Romualdo del Bianco) in Florence (March 3-4, 2016) and focus on the comparison of different propositions of digital urban signage to realize a good quality of the “visit experience” in the historical towns, not only as urban marketing, but of a authenticity genuine culture. The urban culture founded on the identity and authenticity of every historical towns and their multilayered history must be the objective of an tourism of culture for the inhabitants and the visitors. The book focused its interest on the outstanding existing urban assets in Europe, Asia and Latin America, and heritage not sufficiently promoted.

Relato integrado: utopia ou realidade

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Contabilidade e Finanças

ERNESTO «CHE» GUEVARA, UNA TRILOGIA: UTOPIA, ÉTICA y EXISTENCIA

Las presentes reflexiones son una suerte de ensayo en el cual se imbrican conceptos de diferentes experiencias intelectuales. En un primer momento intento comprender la práctica histórica personal de Ernesto «Che» Guevara y, en particular su visión del «hombre nuevo», a la luz de la teoría de la utopía proveniente de los aportes de destacados filósofos latinoamericanos. En un segundo momento me adhiero a las posiciones de la psicología existencialista del psicoanalista Viktor E. Frankl, con el propósito de profundizar las relaciones entre los valores y las actitudes de Guevara y, por ende, clarificar los fundamentos éticos y existenciales de su personalidad. Yen un tercer momento, a manera de conclusión, me propongo una síntesis conceptual que amalgame los elementos diversos que convergen en el ensayo y pretenden la aplicación de una óptica psicológico-existencial, en el entendimiento de la obra y personalidad.

Utopia moderna em África

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Arquitectura, apresentada na Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitetura.

Discrimination in clinical settings and its relationship to depression and anger in women living with HIV

Objectives: To describe the frequency of feared discrimination in various social situations and of perceived discrimination in clinical settings, as well as to study the relationship between discrimination and depression and anger in women living with human immunodeiciency virus (HIV). Material and methods: The scale of Feared and Perceived Discrimination for Women with HIV (DTP-40-MV), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-2), and the Anger Expression scale of State-Trait-anger expression inventory (STaXi-2-aX/eX) were applied to a random sample of 200 women living with HIV. Results: These women feared being discriminated against, perceived discrimination upon the review of medical records, but perceived little discrimination in clinical care. a model with good adjustment to the data showed that the fear of being discriminated against creates a disposition toward perception of discrimination in the clinical settings (latent variable with 2 indicators: review of the medical records and clinical care) and increases cognitive/affective depressive symptoms; higher anger control decreases the anger manifestation; greater discrimination perceived in the clinical settings decreases anger control, which facilitates the expression of anger and slows cognitive/affective depressive symptoms; and these latter symptoms sensitize the perception of discrimination before the clinical records. Conclusion: Feared discrimination is a clinically relevant aspect due to its frequency and effect on depressive symptoms and perception of discrimination before the review of medical records.

"A Utopia do conhecimento químico e da engenharia urbana para a solução dos problemas das cidades do século XIX: o caso de Lisboa"

A modernização urbana do que se verificou nas principais cidades urbanas no século XIX foi marcada por dois fenómenos importantes. Por um lado pela criação de novas estruturas urbanas, e, por outro pelo desenvolvimento industrial. A concentração fabril contribuiu para o aumento da poluição do ar e criou problemas ambientais numa altura em que a higiene e salubridade dos espaços urbanos assumiam maior importância. Para tentar a poluição fabril ao longo do século XIX foi publicada uma serie de legislação. Por outro lado, os médicos, os químicos e os engenheiros tentaram propor soluções que diminuíssem a poluição provocada pelas fábricas ao mesmo tempo que procuraram implementar na cidade as modernas infraestruturas urbanas. O seu conhecimento do progresso da tecnologia permitiu-lhes compreender melhor a poluição produzida pela máquina a vapor ou por alguns processos industriais e propor soluções O objetivo desta comunicação é, tendo Lisboa como espaço de análise, abordar: os problemas ambientais provocados pelo desenvolvimento industrial; a forma como a legislação, engenheiros e cientistas tentaram controlar e contribuir para a resolução dos problemas ambientais.

