Les interactions avec les parents jouent un rôle formateur dans le développement et l’apprentissage du langage chez le jeune enfant. En effet, la quantité et le style de langage utilisés par les parents influencent la qualité de l’interaction et par là même la façon dont le langage de leur enfant évolue (Gallaway et Richards, 1999). Toutefois, cette évolution diffère selon les classes sociales et ce dès leur plus jeune âge (avant l’entrée à l’école élémentaire). D’un côté, les enfants de classe favorisée présentent une grande diversité lexicale car ils sont exposés à un discours riche en informations relatives à diverses situations. En revanche, les enfants, issus de classe défavorisée, présentent un retard en ce qui concerne les aptitudes langagières (Hoff, 2003 ; Feldman et al., 2000), car ils sont confrontés à des modèles d’apprentissages moins élaborés. En effet, les années préscolaires sont primordiales pour le développement lexical du jeune enfant d’autant plus, qu’à l’âge de 5 ans, il se prépare à entrer à l’école élémentaire. Il est donc nécessaire d’étudier l’influence de l’environnement scolaire et notamment l’interaction enseignant-enfant sur les performances verbales des enfants dans le but de leur garantir une meilleure intégration scolaire ensuite. Notre intérêt dans cette étude porte donc sur le rôle de l’école maternelle dont l’objectif majeur est la maîtrise du langage oral. Il apparaît opportun de prendre en compte, dans le cadre des apprentissages scolaires, les difficultés ainsi que les compétences de l’enfant pour l’aider à progresser (Florin, 2002). Notre recherche, réalisée auprès d’une population composée de 131 enfants âgés de 5 ans et de leurs 8 enseignantes, vise à comprendre si l’interaction enseignant-enfant a un impact sur les performances verbales des enfants et si cette interaction contribue à réduire les écarts de performances verbales langagières entre les enfants issus de classes sociales favorisée et défavorisée. / Interactions between the parents and the child have positive effects on the development and language learning amongst young children. The quality of interaction with the child is based on the amount and the quantity of the language style used by parents when addressing the child; which seems very important on language development (Gallaway et Richards, 1999).Children stemming from a privileged social class exhibit high lexical diversity. They are exposed to rich discourse information on various situations. Meanwhile, children from a disadvantaged social class are confronted-even before going to school-to different learning models and display a delay regarding language skills compared to their peers (Hoff, 2003 ; Feldman et al., 2000), even though the preschool years are important in the child lexical development. At age 5, the child is getting ready for elementary school, hence the importance of taking into account the influence of school environment, especially the interaction with the teacher on children verbal performance in order to ensure better school integration later.Our interest in this study focuses on the school environment whose major goal is to promote language proficiency, as it is a perquisite for school success. Hence, it seems appropriate to consider, in the context of school learning, the difficulty and the child’s skills in order to help them to progress (Florin, 2002). The main goal of our study, conducted among 131 5-year-old children and their eight teachers, is to underlie the importance of the school environment and particularly the interaction with the teacher on the development of the vocabulary at the preschooler age. Our goal is to determine if the teacher-child interaction has a positive impact on the child's verbal performance, and whether this interaction helps to reduce the gap on verbal achievement between children stemming from privileged and disadvantaged social classes.

