Life Projects of High School Young Students and School

Authors

  • Ana Maria Klein Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto/SP
  • Valeria Amorim Arantes Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo/SP

Keywords:

Youngsters. Life Projects. School Meanings.

Abstract

This paper deals with the perception of high school students about the contribution that school experiences can bring to their life projects. We take as references philosopher Ortega y Gasset’s concept of design, and that of purpose, as formulated by William Damon. Three hundred and five high school students from the city of São Paulo participated in this study. The qualitative approach (content analysis and formulation of categories) respected the participants’ perceptions. The results show that 81% of students believe that the school contributes to their life projects mainly through activities in the classroom.

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Author Biographies

Ana Maria Klein, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto/SP

Ana Maria Klein has a degree in Pedagogy and Social Sciences, and an MA and PhD in Education, all from USP. She teaches at UNESP, is vice coordinator of the Pedagogy course, consultant to the MEC and to UN/UNESCO in Education and Human Rights. She worked in the Reporting Commission on National Guidelines for Education in Human Rights of the National Council for Education.

Valeria Amorim Arantes, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo/SP

Valeria Amorim Arantes has a degree in Psychology from PUC/Campinas, PhD and a post doctorate in Psychology from the University of Barcelona. She is an Associate Professor at USP. She was a visiting professor at Stanford University School of Education and at the Universidad Autónoma of Barcelona. She coordinated the Basic Cycle of EACH/USP. She is coordinator of the collection Pontos e Contraponto by Editora Summus.

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Klein, A. M., & Arantes, V. A. (2015). Life Projects of High School Young Students and School. Educação & Realidade [Education & Reality], 41(1). Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/educacaoerealidade/article/view/56117

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Ensino Médio e Juventudes

License

This journal uses Creative Commons license Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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