A CIDADE SUSTENTÁVEL E O DESAFIO DA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL NA SUPERAÇÃO DA UTOPIA

O modelo vigente de desenvolvimento, baseado no crescimento ilimitado e exploração irracional dos recursos naturais, é o grande responsável pela crise ecológica atual. As cidades contemporâneas vivenciam valores antropocêntricos relacionados ao racionalismo moderno e estes se contrapõem às variáveis da sustentabilidade, portanto sofrem constates embates e disputas de poder quando buscam se tornar sustentáveis. Questionamentos surgem quando se procurar garantir não apenas a teoria, mas também uma prática sustentável mínima no espaço urbano e para além desse, referentes, principalmente ao papel da sociedade e do poder público. Neste contexto, surgem dúvidas também a respeito da educação ambiental: como ela se encaixa no processo de transformação desta civilização atual que “tem como eixo articulador não a vida, a sua grandiosidade, a sua defesa e a sua expansão, mas o próprio poder e os meios de mais poder que é a dominação.”(BOFF, 1996)? Por outro lado, sobre o direito fundamental à sadia qualidade de vida, previsto constitucionalmente como direito de todos, gerações atuais e futuras, quando e como deixará ser privilégio de poucos? Com objetivo de contribuir com o debate relativo à construção do conceito de  cidades sustentáveis o presente artigo apresenta abordagens que pretendem estimular o pensamento crítico a respeito deste tema tão urgente e atual.

THE CARNAVALIZATION OF ANGOLAN SOCIETY IN “A GERAÇÃO DA UTOPIA”

This research aims to evaluate the changes occurred in the Angolan society, showed on the novel Generation of Utopia, written by Pepetela. This text fictionalizes a long historic period of Angola, since the last years of colonialism until some time after the country's independence and, in this sense, it shows the social changes on this historical / political moment. For this analysis, we use some important concepts used by cultural studies, especially the "Carnivalization", coined by Bakhtin. This process is permeated by inversions and contagions, the noble to the vulgar, high and low, popular and erudite, leaded by the dialog, which produces hybrid forms (also called grotesque). The compreension of most contemporary social transformations is made from "Transformation Metaphors" and, in this sense, one of the most useful is the “Carnivalization” that in the case of the Angolan society, represented by Pepetela, is better understood / evaluated from this bakhtinian concept.

Open City, Rossellini and neorealism : sixty years on

For Bakhtin, it is always important to know from where one speaks. The place from which I speak is that of a person who grew up in Italy during the economic miracle (pre-1968) in a working class family, watching film matinees on television during school holidays. All sort of films and genres were shown: from film noir to westerns, to Jean Renoir's films, German expressionism, Italian neorealism and Italian comedy. Cinema has come to represent over time a sort of memory extension that supplements lived memory of events, and one which, especially, mediates the intersection of many cultural discourses. When later in life I moved to Australia and started teaching in film studies, my choice of a film that was emblematic of neorealism went naturally to Roma città aperta (Open city hereafter) by Roberto Rossellini (1945), and not to Paisan or Sciuscà or Bicycle Thieves. My choice was certainly grounded in my personal memory - especially those aspects transmitted to me by my parents, who lived through the war and maintained that Open City had truly made them cry. With a mother who voted for the Christian Democratic Party and a father who was a unionist, I thought that this was normal in Italian families and society. In the early 1960s, the Resistance still offered a narrative of suffering and redemption, shared by Catholics or Communists. This construction of psychological realism is what I believe Open City continues to offer in time.

Grandparenting a child with a disability: An emotional rollercoaster.

Objectives: As our knowledge about the experiences of grandparents when their grandchild has a disability is extremely limited, the purpose of this research was to explore the emotional journey of Australian grandparents. Method: This qualitative research utilised purposive sampling and semi-structured in-depth interviews to explore the experiences of 22 Australian grandparents, whose grandchild had been diagnosed with a disability. Results: Three key themes characterised grandparent’s emotional journey: Adjusting (the transition from anger to acceptance), The ‘Double Grief’ (sadness about what might have been for both their child and grandchild) and Pride in Family (pride in family’s ability to adjust to the challenges of the situation). Conclusion: As the first Australian study to explore the experiences of grandparents when their grandchild has a disability, the research provides important new knowledge about the emotional journey for grandparents. Unlike overseas research, Australian grandparents view themselves as being there to support their own children, rather than ‘holding the family together’. The findings will inform current policy debates about the role of grandparents and highlight the importance of support services that help facilitate grandparent’s role within their family

