A questão das crianças de rua pode ser assinalada como um dos sintomas mais agudos da crise social no contexto brasileiro, associada à exclusão e ausência de cidadania. A Surviving in the Streets: Social Skills and Values of Children and Adolescents AbstractChildren and adolescents living in the streets develop values and expectations that may or may not be coherent with their survival strategies. These strategies happen through social interactions, possibly requiring an elaborated repertoire of interpersonal skills. This paper investigated these aspects in a sample of twenty-eight boys living in the streets in an inner city of São Carlos (São Paulo -Brazil). Data were gathered by informal chats, structured interviews and the application of a social skills inventory which were subsequently (organized in both thematic categories of content and in frequency tables). The results showed that: a) the streets are used as place to work more than to live (as home); b) the activities performed by the children performed required interpersonal skills, being more frequent those related to rights defense, negotiation and refusal; c) the boys acknowledge socially accepted values and conducts, establishing their own ethics and presenting expectations of social ascension mainly by school education -and of overcoming their living conditions. It is discussed the relations among these populations daily reality, their expectations, values and social skills required for coping with these conditions and the rights listed on the Child and Adolescent Brazilian Statute are discussed.
ResumoEste artigo apresenta uma análise dos mundos virtuais com foco no estudo de novas metodologias para o ensino superior. Durante a pesquisa, numa abordagem webgráfica e analítica, foram analisados quatro mundos virtuais a partir de suas características, confrontando com a teoria do conectivismo e tendo como aporte teórico as indicações da necessidade de se buscar novas metodologias que atendam a realidade da sociedade em rede, a partir do estudo de teóricos como Moita (2012), Mattar e Valente (2007), Alves (2008) e Mauri e Onrubia (2010). Os resultados apontam as possibilidades de interação e de uso para fins educacionais específicos, como no caso de engenharia ou arquitetura. Faz-se necessária a realização de pesquisas empíricas que usem os mundos virtuais no cotidiano do ensino superior, com foco na aplicação dos estudos realizados nesta etapa formativa. O currículo dos cursos de formação de professores deve ser revisto, buscando-se uma adequação para que professores sejam formados a partir de competências que atendam a esta realidade da sociedade. Palavras-chave: conectivismo; mundos virtuais; educação superior. Abstract This paper presents an analysis of virtual worlds focused on the study of new methods for higher education. During the research, based on a webgraphic and analytical approach, we analyzed the characteristics of four virtual worlds, comparing them with the theory of connectivism and having as theoretical guides indications of the need for new methodologies that address the reality of the network society, from the study of Moita (2012), Mattar and Valente (2007), Alves (2008) and Mouri and Onrubia (2010). Results show that some virtual worlds allow more interaction than others, but also the possibility of use for specific educational purposes, such as engineering or architecture. Thus, the more interaction provided, the more learning. However, it is necessary to carry out other empirical studies using virtual worlds in everyday higher education, focusing on application of studies in this formative stage. The curriculum of teacher training should be reviewed and adapted, so that teachers are formed from skills that meet this reality of society.
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