As social technologies become more integrated into students’ lives, new means of communication have emerged, along with novel problem behaviors with significant consequences for students’ well-being. One of these is the sending of sexualized images via cell phone, referred to as “sexting”. An understanding of how and why some students choose to sext is important for schools to appropriately prepare for sexting-related incidents. This study explored some of the personal and environmental correlates of the behavior, including gender, thrill-seeking, impulsivity, perceived school experience, and related attitudes about the normalcy and risk of the behavior. Participants were college undergraduates from a large urban university, retrospectively reporting about their high school experience. Results indicated that the majority of students did not send sexts in high school. However, of those who did, students who sexted exclusively with romantic partners had significantly more positive engagement in school. Students with lower feelings of connectedness, academic motivation, and social belonging in high school tended to sext in riskier ways. Additionally, recent high school graduates were asked if and how schools should effectively educate students about the risks of sexting. These perspectives were assessed through survey questions and a focus group discussion session. Results suggested that students do recognize the potential consequences of the behavior, regardless of what teachers tell them. They feel that, rather than using “scare tactics”, school personnel should try to understand the social and relational context in which the behavior occurs. Limitations of this research are discussed, along with implications and recommendation for practice and future research. / School Psychology

Public schools in America are experiencing a massive decline in student enrollment, resulting in school consolidations and closures across the nation. (Dee, 2023). This decline has many implications, particularly in rural areas, such as Northeast Tennessee. These implications and the public pressure to maintain high graduation rates and academic outcomes, require school leaders and policymakers to reflect on who is leaving public schools and why. This phenomenological study explored the school experiences and perceptions of individuals who left the traditional high school prior to graduation. In-depth interviews were conducted one-on-one with 13 participants via an online video conferencing platform who were formerly enrolled in traditional public high schools in Northeast Tennessee and either dropped out or enrolled in a nontraditional option prior to graduation. Nontraditional options included brick-and-mortar alternative schools offered by a public school district, separate credit recovery and graduation programs housed within the traditional high school, and online public schools. Dropping out was defined as leaving the traditional high school permanently and without obtaining a high school diploma, regardless of if the participant received a high school equivalency credential, such as a GED. Through the amplification of voices of those who left the traditional public high school, the findings of this study revealed themes of personal and familial barriers, negative associations with the school culture and environment, systemic and procedural barriers, and elements of positive teacher-student relationships.

A oferta da educação básica à população do campo no Brasil se caracteriza por uma precariedade histórica. Não obstante, entre as reivindicações e conquistas dos movimentos sociais pró reforma agrária, acentuadamente da segunda metade da década de 1980 em diante, destacaram-se os esforços para a construção de uma escola que atendesse a população do campo, comprometendo-se com os ideais de luta pela terra e igualdade social, visando a conscientização do homem do campo em relação aos seus direitos e contribuindo para o contínuo processo de construção e manutenção da cidadania. Este trabalho se propõe a investigar os possíveis impactos da experiência escolar na vida de alguns alunos egressos de uma Escola do Campo, reconhecida como de qualidade através de determinados indicadores, localizada em um assentamento de reforma agrária no município de Araraquara-SP. Por meio de entrevistas semi-diretivas, ouvimos oito ex-alunos da referida escola, buscando saber, principalmente, como eles avaliam essa experiência e que elementos da mesma os influenciaram, contribuindo para as suas condições atuais de vida. A análise dos relatos teve como referência algumas considerações sobre a juventude rural, as relações campo-cidade na vida dos jovens e alguns conceitos elaborados por Pierre Bourdieu que demonstram os limites da educação escolar no sentido de influenciar a trajetória pessoal dos alunos, bem como os argumentos de outros autores que, a nosso ver, complementam essa discussão. Os resultados obtidos indicam que a trajetória escolar e profissional dos egressos é marcada por dificuldades diversas, tais como a distância do assentamento em relação à cidade e a deficiência do transporte público, bem como a ausência de políticas públicas favoráveis aos habitantes do assentamento. Entretanto, os entrevistados ressaltaram a influência positiva da passagem pela escola do assentamento sobre suas trajetórias pessoais. Metade deles, inclusive, em alguma medida, atribui suas escolhas profissionais e/ou acadêmicas a essa experiência. / The provision of education to rural population in Brazil is characterized by a historical precariousness. Nevertheless, among the claims and achievements of the agrarian reform social movements, especially in the second half of the 1980s, there were the efforts to build a school that would serve the rural population. They committed themselves with the ideals of struggle for land and social equality, with the purpose of educate the rural workers regarding to their rights and contribute to the ongoing process of building and maintaining citizenship. This work aims to investigate the possible impacts of school experience in the life of some former students of a rural school recognized as a quality one, through certain indicators, located on a land reform settlement in Araraquara city, State of São Paulo. Through semi-directive interviews, we heard eight former students of the school, trying to learn, particularly, how they assess this experience and what elements of it influenced them, contributing to their current living conditions. The analysis of the reports was based on a few considerations about rural youth, rural-urban relations in the lives of young people and some concepts elaborated by Pierre Bourdieu that indicate the limits of schooling in influencing the personal trajectory of the students as well as arguments of other authors who, in our view, complement this discussion. The results indicate that the school and professional path of the former students is marked by various difficulties, such as the distance between the agrarian reform settlement and the city, the deficiency of public transportation and the absence of public policies in favor to the inhabitants of the agrarian reform settlement. However, respondents emphasized the positive influence of the passage by that particular rural school in their personal trajectories. Even half of them, in some extent, attribute their professional and / or academic choices to this experience.

