Uma das principais vias de transformação no desenvolvimento humano ocorre através da busca pela intersubjetividade. O objetivo deste trabalho foi compreender alguns processos de construção de conhecimento acerca do outro e de si através de um estudo de relações intersubjetivas grupais. Para tanto, trabalhamos com a perspectiva construtivista semiótico-cultural, focalizando especialmente as ações simbólicas dos sujeitos ao buscarem momentos de protagonismo e de reconhecimento uns pelos outros. Procuramos estabelecer uma relação entre essa busca dos sujeitos e a noção levinasiana de desejo, entendido como um movimento da subjetividade ao buscar abrigar o que a excede na direção da alteridade. No processo de investigação, tomamos para exame uma situação empírica envolvendo interações de natureza lúdica, quais sejam, sessões de Role-Playing Game (RPG), que possuem uma dinâmica particular na construção de objetivos e desejos dos jogadores. A dinâmica das relações eu - outro nos jogos de RPG foi analisada a partir da assimetria de posições subjetivas, dialogicamente definidas. Realizamos um mapeamento dessas posições e vimos que nos jogos de representação de papéis há fruição de um mundo imaginário reduzido e presentificado no pensamento. Finalmente, chegamos à proposição de que o significado essencial das construções pessoais está no âmbito de outrem, presente ou ausente, real ou imaginário, em relação ao qual o eu procura constituir um plano de compartilhamento. / One of the main sources of transformation in human development is through the subjects quest for intersubjectivity. The objective of this work was to understand some aspects of the processes of knowledge construction concerning the self and the other. It was developed through a study focusing intersubjective group relationships. In order to achieve that, we worked with semiotic-cultural constructivist perspective, focusing specially, on the symbolic actions of subjects searching for moments of protagonism and of recognition of one by the others. We tried to establish a link between this search of the subjects and the levinasian notion of desire, though as a subjective movement trying to shelter what exceeds itself on the alterity direction. On the investigation process, we examined an empirical situation involving ludic interactions of Role-Playing Game (RPG) sessions. This game has a particular dynamic towards building objectives and desires by its players. The I-other dynamic relations in Role-Playing Games was analyzed observing the asymmetry of subjective positions, dialogically defined. We did a mapping of these positions and saw that in the role-playing games there is the fruition of an imaginary world reduced and made present in the thought. Finally, we arrived to the assertion that the essential meaning of personal constructions is related to otherness, either present or absent, real or imaginary, in relation to which the self tries to constitute a shared setting.

Esta pesquisa empirica discute pontos de tensoes emergidos no dialogo interetnico em torno das questoes de saude indigena, dando enfase ao tema da saude mental. As tensoes foram analisadas segundo diferentes pontos de vista sobre a promocao da saude indigena, identificadas a partir da producao de um mapeamento que expressa os conteudos discursivos marcados por um grande divisor: de um lado a perspectiva ocidental, composta pelo Estado, compreendido atraves das Politicas Publicas de Saude Indigena; do Sistema Unico de Saude e sua assistencia a saude; pelos Conselhos Federal e Regional de Psicologia e pela Organizacao Mundial da Saude. Do outro lado esta a perspectiva dos indigenas, especialmente do povo Mbya Guarani, analisados com apoio da literatura antropologica, a partir da nocao de Teko Pora (Bem Viver); dos noticiarios produzidos e veiculados por coletivos indigenas; do conteudo narrativo contido no documentario Teko Rexa - Saude Guarani Mbya e dos discursos presentes nos noticiarios produzidos por entidades indigenistas. As nocoes de saude e saude mental discutidas por Gadamer (2006), bem como as nocoes de saude e de ethos refletidas por de Figueiredo (2008), referencial teorico-metodologico assumido nesta dissertacao fundamentam sobre a importancia do territorio nos processos de saude/doenca para os povos indigenas, bem como auxiliam a refletir sobre as tensoes presentes em ambas as perspectivas. Os dados foram analisados a partir da nocao de multiplicacao dialogica (Guimaraes, 2013) no ambito do construtivismo semiotico-cultural em psicologia. A partir da identificacao de tensoes presentes, foram levantadas questoes a respeito de como estruturar o cuidado em psicologia, refletindo sobre as possibilidades de seu transito entre diferentes perspectivas em saude / This empirical research discusses points of tension emerging in the interethnic dialogue around indigenous health issues, emphasizing the theme of Mental Health. The tensions were analyzed according to different points of view on the promotion of indigenous health, identified from the production of a mapping that expresses the discursive contents marked by a great divide: on the one hand the western perspective, composed by the State, understood through Policies Public Health Indigenous; of the Unified Health System and its health care; by the Federal and Regional Councils of Psychology; and the World Health Organization. On the other side is the perspective of the indigenous people, especially the Mbya Guarani people, analyzed with the support of anthropological literature, based on the notion of Teko Pora (Bem Viver); of the news produced and transmitted by indigenous collectives; of the narrative content contained in the documentary \"Teko Rexa - Saude Guarani Mbya\" and the speeches present in the news produced by indigenist entities. The notions of \"health\" and \"mental health\" discussed by Gadamer (2006), as well as the notions of \"health\" and \"ethos\" reflected by de Figueiredo (2008), theoretical and methodological reference assumed in this dissertation, importance of the territory in health / disease processes for indigenous peoples, as well as helping to reflect on the tensions present in both perspectives. The data were analyzed from the notion of dialogical multiplication (Guimaraes, 2013), within the scope of semiotic-cultural constructivism in psychology. From the identification of present tensions, questions were raised about how to structure care in psychology, reflecting on the possibilities of its transit between different perspectives in health

