Children and young people from different social and cultural backgrounds go to school and find themselves confronted with a normalizing school culture that prevents them from succeeding at school and from seeing their right to education and other human rights fulfilled. Positively managing this diversity means making the difference not synonymous with stigmatization and school and social exclusion. With a scien...
Based on the diagnosis of the senior population of Vila Nova de Gaia, which is part of the elaboration of the Gerontological Plan of this county, this paper addresses the diversity of profiles of the seniors surveyed and demonstrates that old age is far from being homogeneous. Acknowledging this heterogeneity is fundamental for those assuming political and social intervention responsibilities since it promotes ...
Intervenção social. - ISSN 0874-1611. - N. 23-24 (2001). - p. 63-79; Este artigo tem por objectivo perspectivar o papel do Serviço Social escolar num processo promotor de práticas conducentes à efectiva democratização da escola. Seguindo este propósito, centramos esta comunicação na análise da importância das representações sociais no processo de mudança da escola e das práticas que aí tem lugar.