Efter att ha medverkat i mindfulness-programmet ”Mitt Lugn” två till tre gånger i veckan under sex veckor anmälde sig tolv gymnasieelever till en intervju. En kvalitativ innehållsanalys valdes för att analysera intervjuerna. Mindfulness-komponenterna uppmärksamhet- och acceptansförmågan, kognitiv, emotionell och beteendemässig flexibilitet, självreglering och värderingsklarifikation visade sig började fungera främjande inom studiens undersökta områden. Välbefinnandet ökade till följd av ett mer flexibelt sätt att tänka och känna i olika situationer. Studietekniken förbättrades som ett resultat av det nya, kontrollerade och självreflekterande sättet att studera. Dessutom menade eleverna dels att de utvecklat en distans mellan sina och andras tankar och känslor, dels att mindfulness-praktik i klassrummet både fungerande lugnande och hade en spridande effekt i klassen. Eleverna ansåg även att det var viktigt att förstå avsikten med olika övningar, då det både ökar insikten om syftet med praktiken och motiverar elever att vilja delta. / High school students who implemented the mindfulness program "My Claim " describe how different mindfulness components such as attention and acceptance have contributed to their perceived well-being, and their view and management of their schoolwork and school environment. Twelve students participated in a voluntary, self-reported interview after the program and the the interviews were analyzed with a qualitative content analysis. The welfare of most students increased as a result of a more flexible way of thinking and feeling in different situations. Study technique was improved as a result of a focused and self-reflecting way of studying. As far as the school environment is concerned, the pupils did not experience any general improvement, however, the students meant that they developed a distance between their own and other’s thoughts and feelings, and partly that a mindfulness practice in classrooms affects itself. The pupils also considered it important to understand the purpose of different exercises, as it both increases the insight about the purpose of the practice and motivates students to want to participate.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:30:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sylvia Fernandes Labrunetti.pdf: 1253104 bytes, checksum: 2e0123307e9245fbf31152c5b6309536 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-04 / This research tries to show the contributions of Winnicott's concepts for understanding and reflection on the antisocial tendency in school environments and educational nowadays. After presenting the researches relating Winnicott's work with the Education, some relevant concepts are presented of his theory, such as the genesis of antisocial behavior, environmental sustainability, activity play, as well as his explanation that causes humans to share the world culture. Supported in the author's view about lying, stealing and destructiveness in cases of school routine. This reserch goes to show the way these concepts can help teachers to reflect on the problems of antisocial tendency (delinquency) in different school environments offered and can modify some practices with these children. This work differentiates therapeutic work of teaching, trying to present these concepts in a language that approaches to the next universe theory and practice of educators. Much of the recent research in the field of psychology consider aggressiveness, delinquency and antisocial tendency as processes that arise when the child is already in school and not when they re a baby. Psychoanalysis as a scientific psychology that offers a theory of emotional development that recognizes unconscious processes in the large field of determinations of actions, feelings and thoughts of human beings, it also offers one of the antisocial behavior both in terms of intrapsychic determinations with its genesis in the initial care of the baby and the relationship with the environment. In this sense it is intended to show how the notions of being and Winnicott continued to be, the development of the relationship of dependence to independence, as well as the differentiation of the various types of integration of individuals, may not only explain aggressive behavior in the school environment as well as offer opportunities for reflection and actions of care and prevention of antisocial behavior with the main focus on this problematic attitudes . / Nesta pesquisa procura-se apresentar as contribui??es de Winnicott para a compreens?o da tend?ncia antissocial nos ambientes escolares e educacionais. Depois de retomar as pesquisas relacionando a obra de Winnicott ? Educa??o, s?o analisados conceitos relevantes de sua teoria tais como: a g?nese da atitude antissocial, a sustenta??o ambiental e a atividade do brincar, assim como sua explica??o sobre o que leva o ser humano a compartilhar o mundo da cultura,enquanto expans?o da ?rea do brincar. Apoiado na