The family attitude scale : reliability and validity of a new scale for measuring the emotional climate of families

Research on outcomes from psychiatric disorders has highlighted the importance of expressed emotion (EE), but its cost-effective measurement remains a challenge. This article describes development of the Family Attitude Scale (FAS), a 30-item instrument that can be completed by any informant. Its psychometric characteristics are reported in parents of undergraduate students and in 70 families with a schizophrenic member. The total FAS had high internal consistency in all samples, and reports of angry behaviour in FAS items showed acceptable inter-rater agreement. The FAS was associated with the reported anger, anger expression and anxiety of respondents. Substantial associations between the parents' FAS and the anger and anger expression of students was also observed. Parents of schizophrenic patients had higher FAS scores than parents of students, and the FAS was higher if disorder duration was longer or patient functioning was poorer. Hostility, high criticism and low warmth on the Camberwell Family Interview (CFI) were associated with a more negative FAS. The highest FAS in the family was a good predictor of a highly critical environment on the CFI. The FAS is a reliable and valid indicator of relationship stress and expressed anger that has wide applicability.

Validation of the Australian Propensity for Angry Driving Scale (Aus-PADS)

The present study used a university sample to assess the test-retest reliability and validity of the Australian Propensity for Angry Driving Scale (Aus-PADS). The scale has stability over time, and convergent validity was established, as Aus-PADS scores correlated significantly with established anger and impulsivity measures. Discriminant validity was also established, as Aus-PADS scores did not correlate with Venturesomeness scores. The Aus-PADS has demonstrated criterion validity, as scores were correlated with behavioural measures, such as yelling at other drivers, gesturing at other drivers, and feeling angry but not doing anything. Aus-PADS scores reliably predicted the frequency of these behaviours over and above other study variables. No significant relationship between aggressive driving and crash involvement was observed. It was concluded that the Aus-PADS is a reliable and valid tool appropriate for use in Australian research, and that the potential relationship between aggressive driving and crash involvement warrants further investigation with a more representative (and diverse) driver sample.

The new wave : a Brisbane perspective : La Boite Theatre Company's distinctive contribution

In 1967 Brisbane Repertory Theatre made a decision that was to change the city's cultural landscape in a significant and lasting way. Faced with crippling theatre rental costs, Brisbane Rep. found a realistic solution by converting one of its properties - an old Queenslander - into a unique theatre space. The theatre-in-the box that emerged, aptly called La Boite, opened on 23 June 1967 with a production of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger. This experimental space excited the imagination of a new, younger audience not previously interested in Brisbane Rep's essentially conservative fare. It attracted a new group of directors and actors keen to be part of a changing repertoire that embraced more radical, non-mainstream productions, some of which were of Australian plays. The decade after 1967 was a period of change and development unprecedented in La Boite's history. Since then the company has sustained and grown its commitment to Australian plays and the commissioning of new works. To what extent was this most significance moment in La Boite's transformational journey influenced by southern 'new waves' of change? With the benefit of hindsight, it is now time for a re-consideration of Brisbane's distinctive contribution to the New Wave.

The Sociology of Cosmopolitanism:Globalization, Identity, Culture and Government

The dream of a cosmopolitical utopia has been around for thousands of years. Yet the promise of being locally situated and at the same time globally connected and mobile has never seemed more possible than it is today. The question remains as to whether it is positive and realistic for us to have multiple loyalties. Can we sustain community and solidarity with our neighbours while we look beyond our nation? And if we can't - or won't – consider distant strangers as part of our own world, are there increasingly dire consequences? This book reconnects classical sociological theory and contemporary ideas on mobility, otherness, material assemblages, consumption and surveillance to render the idea of a global cosmopolitan utopia amenable to sociological investigation. The book takes a realistic approach to the development of cosmopolitical arrangements. It embraces the imaginative impulses the cosmopolitan dream provides, but takes into account the political, ethical and cultural dimensions of such cosmopolitan developments. In revisiting the relevance of classical sociological approaches in the context of contemporary theoretical challenges, the distinctive approach this book takes to understanding cosmopolitanism will be of use to scholars and students alike.