Essa dissertação tem como tema central a implementação do Ensino Médio Politécnico no Rio Grande do Sul (2012 – 2014). Busca compreender a experiência escolar do estudante no Ensino Médio em um contexto de politécnico. Para isso, delimitou-se como sujeitos desse estudo os estudantes do terceiro ano do Ensino Médio na escola Instituto Estadual Rio Branco de Porto Alegre. Através da aplicação de um questionário com 72 estudantes, foi possível entender como eles avaliam essa reestruturação curricular. Também foram realizadas 10 entrevistas semi-estruturadas com os estudantes. Procurou-se abordar as principais inovações do currículo politécnico: trabalho enquanto princípio educativo, protagonismo, ensino pela pesquisa e interdisciplinaridade. O estudo da experiência escolar destes jovens aponta para os seguintes resultados: observou-se que o ensino pela pesquisa enquanto metodologia conseguiu envolver os estudantes em assuntos que eles gostavam de pesquisar; os estudantes foram mais protagonistas dos seus estudos. Por outro lado, os estudantes avaliaram que o politécnico prejudicou o estudo das disciplinas tradicionais e a preparação para o vestibular. Concluiu-se que a reestruturação curricular do Ensino Médio Politécnico possibilitou uma maior relação de sentido dos jovens com a escola. / This dissertation is focused on the implementation of the Polytechnic High School in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (2012-2014). It is aimed to understand the schoolar experience of High School students under the context of polytechnic teaching. Regarding to that conditions, the third year students from Instituto Estadual Rio Branco of Porto Alegre city were elected as the subjects of this work. Through the application of 72 questionnaires, besides of 10 semi-structured interviews with those students, it was possible to understand how they evaluated the curriculum restructuring. The main innovations of the polytechnic curriculum were discussed: work as an educational principle, protagonism, teaching by research and interdisciplinarity. The study about the school experiences of youths indicates the following results: it was observed that teaching by research, as a methodology, could engage students in subjects they liked to research; the students were more protagonists of their studies. On the other hand, the students evaluated that the Polytechnic was negative for the study of traditional disciplines and in the preparation for the university entrance tests. It was concluded that the curricular restructuring of the Polytechnic High School allowed a greater sense relation between the youth and the school.