vis?o do autor sobre a mentira, o roubo e a destrutividade como rea??es ? depriva??o ambiental, procura-se mostrar de que maneira essas concep??es podem auxiliar os educadores a refletir sobre os problemas da tend?ncia antissocial, nos diversos ambientes escolares, e poder modificar poss?veis atitudes no dia a dia com estas crian?as. Dirigida a educadores, esta pesquisa diferencia o trabalho terap?utico do pedag?gico, procurando apresentar essas concep??es psicanal?ticas numa linguagem e abordagem pr?xima ao universo te?rico e pr?tico dos educadores. A teoria psicanal?tica, do ponto de vista de Winnicott, oferece uma compreens?o do processo de desenvolvimento afetivo que pode ser ?til para o trabalho dos educadores, uma vez que pensa esse desenvolvimento ,bem como seus desvios, em termos das rela??es de depend?ncia, sustenta??o e comunica??o entre o indiv?duo e o ambiente. Nesse sentido, pretende-se mostrar como as no??es winnicottianas de ser e continuidade de ser, de desenvolvimento da rela??o de depend?ncia para a independ?ncia, bem como a diferencia??o dos diversos tipos de integra??o dos indiv?duos, podem n?o s? explicar comportamentos agressivos no ambiente escolar como tamb?m oferecer possibilidades de reflex?o e de a??es de cuidado e preven??o do comportamento antissocial com enfoque nas principais atitudes desta problem?tica.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:33:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luizana Rocha Migueis Ferreira da Silva.pdf: 3534603 bytes, checksum: c7adb3ae1d10b2aabf6ffce7321332d1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-02-27 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This research aims to describe and analyze the teachers process of socialization in their basic formation in the Pedagogy course. We specifically analyzed ways of group formation among the subjects and relations to manifestation of ideas on the teaching function. The research had an empirical nature and contemplated the use of sociometric test, questionnaire and projective questions. We intended to show, by means of the action in the group and by the possibility of interaction among the subjects in the groups, that the subjects demonstrate fragments of the teaching habitus in formation in the graduation. The research had as main theoretical referential Pierre Bourdieu s studies, besides important works by Gimeno Sacristán, Viñao Frago, Jacob Levy Moreno, Georges Bastin and Norbert Elias. The key concepts used in the research in order to understand the process of socialization were Bourdieu s concepts of field and habitus. The main aspects identified and related to the constitution of groups among the subjects were the teaching practice or non-practice, the teaching course in Secondary School level and the academic performance. The teaching practical dimension was presented as an important element in the definition of the groups and in the manifestations on the teaching function. The choices carried through for academic or professional works are keys to understand how the groupings in the teachers formation in the graduation are constituted. That way, it was confirmed the idea of relevance of the study about the groups and their ways of constitution for the understanding of the future teachers socialization / Esta pesquisa pretendeu descrever e analisar o processo de socialização de professores em sua formação básica no curso de Pedagogia. Buscou-se especificamente analisar modos de constituição de grupos entre os sujeitos e relações com manifestação de idéias sobre a função docente. A natureza da pesquisa foi empírica e contemplou utilização de teste sociométrico, de questionário e questões projetivas. Pretendeu-se mostrar que por meio da ação no grupo, da possibilidade de interação entre os sujeitos nos grupos, os sujeitos vão demonstrando facetas do habitus docente em formação na graduação. A pesquisa teve como principal referencial teórico os estudos de Pierre Bourdieu, além de trabalhos importantes de Gimeno Sacristán, Viñao Frago, Jacob Levy Moreno, Georges Bastin e Norbert Elias. Os conceitos chave para entender o processo de socialização utilizados na pesquisa foram os de campo e habitus de Bourdieu. Os principais aspectos identificados e relacionados com a constituição de grupos entre os sujeitos foram o exercício ou não da docência, o curso de magistério em nível médio e o desempenho acadêmico. A dimensão prática da docência apresenta-se como elemento importante na definição dos grupos e nas manifestações sobre a função docente. As escolhas realizadas para trabalhos acadêmicos ou profissionais são peças-chave para entender como se formam os agrupamentos na formação dos professores na graduação. Dessa forma, confirmou-se a idéia da relevância do estudo dos grupos e seus modos de constituição para compreensão da socialização dos futuros professores

