A campanha Quem financia a baixaria é contra a cidadania como contraposição aos produtos da cultura de massa na TV brasileira

Pós-graduação em Comunicação - FAAC

Experimentos mentais no ensino de ciências: implementação de uma sequência didática

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Willy Corrêa de Oliveira: por um ouvir materialista histórico

Pós-graduação em Música - IA

Um toque de voyeurismo

Por muito tempo, duvidou–se da possibilidade de se penetrar na história íntima dos brasileiros de séculos passados através da leitura de seus diários, tidos como inexistentes. Entretanto, pesquisas mais recentes têm demonstrado que essa vontade de se revelar aos outros através da escrita de diários e de outros registros íntimos também existiu no Brasil do século XIX. Neste artigo, consideramos que a insuficiência ou a falta de visibilidade dos diários íntimos no Brasil é, em grande parte, resultado de escolhas efetuadas por nossos antepassados, que muitas vezes optaram por destruir seus registros íntimos para não correrem o risco de ter sua vida devassada pela curiosidade alheia. Ou ainda escolhas de arquivistas e pesquisadores, que por muito tempo se recusaram a conferir a esse tipo de documentação o status de fonte histórica. Mais especificamente, analisamos o diário de José Vieira Couto de Magalhães (1837–1898), importante político e intelectual do Brasil do século XIX, procurando perceber até que ponto, ao comunicar–se para si mesmo, o autor também comunica um pouco do mundo em que vivia ou como se relacionava com esse mundo. Referente ao período de permanência do autor em Londres (1880–1887), o diário registra seu menoscabo pelas mulheres, seus sonhos eróticos homossexuais, seus cuidados com o corpo, seu pavor diante da possibilidade de adoecer, entre outros temas, o que constitui excelente oportunidade para evidenciarmos a legitimidade da sexualidade enquanto objeto de pesquisa e reflexão das ciências sociais.

Da teoria à prática: uma análise das ações da ONG Projeto Saúde e Alegria no Telecentro Comunitário de Suruacá no Rio Tapajós

Este estudo é o resultado de uma pesquisa que analisou a relação entre teoria e prática das ações propostas pela Organização Não Governamental Projeto Saúde e Alegria (ONG-PSA), na localidade de Suruacá, no rio Tapajós, no município de Santarém, oeste paraense. A problemática de investigação foi conduzida a partir de dois questionamentos centrais: Como se dá a relação entre teoria e prática no que se refere ao trabalho desenvolvido pelo Projeto Saúde e Alegria no Telecentro Comunitário de Suruacá? E qual o impacto que o uso de novos meios comunicacionais causou na vivência cultural na área pesquisada? A análise dos dados foi produzida, a partir do levantamento bibliográfico e documental sobre as ações da ONG, de dados disponibilizados no site oficial do PSA, do vídeo institucional da ONG, do que se viu e ouviu na localidade Suruacá e da visão de pesquisadores e agentes das áreas de Comunicação, Cultura e Educação que atuam fora do PSA. Entre os resultados da pesquisa, constatou-se que a proposta publicizada pelo Projeto corresponde com a descrição da entrevista realizada com os moradores do local que nos últimos 25 anos têm acompanhado, trabalhado e recebido as ações do PSA. Percebeu-se que há uma práxis convergente presente na relação comunicacional e educacional entre o PSA e Suruacá, não de natureza exclusivamente dialética, mas também dialógica, no sentido de complexidade entendida no pensamento de Morin (1991), das mediações do pensamento de Martín-Barbero (1997) e da dialogicidade profunda no pensamento de Freire (1996), em processos envolvendo Comunicação, Cultura e Educação em Suruacá, mas pondera-se que a presença desta ONG no interior da Amazônia brasileira não dispensa a ação do estado na efetivação de políticas públicas nas áreas de comunicação, cultura, educação e saúde.

Translation and cultural adaptation of Brazilian Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting: conceptual and semantic equivalence

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Characteristics of fricatives consonants orthography in Brazilian children

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

A Brazilian population of the asexual fungus-growing ant Mycocepurus smithii (Formicidae, Myrmicinae, Attini) cultivates fungal symbionts with gongylidia-like structures

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Trends in Brazilian academic production in the History of Mathematics Education: directions from EBRAPEM

The number of papers on History of Mathematics Education presented at EBRAPEM (Brazilian Meeting of Graduate Students in Mathematics Education) has increased significantly between 2003 and 2008. This article presents a study with the aim of identifying themes, periods in focus, and sources and theoretical and methodological references used by the authors of the papers on History of Mathematics Education published in the proceedings of VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII EBRAPEM. The study indicates that the approach of ongoing research in History of Mathematics Education in Brazil has been similar to the approach of research in History of Education in general. However, the institutional separation between these two areas of investigation is noted as a factor rendering communication between both groups of researchers difficult.