A oferta da educação básica à população do campo no Brasil se caracteriza por uma precariedade histórica. Não obstante, entre as reivindicações e conquistas dos movimentos sociais pró reforma agrária, acentuadamente da segunda metade da década de 1980 em diante, destacaram-se os esforços para a construção de uma escola que atendesse a população do campo, comprometendo-se com os ideais de luta pela terra e igualdade social, visando a conscientização do homem do campo em relação aos seus direitos e contribuindo para o contínuo processo de construção e manutenção da cidadania. Este trabalho se propõe a investigar os possíveis impactos da experiência escolar na vida de alguns alunos egressos de uma Escola do Campo, reconhecida como de qualidade através de determinados indicadores, localizada em um assentamento de reforma agrária no município de Araraquara-SP. Por meio de entrevistas semi-diretivas, ouvimos oito ex-alunos da referida escola, buscando saber, principalmente, como eles avaliam essa experiência e que elementos da mesma os influenciaram, contribuindo para as suas condições atuais de vida. A análise dos relatos teve como referência algumas considerações sobre a juventude rural, as relações campo-cidade na vida dos jovens e alguns conceitos elaborados por Pierre Bourdieu que demonstram os limites da educação escolar no sentido de influenciar a trajetória pessoal dos alunos, bem como os argumentos de outros autores que, a nosso ver, complementam essa discussão. Os resultados obtidos indicam que a trajetória escolar e profissional dos egressos é marcada por dificuldades diversas, tais como a distância do assentamento em relação à cidade e a deficiência do transporte público, bem como a ausência de políticas públicas favoráveis aos habitantes do assentamento. Entretanto, os entrevistados ressaltaram a influência positiva da passagem pela escola do assentamento sobre suas trajetórias pessoais. Metade deles, inclusive, em alguma medida, atribui suas escolhas profissionais e/ou acadêmicas a essa experiência. / The provision of education to rural population in Brazil is characterized by a historical precariousness. Nevertheless, among the claims and achievements of the agrarian reform social movements, especially in the second half of the 1980s, there were the efforts to build a school that would serve the rural population. They committed themselves with the ideals of struggle for land and social equality, with the purpose of educate the rural workers regarding to their rights and contribute to the ongoing process of building and maintaining citizenship. This work aims to investigate the possible impacts of school experience in the life of some former students of a rural school recognized as a quality one, through certain indicators, located on a land reform settlement in Araraquara city, State of São Paulo. Through semi-directive interviews, we heard eight former students of the school, trying to learn, particularly, how they assess this experience and what elements of it influenced them, contributing to their current living conditions. The analysis of the reports was based on a few considerations about rural youth, rural-urban relations in the lives of young people and some concepts elaborated by Pierre Bourdieu that indicate the limits of schooling in influencing the personal trajectory of the students as well as arguments of other authors who, in our view, complement this discussion. The results indicate that the school and professional path of the former students is marked by various difficulties, such as the distance between the agrarian reform settlement and the city, the deficiency of public transportation and the absence of public policies in favor to the inhabitants of the agrarian reform settlement. However, respondents emphasized the positive influence of the passage by that particular rural school in their personal trajectories. Even half of them, in some extent, attribute their professional and / or academic choices to this experience.

This master’s research has investigated a sample from the reality of the education in the state of Alagoas, through a case study carried out in a school located far from Maceió downtown. The objective was to question the role of the school when faced with manifestations of bullying, once within this context its presence is justified by using external factors such as the familiar institution, the personality of the person or the society. The theoretical reflections carried out have dialogued with the reflections brought about by Charlot (2000; Id., 2005; Id,2009), Dubet (1994; Id. 2003), Elias (1994; et. al. 2000), Goffman (2004, Id.,2014), Foucault (1996, Id.,2004; Id. 2007; Id. 2008), Eizirik & Comerlato (1995), Sacristan (2005), Arroyo (2013), Ramos do Ó (2007), among others. Together with the information obtained through observations of the daily life of the school and interviews in narrative mode with the teachers, it has been verified that the phenomenon of bullying is a mechanism which validates and naturalizes the logics which organized today‟s society. On the other hand, the school inserted in this society produces discontinuities which harm the development of educational processes which significantly contribute to the overcoming of the logics contained in the bullying practiced inside the school. / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A presente pesquisa de mestrado investigou um recorte da realidade da educação no estado de Alagoas através do estudo de caso realizado em uma escola na periferia da cidade de Maceió. O objetivo foi questionar o papel da escola diante das manifestações de bullying, uma vez que dentro deste contexto se justifica a presença do fenômeno utilizando fatores exteriores como a instituição familiar, a personalidade do indivíduo, ou a sociedade. As reflexões teóricas realizadas dialogaram com as reflexões trazidas por, Charlot (2000; Id., 2005; Id,2009), Dubet (1994; Id. 2003), Elias (1994; et. al. 2000), Goffman (2004, Id.,2014), Foucault (1996, Id.,2004; Id. 2007; Id. 2008), Eizirik & Comerlato (1995), Sacristan (2005), Arroyo (2013), Ramos do Ó (2007), entre outros. Conjuntamente às informações obtidas através de observações do cotidiano da escola e entrevistas na modalidade narrativa com professores e professoras verificou-se que o fenômeno bullying é um mecanismo que valida e naturaliza as lógicas que organizam a sociedade atual. Em contrapartida, a escola inserida nessa sociedade produz descontinuidades que prejudicam o desenvolvimento dos processos educativos que contribuem significativamente para a superação das lógicas contidas nas práticas de bullying dentro da escola.