Orientador: Sadao Omote / Banca: Anna Augusta Sampaio de Oliveira / Banca: Fátima Elisabeth Denari / Banca: Olga Maria Piazentim. Rolim Rodrigues / Banca: Rita de Cássia Tibério de Araújo / Resumo: Nesta tese, verificamos o desempenho escolar dos alunos nas séries iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, as ocorrências de episódios escolares registrados no Livro Negro, a percepção e concepção dos atores da escola sobre o desenvolvimento, comportamento e desempenho escolar dos alunos. Também observamos a atuação do professor em sala de aula e, separadamente, o aluno durante as aulas e no recreio. Iniciamos a elaboração dos protocolos de coleta de dados com uma filmagem do ambiente escolar. Filmamos nos períodos manhã e tarde as diversas situações dos alunos, professores, funcionários e direção de uma escola estadual e outra particular. Dessa filmagem retiramos categorias de eventos significativos. Essas constituíram o instrumento de observação do professor e do aluno. Para conhecer a concepção dos profissionais a respeito dos alunos, buscamos a visão de BOM ALUNO e MAU ALUNO entre profissionais atuantes na região de Marília. O resultado ofereceu os itens da Medida da Percepção do Conceito de Bom e Mau Aluno, nas formas masculino e feminino, aplicado aos profissionais participantes da pesquisa. Para verificar o desempenho escolar dos alunos da rede municipal, realizamos uma pesquisa documental. As provas do SARESP/2005 nos forneceram o desempenho dos alunos da rede estadual. Obtivemos os dados do Livro Negro por transcrição integral dos registros das escolas. Analisamos os dados coletados em busca de subsídios para verificarmos a possibilidade da influência de questões de gênero no processo de ensino e aprendizagem do aluno. Apuramos que o gênero masculino está em defasagem, comparado ao gênero feminino. / Abstract: In this study, three items were assessed: student's performance in the first grades of Elementary School, negative episodes recorded in the log book of occurrences, and the school staff conception and perception of student's development, behavior and performance in school. Teachers' performance in the classroom was also observed. Students were observed separately, during classes and breaks. Protocols for data collection were defined based on video recordings of the school environment. Students, teachers, staff and directors were recorded in their daily routine in the morning and afternoon shifts of a public state school and a private school. Categories of significant events were identified in these recordings, and constituted the instrument for the observation of teachers and students. In order to identify the conception staff had of their students, the 'good student' and 'bad student' stereotype was outlined among professionals currently employed in the region of the city of Marília, Brazil. The results provided us with the items included in the male/female checklists applied to the professionals volunteering in the study. In order to assess the school performance of students in municipal public schools, a documental research was carried out. The performance of students in public state schools was obtained using the tests of the Sao Paulo State system for the assessment of school performance - SARESP/2005. Data from the log book of occurrences were obtained via full transcription of school records and analyzed to investigate the possible influence of gender in the teaching/learning process. Our findings suggest that males are greater victims of negative preconceptions when compared to females. / Doutor

The diploma thesis deals with attitudes of 2nd grade primary school pupils to a healthy lifestyle. Trying to answer the question Which of the factors offered are the most interesting for this target group and therefore the most motivating? Work and unveiling personal and social lives and their views on human health today. The research tool is a questionnaire on two different and independent schools. It goes through a deeper probe in to the viewer level and at the same time reveals their everyday leisure habits. At the end of the thesis, an alternative offer of educational activities is proposed, which can complement the upcoming offer that is currently being implemented in schools. KEYWORDS Healthy, life style, family, movement habits, school environment, media pressure, free time activities