Use of Internet and online interactions in a Brazilian sample

This work focused on the use of internet and online interactions and was based on data collected from a sample of Brazilian college students (64 people) who were asked to answer the Face-to-Face and Online Interaction Survey. The outcomes are analyzed in this paper and from them it is possible to observe patterns on internet interaction. It was also possible to conclude that the sample frequently uses the Internet, its online interactions and that this kind of interaction is used as a complement to face-to-face communication.

The Role of the (In)visible and the Secret in the Translation of Harryette Mullen s Muse & Drudge

This paper, based on Jacques Derrida’s thoughts in Des Tours of Babel, addresses the issue regarding the (in)visible in translation, by arguing that the latter, beyond the traditional conception of communication, produces a complex set of relations between the visible and the invisible, which highlights the values of the non-dit and the secret that take place in their relation to interpretation. This line of thought underpins the discussion of my translation of two poems from Muse & Drudge (1995), by the African-American poet Harryette Mullen, whose dense poetry displays un(expected) possibilities of meanings and associations that proliferate in translation. It is argued that every act of translation entails a relationship between that which is translated (and made visible or intelligible through this act) and that which remains invisible and secret by resisting a definitive translation, which, as such, requires further interpretations in search for intelligibility (or “visibility”). We analyze the extent to which such relation between the visible and the invisible takes part in the translation of the notion of blackness raised by Mullen’s poems and how her translated poetry dialogues with issues of reception in Brazilian culture.

Perception of brazilian citizens about Darwinism and the (Non) Influence of God in the evolutionary process

The current context is unique in relation to the teaching of evolution in Brazil and the population's perception of evolution. On the one hand, it is said often about Darwinism in various media, especially due to the relatively recent commemoration of the two hundred years of the birth of Charles Darwin and one hundred and fifty years of the launch of the book The Origin of Species. On the other hand, it is clear, in recent years, a timid movement, more worryingly, in favor of equitable approach of creationist and evolutionist theories in the classroom. This article is a part of a research whose goal is to raise the design that Brazilian respondents have about the Darwinian view (which disregards the divine influence in the evolution of the species). The instrument used for data collection is a questionnaire, type Likert scale, which consists of a series of statements in which respondents must express their degree of agreement or disagreement with each statement. In this study, we present the results of the statement. "The thought of Darwin, which does not consider God as a participant in the process of evolution, is...". Analysis correlated with data on religion and education of the respondents are also held. The results point to a tendency of respondents not to accept the Darwinian view that disregards God's interference in the evolutionary process. The data also show that respondents' choices are influenced by religion and education. The frequency of responses that tend to accept the Darwinian view (which disregards the divine participation in the evolution of the species) is higher among respondents with higher levels of education. Adherents to religions "evangelical" tend to deny this view more often than followers of other religions. Given the potential risks of inserting creationist approaches in school education, it is necessary a discussion of the possible impacts of this rejection of Darwin's thinking (which does not consider God as a participant in the evolutionary process), indicated here, in the teaching of evolution. This work was supported by FAPEMIG.

Barriers to green buildings at two Brazilian engineering schools

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Mathematical Communication, Conceptual Understanding, and Students' Attitudes Toward Mathematics

This action research study of my 8th grade classroom investigated the use of mathematical communication, through oral homework presentations and written journals entries, and its impact on conceptual understanding of mathematics. This change in expectation and its impact on students’ attitudes towards mathematics was also investigated. Challenging my students to communicate mathematics both orally and in writing deepened the students’ understanding of the mathematics. Levels of understanding deepened when a variety of instructional methods were presented and discussed where students could comprehend the ideas that best suited their learning styles. Increased understanding occurred through probing questions causing students to reflect on their learning and reevaluate their reasoning. This transpired when students were expected to write more than one draft to math journals. By making students aware of their understanding through communicating orally and in writing, students realized that true understanding did not come from mere homework completion, but from evaluating and assessing their own and other’s ideas and reasoning. I discovered that when students were challenged to communicate their reasoning both orally and in writing, students enjoyed math more and thought math was more fun. As a result of this research, I will continue to require students to communicate their thinking and reasoning both orally and in writing.

Contextual Reading and Metalinguistic Processing in Brazilian Portuguese: A Longitudinal Study

Metalinguistic skill is the ability to reflect upon language as an object of thought. Amongst metalinguistic skills, two seem to be associated with reading and spelling: morphological awareness and phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is the ability of reflecting upon the phonemes that compose words, and morphological awareness is the ability of reflecting upon the morphemes that compose the words. The latter seems to be particularly important for reading comprehension and contextual reading, as beyond phonological information, syntactic and semantic information are required. This study is set to investigate - with a longitudinal design - the relation between those abilities and contextual reading measured by the Cloze test. The first part of the study explores the relationship between morphological awareness tasks and Cloze scores through simple correlations and, in the second part, the specificity of such relationship was inquired using multiple regressions. The results give some support to the hypothesis that morphological awareness offers an independent contribution regarding phonological awareness to contextual reading in Brazilian Portuguese.