Essa dissertação tem como tema central a implementação do Ensino Médio Politécnico no Rio Grande do Sul (2012 – 2014). Busca compreender a experiência escolar do estudante no Ensino Médio em um contexto de politécnico. Para isso, delimitou-se como sujeitos desse estudo os estudantes do terceiro ano do Ensino Médio na escola Instituto Estadual Rio Branco de Porto Alegre. Através da aplicação de um questionário com 72 estudantes, foi possível entender como eles avaliam essa reestruturação curricular. Também foram realizadas 10 entrevistas semi-estruturadas com os estudantes. Procurou-se abordar as principais inovações do currículo politécnico: trabalho enquanto princípio educativo, protagonismo, ensino pela pesquisa e interdisciplinaridade. O estudo da experiência escolar destes jovens aponta para os seguintes resultados: observou-se que o ensino pela pesquisa enquanto metodologia conseguiu envolver os estudantes em assuntos que eles gostavam de pesquisar; os estudantes foram mais protagonistas dos seus estudos. Por outro lado, os estudantes avaliaram que o politécnico prejudicou o estudo das disciplinas tradicionais e a preparação para o vestibular. Concluiu-se que a reestruturação curricular do Ensino Médio Politécnico possibilitou uma maior relação de sentido dos jovens com a escola. / This dissertation is focused on the implementation of the Polytechnic High School in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (2012-2014). It is aimed to understand the schoolar experience of High School students under the context of polytechnic teaching. Regarding to that conditions, the third year students from Instituto Estadual Rio Branco of Porto Alegre city were elected as the subjects of this work. Through the application of 72 questionnaires, besides of 10 semi-structured interviews with those students, it was possible to understand how they evaluated the curriculum restructuring. The main innovations of the polytechnic curriculum were discussed: work as an educational principle, protagonism, teaching by research and interdisciplinarity. The study about the school experiences of youths indicates the following results: it was observed that teaching by research, as a methodology, could engage students in subjects they liked to research; the students were more protagonists of their studies. On the other hand, the students evaluated that the Polytechnic was negative for the study of traditional disciplines and in the preparation for the university entrance tests. It was concluded that the curricular restructuring of the Polytechnic High School allowed a greater sense relation between the youth and the school.

This thesis fits into the theme Youth Culture and School Culture, in the Research Line - School Practice and Public Policy, in the Graduate Program in Education at the Federal University of Santa Maria UFSM/RS. The research aimed to understand how teenagers establish relationships of meaning regarding the school experience lived during High School. In this way, the work has as a general objective to analyze the experiences they consider important about their school experience of High School. The specific objectives aim to understand how school interacts with the students cultures at school; to analyze, from the perspective of the students, the meanings of school in their lives; to research the students motivations when attending school and finally, to analyze the experiences that assess how important experienced in high school about school. The thesis is based on the hypothesis that the current conditions of high school by themselves do not offer meanings for the teenagers. Each one must elaborate on his/her own experiences. The collaborators selected for this study are from three (03) High Schools (third year, one class from each school), in the city of Caxias do Sul: two (02) of them are public state schools - one (01) of them is located downtown -, and the third one is a private school. The research developed a qualitative study through written reports by the students, who wrote e-mails about their experiences at high school, about what they consider important to learn in this level of education and their experiences. It is used textual discourse analysis for this investigation. The theoretical basis comes from Dubet s sociological contributions and some theoretical analyzes from numerous researchers of education and sociology that contribute to the understanding of high school and youth cultures present in schools. The school in presented perspective, a major source of socialization, understood as a continuous process of training and preparation of social subjects, which are put into play different attributes for life in society. Although some students cite a passion for studies, like studying, this manifestation is timid compared to most of the writings of the young. Those are prevalent in school obligation, or in view of future projects, or to continue their studies or to enter the working world. Young people highlight the importance of "getting along in school," to attend a good school, get a good education. / A presente tese se insere na temática Cultura Juvenil e Cultura Escolar, na Linha de Pesquisa - Práticas Escolares e Políticas Públicas, do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria- UFSM/RS. A investigação visou a compreender em que medida o jovem estabelece relações de sentidos quanto à experiência escolar vivida no Ensino Médio. Desse modo, o trabalho teve como objetivo geral: analisar os sentidos atribuídos pelos jovens em relação à sua experiência escolar do Ensino Médio. Os objetivos específicos visaram a: compreender como a escola interage com as culturas juvenis no espaço escolar; analisar, a partir da óptica dos estudantes, os sentidos da escola em suas vidas; pesquisar as motivações encontradas pelos jovens em frequentar a escola e, por fim, analisar as experiências que avaliam como importantes que são vividas no ensino médio em relação à escola. A tese se alicerçou sobre a hipótese de que as atuais condições do Ensino Médio por si só não oferecem sentidos para a população jovem, cabendo a cada um elaborar sentidos a partir de suas próprias experiências. Os colaboradores selecionados para este trabalho são oriundos de três (03) escolas de Ensino Médio (terceiro ano, uma turma de cada escola), da cidade de Caxias do Sul: duas (02) escolas públicas estaduais, sendo uma (01) localizada em bairro da região central da cidade e a outra escola em bairro afastado do centro; e a terceira, uma (01) escola particular. A pesquisa desenvolveu um estudo de cunho qualitativo. Procedeu-se a análise da escrita dos alunos, por meio da Análise Textual Discursiva. A escrita dos alunos, constituiu-se na forma de e-mail sobre suas experiências com o ensino médio, sobre o que consideram importante aprender neste nível de ensino e sobre as experiências ali obtidas. Como referenciais teóricos destacam-se as contribuições sociológicas de Dubet e análises teóricas de inúmeros pesquisadores de vertentes educacionais e sociológicas que contribuem para a compreensão do ensino médio e das culturas juvenis presentes nas escolas. A escola é, na perspectiva apresentada, uma grande fonte de socialização, entendida como um processo contínuo de formação e preparo dos sujeitos sociais, em que são postos em cena diferentes atributos para a vida em sociedade. Embora alguns estudantes citem a paixão pelos estudos, o gostar de estudar, essa manifestação é tímida em relação à maioria dos escritos dos jovens. Prevalece que estão na escola por obrigação, ou em vista dos projetos de futuro, seja para dar continuidade aos estudos, ou para se inserir no mundo do trabalho. Os jovens destacam a importância de se dar bem nos estudos , de frequentar uma boa escola, ter uma boa formação.

