Education and Training Courses for young people have assumed great relevance in the Portuguese ed... more Education and Training Courses for young people have assumed great relevance in the Portuguese education system. Aimed at
fighting school failure and dropout these courses fall within the compensatory education framework policies. Based on interviews, an analysis of the students attending Education and Training Courses, school pathways, experiences and representations on how this form of provision was achieved. Data collected pointed to a general feeling of disaffiliation towards
school, seen as a necessary evil, as well as the understanding of Education and Training Courses as the last chance to conclude
the 9th year of basic education.
ABSTRACT In Portugal, the much delayed and incomplete process of mass education provision has bee... more ABSTRACT In Portugal, the much delayed and incomplete process of mass education provision has been locked into a conflict between democratisation and modernisation. Owing to a legacy of inequality, asymmetry and situations of race discrimination, the school system is structurally challenged by problems of school failure and early school leaving. Action taken to address these problems has been locally-led and based on notions of autonomy and individual school projects. In recent years, a professionally-based approach has emerged which focuses on providing a differentiated curriculum for pupils of school attendance age. This has tended to recreate processes of social dualism and a negative school orientation.
This paper discusses the social representation and the teacher identity in Education and Training... more This paper discusses the social representation and the teacher identity in Education and Training Courses, one of the most discredit and stigmatized educational provision in Portugal which aims to combat school failure and dropout. For this purpose we interviewed 10 teachers of Education and Training Courses on three public schools in Lisbon. The findings show that teachers shared a positive social representation despite raised major problems on the functioning and on the attributes of student population. This positive view of Education and Training Courses is due to the emotional linkage that re-shapes the teacher identity and challenges the professional role and practices on a daily basis.
Positive educational discrimination measures arose as a way to overcome the effects produced by t... more Positive educational discrimination measures arose as a way to overcome the effects produced by the meritocratic principle of equal access opportunities, but not of equal success opportunities. Education and Training Courses launched in 2002 school year in Portugal are an example of this kind of educational policy measures. They aim at fighting school failure and dropout, allowing insertion into active life. Based on an online survey answered by 356 youngsters attending these courses an analysis of their social and educational attributes, the changes in their schooling process and in the relation they establish with knowledge was achieved.
Page 1. European Educational Research Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, 2002 656 The New Magistracy of... more Page 1. European Educational Research Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, 2002 656 The New Magistracy of Influence: changing governance of education in Portugal NATÁLIA ALVES & RUI CANÁRIO Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal ...
Education and Training Courses for young people have assumed great relevance in the Portuguese ed... more Education and Training Courses for young people have assumed great relevance in the Portuguese education system. Aimed at
fighting school failure and dropout these courses fall within the compensatory education framework policies. Based on interviews, an analysis of the students attending Education and Training Courses, school pathways, experiences and representations on how this form of provision was achieved. Data collected pointed to a general feeling of disaffiliation towards
school, seen as a necessary evil, as well as the understanding of Education and Training Courses as the last chance to conclude
the 9th year of basic education.
ABSTRACT In Portugal, the much delayed and incomplete process of mass education provision has bee... more ABSTRACT In Portugal, the much delayed and incomplete process of mass education provision has been locked into a conflict between democratisation and modernisation. Owing to a legacy of inequality, asymmetry and situations of race discrimination, the school system is structurally challenged by problems of school failure and early school leaving. Action taken to address these problems has been locally-led and based on notions of autonomy and individual school projects. In recent years, a professionally-based approach has emerged which focuses on providing a differentiated curriculum for pupils of school attendance age. This has tended to recreate processes of social dualism and a negative school orientation.
This paper discusses the social representation and the teacher identity in Education and Training... more This paper discusses the social representation and the teacher identity in Education and Training Courses, one of the most discredit and stigmatized educational provision in Portugal which aims to combat school failure and dropout. For this purpose we interviewed 10 teachers of Education and Training Courses on three public schools in Lisbon. The findings show that teachers shared a positive social representation despite raised major problems on the functioning and on the attributes of student population. This positive view of Education and Training Courses is due to the emotional linkage that re-shapes the teacher identity and challenges the professional role and practices on a daily basis.
Positive educational discrimination measures arose as a way to overcome the effects produced by t... more Positive educational discrimination measures arose as a way to overcome the effects produced by the meritocratic principle of equal access opportunities, but not of equal success opportunities. Education and Training Courses launched in 2002 school year in Portugal are an example of this kind of educational policy measures. They aim at fighting school failure and dropout, allowing insertion into active life. Based on an online survey answered by 356 youngsters attending these courses an analysis of their social and educational attributes, the changes in their schooling process and in the relation they establish with knowledge was achieved.
Page 1. European Educational Research Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, 2002 656 The New Magistracy of... more Page 1. European Educational Research Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, 2002 656 The New Magistracy of Influence: changing governance of education in Portugal NATÁLIA ALVES & RUI CANÁRIO Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal ...
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fighting school failure and dropout these courses fall within the compensatory education framework policies. Based on interviews, an analysis of the students attending Education and Training Courses, school pathways, experiences and representations on how this form of provision was achieved. Data collected pointed to a general feeling of disaffiliation towards
school, seen as a necessary evil, as well as the understanding of Education and Training Courses as the last chance to conclude
the 9th year of basic education.
fighting school failure and dropout these courses fall within the compensatory education framework policies. Based on interviews, an analysis of the students attending Education and Training Courses, school pathways, experiences and representations on how this form of provision was achieved. Data collected pointed to a general feeling of disaffiliation towards
school, seen as a necessary evil, as well as the understanding of Education and Training Courses as the last chance to conclude
the 9th year of basic education.