Orientador: Alessandra de Morais / Resumo: O líder dialógico é o agente que, por suas características pessoais e profissionais, possibilita a idealização e o desenvolvimento de propostas educacionais. A esse respeito, destacamos também que é da condição política e ideológica desse agente que surge a vontade de mudar o cenário atual da educação brasileira, provocando uma inquietação em outras lideranças dialógicas que estão próximas. O fato é que, ao investigar uma determinada proposta educacional que se coloca como alternativa, fizemo-nos a seguinte pergunta: como e por que surgem essas lideranças? E ainda, de que maneira tais propostas são lideradas? Logo, aventamos como hipótese que as características desses personagens da educação são fatores determinantes para a efetivação e, principalmente, continuidade de propostas. Como objetivo, propusemo-nos, então, a compreender o papel de lideranças na construção de uma proposta educacional alternativa, à luz da perspectiva freireana. A pesquisa foi realizada em uma universidade que oferece um curso de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Alternativas para uma Nova Educação - ANE, que está na condição de educação gratuita, formal não tradicional, localizada no litoral do Paraná. Participaram da pesquisa, coordenadores e criadores do curso ANE, os demais educadores e simpatizantes que participavam dos encontros e os alunos matriculados no curso. Para isso, utilizamos como método de pesquisa o Estudo de Caso do Tipo Etnográfico, com abordagem qualitativa. Como protocolo de coleta de d... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The dialogical leader is the agent who, through his personal and professional characteristics, allows the idealization and development of educational proposals. In this regard, we also point out that it is from the political and ideological condition of this agent that it arises to change the current scenario of Brazilian education, provoking concern in other dialogical leaderships that are close. The fact is that, when investigating a determined educational proposal that is shared as an alternative, we asked ourselves the following question: how and why do these leaderships arise? And yet, in what way are such proposals being led? Therefore, we envisioned as hypothesis that the characteristics of these characters of education are determining factors for the effectiveness and, mainly, continuity of proposals. As a goal, we then proposed to understand the role of leaders in the construction of an alternative educational proposal, based on the freireana perspective. The research was carried out in a university that offers a Lato Sensu Postgraduate course in Alternatives for a New Education - ANE, which is in the condition of formal education non-traditional, located in the coast of Paraná.Coordinators and creators of the ANE course, the other educators and sympathizers who participated in the meetings and the students enrolled in the course contributed for this research. For this, we used as a research method the case study of Ethnographic Type, with a qualitative approach. As ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

In an attempt to promote in-depth dialogue amongst bioethicists coming from distinct disciplinary and religious backgrounds this thesis offers an overview of the current state of bioethics and a critical analysis of a number of the leading methods of addressing pluralism in bioethics. Exploring the critiques and methodological proposals coming from the social sciences, the contract theorists, and the pragmatists, this study describes the problems which arise when confronting moral and religious diversity in a bioethical context and examines the ability of these various methodologies to adequately resolve these matters. Finally, after a discussion of the benefits and the potential problems of each of the aforementioned schools, a methodological model labelled “Pragmatic Perspectivism” is set forth as a potential conceptual framework through which a bioethical theory for a secular yet religiously pluralistic society may be forged.

In this thesis, Amargi Women&rsquo / s Cooperative in Istanbul is studied as an example of diversity feminism in Turkey. Its feminist perspective and challenges faced in realizing its objectives in this context are analyzed based on a description of the process of Amargi&rsquo / s formation, the course of its activities and the debates within the group and especially the in-depth interviews held with ten volunteers. The group&rsquo / s accomplishments and problems encountered during the last ten years in its quest for &ldquo / doing politics together with women of diverse identities&rdquo / are at the focus of this research. The explicit invitation for diversity is one of the Amargi&rsquo / s differences, as one of the prominent feminist groups in Turkey. In this study, &ldquo / transversal politics&rdquo / is identified as the concept underscoring Amargi&rsquo / s approach to feminism. Difference and diversity among women are emphasized according to &lsquo / dialogical-situated epistemology&rsquo / and antimilitarist politics conducted in the Turkish context.