Essa dissertação tem como tema central a implementação do Ensino Médio Politécnico no Rio Grande do Sul (2012 – 2014). Busca compreender a experiência escolar do estudante no Ensino Médio em um contexto de politécnico. Para isso, delimitou-se como sujeitos desse estudo os estudantes do terceiro ano do Ensino Médio na escola Instituto Estadual Rio Branco de Porto Alegre. Através da aplicação de um questionário com 72 estudantes, foi possível entender como eles avaliam essa reestruturação curricular. Também foram realizadas 10 entrevistas semi-estruturadas com os estudantes. Procurou-se abordar as principais inovações do currículo politécnico: trabalho enquanto princípio educativo, protagonismo, ensino pela pesquisa e interdisciplinaridade. O estudo da experiência escolar destes jovens aponta para os seguintes resultados: observou-se que o ensino pela pesquisa enquanto metodologia conseguiu envolver os estudantes em assuntos que eles gostavam de pesquisar; os estudantes foram mais protagonistas dos seus estudos. Por outro lado, os estudantes avaliaram que o politécnico prejudicou o estudo das disciplinas tradicionais e a preparação para o vestibular. Concluiu-se que a reestruturação curricular do Ensino Médio Politécnico possibilitou uma maior relação de sentido dos jovens com a escola. / This dissertation is focused on the implementation of the Polytechnic High School in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (2012-2014). It is aimed to understand the schoolar experience of High School students under the context of polytechnic teaching. Regarding to that conditions, the third year students from Instituto Estadual Rio Branco of Porto Alegre city were elected as the subjects of this work. Through the application of 72 questionnaires, besides of 10 semi-structured interviews with those students, it was possible to understand how they evaluated the curriculum restructuring. The main innovations of the polytechnic curriculum were discussed: work as an educational principle, protagonism, teaching by research and interdisciplinarity. The study about the school experiences of youths indicates the following results: it was observed that teaching by research, as a methodology, could engage students in subjects they liked to research; the students were more protagonists of their studies. On the other hand, the students evaluated that the Polytechnic was negative for the study of traditional disciplines and in the preparation for the university entrance tests. It was concluded that the curricular restructuring of the Polytechnic High School allowed a greater sense relation between the youth and the school.

The research was directed at developing guidelines for counsellors who work with retained middle childhood learners. The supposition of the study was that retained middle childhood learners require support in accepting the retention. For the purpose of this study a qualitative research approach with an exploratory and descriptive nature was used. The intervention research model of Rothman and Thomas (1994) was applied. A combination of Gestalt philosophical principles, existing literature and semi-structured interviews with educators, educational psychologists and middle childhood learners with experience of grade retention were used to develop guidelines. The researcher concluded that retained middle childhood learners require support in the process of accepting the grade retention. Counsellors who work with retained middle childhood learners lack knowledge on how to support the retained child. Guidelines for counsellors who work with retained middle childhood learners were developed to successfully address the lack of knowledge in the field. / Social Work / (M.Diac.(Play Therapy))