A Pedagogia em movimento: expressões artísticas para uma acção educativa inovadora

A investigação incide na forma como as expressões artísticas se difundem e conjugam com a prática regular dos profissionais de educação de infância na sua escola. Recolhemos dados referentes à Equipa de Animação do Gabinete Coordenador de Educação Artística, constituída por educadores e professores, um departamento da Secretaria Regional de Educação e Cultura da Madeira, formada em 1986, com a finalidade de motivar e disseminar, através das suas intervenções artísticas nas escolas, educadores e professores para uma educação baseada também nas áreas expressivoartísticas. Tendo sido consignado à educação artística um direito humano universal para todos os aprendentes pela Convenção sobre os Direitos da Criança da Unicef adoptada pela Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas em 1989 e ratificada por Portugal em 1990, tornava-se pertinente reflectir e averiguar a forma como se concretiza este projecto em particular, divisar se a prática se coaduna com a política a nível do reconhecimento do valor da educação artística na escola. O estudo insere-se no quadro da acção da Equipa de Animação, norteado por metodologias qualitativas, com aplicação de inquéritos por questionário, entrevistas e observações no ambiente dos sujeitos. Pretendemos apurar a forma como consubstancia os seus objectivos, o impacto que exerce na comunidade escolar, se os educadores nas escolas apreciam e dão continuidade às actividades propostas e se a motivação extrínseca é capaz de contribuir para uma motivação intrínseca a ponto de serem promovidos mais projectos relacionados com a educação artística. A emergente necessidade de um compromisso mais intenso com o desenvolvimento das emoções, quer na criança, quer no adulto, conferem às expressões artísticas a importante missão de as promover como processo inovador. Neste quadro, tornou-se relevante descobrir que lugar fica reservado nas escolas para a implementação de projectos a partir das propostas da Equipa de Animação. Assim, o tema subjacente ao estudo insere-se no vasto universo da expressão/comunicação e abarca uma série de subtemas, todos eles relacionados com a área das expressões. Pretende-se que esta investigação contribua para a clarificação dos axiomas referidos e que suscite uma atenção e interesse renovados, como componente efectiva do novo quadro conceptual de todo e qualquer profissional de educação. Como principais resultados reporta-se que uma motivação vinda do exterior é uma mais valia, sobretudo de uma equipa especializada. Que a intervenção da Equipa de Animação funciona como elemento impulsionador para a crescente dinamização de actividades, sobretudo, no âmbito da expressão musical e dramática. Que esta dinâmica depende do educador que aufere da animação. Que é do inteiro agrado das crianças esta forma de teatro na escola e que é motivadora de aprendizagens. A nível formativo, permaneceu revigorada a necessidade de formação contínua para uma prática educativa mais direccionada para o desenvolvimento da criatividade, através da dimensão artística, num contributo efectivo para a maturação e transformação do ser humano.

Capital social e igreja católica :expressões e práticas no sertão do Seridó

It historizes and it analyzes the social capital in the area Seridó. The traditions associative seridoenses are reconstructed starting from the dimensions: economical, social, religious person and politics. In them it is possible to notice actions that form the social capital of the area. The country of Seridó present an associative tradition based on the mutual help, in the trust and reciprocity that she remount there are decades in your history. The relationship among the Catholic Church, that historically it is present in the area, and rural communities, through your community associations, it is the backdrop where you/they are the responsible associative elements for the tear of the regional social fabric: in him (the backdrop) he/she is the responsible social capital for the work of the rural community organizations. The Catholic Church, through your social action and the Program of Combat to the Rural Poverty, of Rio Grande do Norte is the league that sustains the actions collective seridoenses

De repente do riso fez-se o pranto: representações e expressões do amor e do sofrimento amoroso

Romantic love constitutes a central value in the social imaginary of modern societies and with reflexes in today s society. This is because the romantic expectation of realization of love appears, in the majority of cases, as a guarantee of completeness and happiness of individuals. However, the ideal of romantic love imposes a series of demands and character roles that are not easy, in modern age, to be brought about into practice by the ones in love. And, it is in this sense that possible conflicts appear between the romantic proposition and the practical reality of contemporary love. Consequently, the possibility of suffering from love emerges because of these propositions. Initiating from these presumptions, this paper aims to study the contemporary forms of representation and expression of love and of the suffering because of love, through the course of love in the life of some men and women, residents of Natal/RN, that live and/or have lived emotional-sexual relationships, observing the relationship that can be established between suffering from love and the ideal romantic love

Vocabulário técnico e formação dos profissionais da área têxtil: necessidade, elaboração e avaliação de um dicionário de terminologia do vestuário

This research work deals with the compilation of a dictionary on clothing terminology intended to be used as a pedagogic tool as part of the teaching and learning process in the Textile Engineering Course at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. The main terms were selected and assessed by a team of textile teachers and students with the objective to be structured as a conceptual body of information on the following sub-areas of clothing terminology: materials (fabrics and trimmings) and products (garments). This research comprises three main steps: (a) characterization and understanding of the technical vocabulary in the clothing area as well as the identification of a pedagogic demand for a dictionary on clothing terminology, clearly expressed by the textile lecturers and students involved in the assessment of the need and validation of this project development; (b) a proposal for a specific methodology for the compilation of the dictionary which could help the communication process in the lecturing of clothing terminology and (c) based on the terminological principles and the technique of focal groups the dictionary was assessed. The technique of focal groups was used in the first step. In the second step the technique used was that of the terminological methodology adapted to the teaching approach in the Textile Course. In the third step the technique of focal groups was again utilized. It was observed that the main concern of lecturers and students is the lack of a standardized vocabulary, which renders difficult the communication process in both the teaching and learning activities as well as the professional ones in the textile industries. Various aspects, which can overlap, cause this lack of standardization. The main ones pointed out by the study team in the focal groups are: usage of regional words or expressions, usage of foreign words or expressions, analogies, and the low level of formal education, mainly among the industry workers. Another aspect to be considered is the lack of textile literature written in the Portuguese language of Brazil. This evidence shows the importance of a clothing terminology dictionary which will benefit both the education and professional activties in this field of knowledge. This dictionary will also give a substantial contribution to terminological standardization in our research field. With view to fulfill this demand, a dictionary of clothing terminology was compiled with 760 main entries, according to the modern practice in terminology with the necessary modifications concerning our needs. The result of the dictionary assessment was very assertive regarding its structure, contents and possible use in various contexts. The team work emphasized their contribution to the standardization process of the terms that proved to be one of the most important and difficult aspects of this researh work. The significance of this structured terminological dictionary was confirmed by the focal group participants relating to its use for teaching and learning activities, as a reference book, as a source of technical information and also as a tool for pedagogic studies and planning, as well as a significant collaboration to the pedagogic practices in the textile engineering course at University or any other educational institution. Besides, this dictionary can also be used to supply information within the textile field. We are aware that the present work will not exhaust the objectives of this research due to its limitations in opposition to the vast complexity demanded by the compilation of a complete work including all the areas and sub-areas of textile engineering. However, it is an important source for dissemination of concepts on the field of clothing terminology and a tool to effective standardization of the terms used in this subject field