The aim of this study was to explore the therapists' personal religious and spiritual belief systems and the impact of these on their work. The literature reviewed included material regarding the role of religion and spirituality in relation to psychology and therapy, identity, and especially, the person of the therapist. The present qualitative investigation applies the theory of the Dialogical Self to the narratives of five practising Christian clinical and counselling psychologists. It draws on a narrative to allow for process-oriented, context-sensitive interpretation.

This is a study in and about systemic coaching in social work – systemic, and, as it unfolded, dialogical coaching, later named Dialogue Coaching (DC). Focus lies on what the conducted coaching brought forth, generated and created in the context of social work and for the members of the participating social welfare organisations. My specialities as coach became to inspire social workers to invite clients and especially children into partnership, making their voices heard, both in the written text and in the process of social investigations. The study was integral parts of commissions (and vice versa) of the County Administrative Board of Scania, Sweden, in my profession as systemic consultant and supervisor in Sweden. It was a study in how dialogical communication could improve how social workers, listening to the children’s invitation, could make children’s voices more heard in social investigations. In all, 55 social workers in seven municipalities participated in the dialogical participatory action research (DPAR) study, developing coaching and improving the dialogical interaction in social investigations. Focus moved from collecting data for decision-making, about what would be best for the child and other clients, to focusing on the changing process in relation to the participating clients, including children when they wanted to and could, co-creating new orientation on how to go on. The focus on communication and dialogue in the coaching changed and developed the participants’ approach in relation to clients and one another and others. In the emerging awareness of how we reciprocally and reflexively cocreate occurrences and outcomes, including who we become in relation to one another, the participating social workers’ awareness of the impact of their own contributions, and their own importance in relation to children and other clients, also improved. The expressions listening ears and listening questions were invented, capturing my, the coach’s, participation of placing myself completely 8 at the other participants’ disposal, completely accessible in the mutual responsiveness in the moment – being here and now in the present. The systemic methods and techniques were reflexively influenced and adapted from within the relational dynamic of joint actions in the dialogical interplay, metaphorically presented as peloton cycling in a voyage tour, becoming living tools in both the social workers’ practice and the coaching researcher’s practice, facilitating learning-by-doing with methods and approach connected to Appreciative Inquiry (AI). One of the living tools was reflecting teams emerging also into so called delta-reflecting teams with open narrating included.

Risk behaviour amongst adolescents represents a major public health challenge in South Africa particularly when considering the statistics on sexually active youth, adolescent pregnancies, smoking, drinking and drug abuse amongst the youth. Although various reasons can be given to explain this phenomenon, the parent–adolescent relationship has proven to be a huge factor in the prevention of risk behaviour. However, even though the importance of such a relationship has been proven, risk behaviour amongst adolescents still persists. This study specifically looks at the dialogical parent–adolescent relationship and how adolescents who engage in risk behaviour are affected by the relationship and how it can prevent risk behaviour. The content of section A explains the orientation towards the research, the problem rationale and the goals and objectives of the study. The researcher followed a qualitative approach as she tried to obtain an understanding of adolescent risk behaviour and how the nature of the dialogical parent–adolescent relationship could prevent such risk behaviour. Semi–structured interviews were conducted with five girls and three boys who lived in Pretoria, as well as with their parents. The adolescents were between the ages of 14 and 17 and all engaged in risk behaviour. In section B a literature study is given with a brief outline of the methodology that was used. Specific focus falls on the findings of the study. Section C contains the summary, evaluation and conclusions of the overall study. This research was done in order to make recommendations to parents of adolescents who engage in risk behaviour as a possible way to prevent it. This study highlighted how unprepared and uninformed parents were in terms of their parental skills and the needs of their adolescent children. The study also highlighted the need of the adolescents to be validated, and the lack of understanding and warmth in the manner that their parents relate to them. Adolescents still need parental guidance and a sense of belonging. The very poor relationships that exist between parents and adolescents strengthened the researcher’s hypothesis that the adolescents get involved in a range of dubious activities and their parents’ ineffectiveness to intervene and assist their adolescents through these challenging times, may lead to risk behaviour. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

