Social representations of the school accordinf to students, teachers and people in general: a longitudinal analysis

Abstract

The project aimed at analyzing the social representations that the school has for teachers and students of Basic Education (Elementary and High School), and for non-academic people. The data resulted from a longitudinal survey developed since 2007 to 2014, through interviews with two questions: "How importante is school?" and "Does the school fulfill its role? Why?". The interviews were split in three segments and there were 991 participants as follows: 335 students, 335 common people and 321 teachers. Being aware of these perceptions and checking the diferences between what teachers, students and ordinary people think can help us undestand the current social behavior towards school as na educational institution.