Mientras hay vida hay esperanza

Este clip va dedicado a la esperanza. Por supuesto no se trata de interferir en la política de la comunidad de Madrid, ni de hacer una reflexión sobre virtudes cristianas, ni de reconocer en público que esta palabra forma parte de nuestros sentimientos más nobles cuando estamos dando clase. Lo que nos proponemos es hacer referencia a tres casos muy concretos de esperanza matemática.

The “re-socialization” of Gypsy women in the literacy courses aimed to the recipients of the Social Integration Revenue Policy of the Region of Madrid

This article studies the gender values that are promoted both in the literacy courses for gypsy women beneficiaries of the Social Integration Revenue Policy of the Region of Madrid and in the events that are organized for this group by public institutions and NGOs. The process of “socialization” that occurs in the educative groups for Gypsy women is focused on constructing an image of what it is to be a “Gypsy modern woman”. Through multiple mechanisms and discursive techniques a specific conception of gender equality is transmitted in these educative spaces. In addition to this, Gypsy women are continually urged to assume certain values and social practices (of gender identity, of "citizenship", of parenting, etc..), while an archetype of "Gypsy Woman" which condenses powerful stereotypes and prejudices about the "Gypsy culture" and the gender relations characteristics of this group is constructed.

Art as an educative and social tool

Since remote times, certain sectors of society have been exposed to inequality and vulnerability, where adequate intervention processes have become conspicuous because of their absence. Nowadays, current societies have the responsibility of contributing, based on their experience and knowledge, with more efficient policies and programs that improve the life quality of the most disadvantaged. It is here where art and its different tools play a very important role, not only on a physical level, but also as an education tool that allows the development of emotional, mental and communicative skills. The aim of this paper is to make clear the potential of art as an instrument of social and educational intervention. It starts by showing worldwide-collected experience related to education and arts, and then, it acquaints the reader with two parallel intervention projects that worked with youths under social vulnerability conditions. These interventions were developed based on a qualitative research (Grounded theory), using as methodology “The Artistic Mediation” with emphasis on body language. This methodology helped researchers to get close to the participants and to know their experiences and emotions. At the same time, it was possible to evidence the positive effects of educative interventions through art. These workshops were based on an artistic methodology especially focused on body language. Data in this work is qualitative, and as such, it permits a special approach to the personal and emotional experiences of the participants; clearly showing the positive effects of the referenced practice on them.

Pupil participation in school life: an approach from the educational community

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, 1989) is currently the most ratified international treaty. Several authors have highlighted its potential for both a moral education and citizenship. However, paradoxically, different studies report its limited or occasional incorporation into school practices. This article explores experiences of participation in schools,the third P of the CRC, from the plurality of voices and actors of the educational community,by means of 14 discussion groups in 11 autonomous communities in Spain. Discourse analysis evidence low levels of student participation in school life. But, at the same time, a favorable educational environment for the development of projects that contribute to child participation is found, as well as for the incorporation of the CRC as a mover and a referential integrator of the different schools projects. However, it is also an educational background conductive to projects for its development, such as the incorporation of the CRC as a referential integrator of the schools projects.

La semilla del arte en el arte infantil

One of the hardest criticism to my doctor investigation, made by a local professor considered as authority in arts, was that I was comparing Art, with capital “A”, and infant art. In that moment he remarked to me that Art have nothing in common with infant art and the last one is a discussed concept. That remark forces me to reflect about de direction of my study, but over all it confront me with mi own sense. I am one of the persons who defend the infant expression in his art value, therefore, instead of avoiding comparison, I decided to declare my posture and center my investigation in the confrontation between

Approaches of the Action Art in early childhood Education. Some other ways of interrelation within the educational system

This Artistic research project was created in order to test how to put into practice approaches between Contemporary Art and University daily life. In this particular case, between Action Art and the students at the Early Childhood Education University in Alicante. The generalized lack of awareness about changes which took place in Art in the XX century, demonstrates the lack of interest on the part of students about Contemporary Art, and therefore, it is still remarkable, the distance between Art and life. Thus, as artists and teachers, the chance to carry out specific experiments is open within everyday educational life. Therefore, through Action Art a communicative interaction is possible to be achieved as an active learning process and, in such way, change the usual existing relationships in a predetermine context, creating this way, future Contemporary Art consumers and transmitters.

A Escola da vida: reconhecimento e validação dos adquiridos experienciais em Portugal. Fragmentos de uma década (2000-2010)

Este livro assume-se como um contributo para o conhecimento do dispositivo de Reconhecimento e Validação dos Adquiridos Experienciais que, em Portugal se denominou Processo de RVCC (Reconhecimento Validação e Certificação de Competências)

O impacto da Publicidade televisiva no consumo infantil (O caso do McDonald´s em Portugal)

Dissertação, Mestrado, Marketing, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Escola Superior de Gestão e Tecnologia, 2014

O Projeto Educativo como documento orientador da vida na escola

Dissertação apresentada na Escola Superior de Educação, para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Administração Educacional. Orientadora: Professora Doutora Maria João Cardona

Problemas do desenvolvimento infantil e intervenção precoce

A Intervenção Precoce (IP) é hoje uma prática multidisciplinar que pro-­ cura responder às necessidades de crianças com perturbações do desen-­ volvimento e em situações de risco, ultrapassando os antigos modelos de estimulação precoce. O problema de decidir quais as crianças e famílias que devem ser apoiadas e as exigências do planejamento das intervenções acentuam a importância de um procedimento claro de caraterização, ou de diagnóstico, tanto das crianças como das situações. No modelo em que assenta a rede de intervenção precoce, de base local, implementada numa ampla região de Portugal, são enfatizadas as dimensões relacionais e contextuais do desenvolvimento e do risco. Dentro desta perspetiva, os autores têm procurado desenvolver práticas e instrumentos que permitam uma melhor elegibilidade dos casos e uma orientação técnica de intervenção mais focada nas efetivas necessidades da criança, da família e do contexto. São aqui apresentados os resultados da utilização da ODIP – Organização Diagnóstica em Intervenção Precoce – na caracterização das problemáticas de desenvolvimento e de risco de um total de 1.169 crianças e respetivos contextos.