Risk behaviour amongst adolescents represents a major public health challenge in South Africa particularly when considering the statistics on sexually active youth, adolescent pregnancies, smoking, drinking and drug abuse amongst the youth. Although various reasons can be given to explain this phenomenon, the parent–adolescent relationship has proven to be a huge factor in the prevention of risk behaviour. However, even though the importance of such a relationship has been proven, risk behaviour amongst adolescents still persists. This study specifically looks at the dialogical parent–adolescent relationship and how adolescents who engage in risk behaviour are affected by the relationship and how it can prevent risk behaviour. The content of section A explains the orientation towards the research, the problem rationale and the goals and objectives of the study. The researcher followed a qualitative approach as she tried to obtain an understanding of adolescent risk behaviour and how the nature of the dialogical parent–adolescent relationship could prevent such risk behaviour. Semi–structured interviews were conducted with five girls and three boys who lived in Pretoria, as well as with their parents. The adolescents were between the ages of 14 and 17 and all engaged in risk behaviour. In section B a literature study is given with a brief outline of the methodology that was used. Specific focus falls on the findings of the study. Section C contains the summary, evaluation and conclusions of the overall study. This research was done in order to make recommendations to parents of adolescents who engage in risk behaviour as a possible way to prevent it. This study highlighted how unprepared and uninformed parents were in terms of their parental skills and the needs of their adolescent children. The study also highlighted the need of the adolescents to be validated, and the lack of understanding and warmth in the manner that their parents relate to them. Adolescents still need parental guidance and a sense of belonging. The very poor relationships that exist between parents and adolescents strengthened the researcher’s hypothesis that the adolescents get involved in a range of dubious activities and their parents’ ineffectiveness to intervene and assist their adolescents through these challenging times, may lead to risk behaviour. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

Esta tese apresenta uma pesquisa direcionada para a análise das relações dialógicas produzidas em interações de crianças com o agente pedagógico afetivo Maga Vitta no jogo digital Città. A motivação para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho é a possibilidade de tornar mais natural e mais contextualizada a relação entre o agente pedagógico afetivo e as crianças em sala de aula, verificando, assim, no que este estudo pode contribuir para criar mecanismos de diálogos entre o agente e o estudante voltados para jogos digitais na educação, no contexto escolar das crianças. Também, está direcionada para as pesquisas comprometidas com o jogo digital Città, visando ao desenvolvimento e melhorias do ambiente educacional, considerando que o mesmo está em constante evolução. A partir das interações das crianças com este jogo digital, busca-se resolver o problema de pesquisa que está focado em verificar como são essas relações dialógicas das crianças com o agente pedagógico afetivo do jogo. Para fins de validação da pesquisa foi implementado o agente, Maga Vitta, que foi pensado juntamente com o grupo de pesquisa do projeto CIVITAS, vinculado ao LELIC – Laboratório de Estudos em Linguagem, Interação e Cognição da UFRGS da Faculdade de Educação da UFRGS, para fazer o controle ecológico da cidade digital construída por crianças no jogo Città. A ideia é fazer com que a criança possa refletir sobre suas ações no ambiente do jogo, operando com os conhecimentos que está construindo sobre uma cidade sustentável e cooperativa, considerando aspectos ecológicos e ambientais de uma cidade que se quer colocar em equilíbrio. A população-alvo são crianças dos 4º e 5º anos do Ensino Fundamental, que fazem parte do projeto CIVITAS através do desenvolvimento de cidade virtuais utilizando materiais alternativos. Os resultados dos experimentos demonstraram que a análise das relações dialógicas sobre as interações das crianças e a análise desses dados envolvendo questões ligadas aos conceitos de Bakhtin, tais como produção de sentidos, enunciados e relações dialógicas, trazem contribuições significativas para a área de pesquisa. / The present thesis presents a research focused to the analysis of dialogical relationships produced in interactions of children with the affective pedagogical agent Maga Vitta in the digital game Città. The motivation for the development of this work is the possibility of making the relationship between the agent and the kids in the classroom more natural and more contextualized, checking in what manner this study can contribute to create dialogue mechanisms between the agent and the student aiming digital games in education, in the children’s school context. The present work is also related to the researches committed to the digital game Città, aiming the development and improvement of the educational environment, once it is constantly evolving. From the interaction of children with this digital game, we aim to solve the problem of research that is focused on verifying how these dialogical relationships of children with affective pedagogical agent occur in the game. For validation purposes of research it was implemented the agent, Maga Vitta, which was thought together with the research group of the CIVITAS project, linked to the laboratory of Studies on language, interaction and Cognition of UFRGS, of Education College at the UFRGS, to do the ecological control of the digital city built by children in the game Città. The idea is to make the children able to reflect on their actions in the game environment, operating with the knowledge that they are building on a sustainable and cooperative town, considering ecological and environmental aspects of a city that we wants to put in balance. The target population is children attending to 4th and 5th grades of elementary school, who make part of the CIVITAS project through the development of virtual cities using alternative materials. The results of the experiments have shown that the analysis of dialogic relations on children's interactions and the analysis of data involving issues related to the concepts of Bakhtin, such as production of meanings, utterances and dialogical relations, bring significant contributions to the search area.