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本研究的主要目的在了解桃園縣國民中學學校人員對無障礙校園環境的認知，並探討桃園縣國民中學無障礙校園設施的運用、設計與問題，並提出具體的改善建議，做為行政主管機關及學校的參考。 為達上述目的，本研究採文獻探討、問卷調查及實地觀察訪談等三種研究方法。首先透過文獻分析，探討無障礙環境的基本理念與法令、規章的發展狀況，及桃園縣無障礙環境的執行過程；其次，以文獻探討的結果，編製「桃園縣國民中學無障礙校園環境調查問卷」，進行問卷調查研究，並輔以實地觀察訪談，以了解學校人員對無障礙環境的認知，及桃園縣國民中學無障礙校園設施的運用、設計與問題。 本研究的調查對象為桃園縣公立國民中學校長、總務主任、組長、未兼任行政職務之教師、家長會長（或代表）共55校，發出問卷275份，總計收回51所學校247份問卷，回收率89.9％，有效問卷242份，並以SPSS 10.0 For Windows軟體進行問卷之統計分析；實地觀察訪的對象，依學校規模分大、中、小型（48班以上為大校、47班至30班為中校、29班以下為小校）三組。每組再依建校歷史，以民國79年「殘障福利法」修正公佈為準，分新舊兩組，各抽取一所學校，以該校總務主任為訪談之對象，並以該校為實地觀察之地點，共6人。 根據文獻探討、問卷調查及實地觀察訪談的結果，獲得以下結論： 一、 桃園縣國民中學的學校人員重視無障礙校園環境，且以校長與女性學校人員最重視。 二、 桃園縣國民中學無障礙的使用與維護情形普遍良好。 三、 桃園縣國民中學規劃最好無障礙校園設施是「坡道及扶手」、「廁所、盥洗室」「升降梯（電梯）」。 四、 桃園縣國民中學最難規劃無障礙校園設施是「坡道及扶手」、「觀眾席（如視聽教室、活動中心、演藝廳）」「升降梯（電梯）」。 五、 桃園縣國民中學無障礙設施規劃設計上比較困難的因素有「受限於學校原有建築或空間，致不易改善」、「受限於經費，致無法整體規劃」及「缺乏專精無障礙環境規劃的建築師的協助」。 根據研究發現與結論，提出建議如下： 一、桃園縣國民中學無障礙校園環境應「整體規劃、分期完工」，且將具有無障礙環境知能專家學者或建築師納入學校營繕小組之內；辦理親師生校園無障礙環境多元活動，增進親師生對無障礙環境的認知。 二、桃園縣教育處應調查分項建置縣內各級學校無障礙設施基本資料一覽表，掌握每校無障礙設施的狀況；校園無障礙設施經費補助以新建或修繕「觀眾席（如視聽教室、活動中心、演藝廳）」、「升降梯（電梯）」等項為優先，「室外引導通路」次之；定期作學校無障礙設施訪視，並建立執行無障礙環境的績效評量制度。 三、未來研究建議如：藉由行動不便者實地使用，訪查校園無障礙設施使用時不足，才能更精準指出尚需改善的無障礙設施的項目；引進「通路」的概念，研究每校無障礙設施最少且最適合「無障礙通路」。 關鍵詞：國民中學；無障礙；無障礙校園環境 / The main purpose of this study was to provide an insight into the understanding of staffs in school of the barrier-free school environment and to investigate the implementation﹐design and problems related to the barrier-free campus facilities in junior high schools of Taoyuan County﹒ In addition﹐the researcher propose an applicable suggestions for the reference of both the authorities and schools. To achieve the above mentioned objectives﹐the researcher adopted the methods of literature analysis﹐questionnaires and field surveys in this study﹒First of all﹐through the methods of literature analysis﹐ the researcher explored the basic ideals﹐the development of rules and regulations and the process of implementation of the barrier-free school environment in Taoyuan County ﹒Secondly﹐based on the results from the literature analysis﹐the researcher designed a “Questionnaire on the Barrier-Free school Environment in Junior High Schools of Taoyuan County”conducted questionnaire surveys and field surveys to get an insight into the understanding of staffs in schools of the barrier- free school environment and the implementation,structure and problems related to the barrier-free campus facilities﹒ The research subjects of this study were principals,directors of general affairs,group leader,teachers﹐and president（or representatives）of parent committee in junior high school 0f Taoyuan County﹒the researcher sent out 275 questionnaires to 55 schools﹒A total of 247 questionnaires from 51 schools were retrieved﹒The response rate was 89.9％﹒SPSS 10.0 For Windows was employed to analyzed the 242 effective questionnaires；the subjects of field surveys were classified into three groups according to the size of school（schools of 48 classes or more are large schools﹐schools of 30-47 classes are medium schools﹐and schools of 29 classes or less are small schools ）﹒in each group ﹐1990﹐the year in which the Welfare Law for the Handicapped and Disabled was revised﹐was set as the point of demarcation to divide these schools into subgroups；old schools and new schools﹒The researcher chose one school from each subgroup and interviewed the directors of general affairs from the chosen schools which were the sites for field surveys﹒A total of 6 people were interviewed for this study﹒ Based on literature analysis﹐ questionnaires and field surveys﹐the researcher reached the following conclusions: 1,The staffs of Junior high schools of Taoyuan County pay attention to the barrier- free school environment,especially principals and feaml staffs in schools pay more attention to the barrier- free school environment﹒ 2,The way in which barrier-free campus facilities are used is satisfactory；the maintenance of barrier-free campus facilitiesis too﹒ 3, The best planned barrier-free campus facilities are“ ramps and handrails”“bathrooms and lavatories”and “hoists（elevators）”﹒ 4,The greatest difficulty in planning barrier-free campus facilities is in “ramps and handrails” “audience（such as those in audio-visual classrooms﹐auditoriums and performance halls）”“hoists（elevators）”﹒ 5,Junior high school of Taoyuan County barrier-free campus facility plan design the quite difficult factor has “limited to the school original construction or the space, sends is not easy to improve”,“is restricted in the funds, sends is unable “architect's assistance which the corporate planning” and is“expert in the barrier-free school environmental project deficient”. Based on these findings﹐the researcher proposed the following suggestions：: 1,The barrier-free school environment in Junior high school of Taoyuan County should be“entire planning, finish by stage”,and“have the the experts or the architects excel in designing the barrier-free school environment in the group﹐By handling the diversified barrier-free school environmental activties”；promoting the teachers and students to the barrier-free school environment cognition by barrier-free school environment multi-dimensional activity﹒ 2,the Education Department of Taoyuan County Government should respectively set up the basic document data sheet of all levels of school barrier-free campus facility in Taoyuan County and grasps each school barrier-free campus facility conditions﹐What`s more﹐“audience（such as those in audio-visual classrooms﹐auditoriums and performance halls）” hoists（elevators）”should be gave priorities to put to use the barrier-free campus facility and next is “outdoor guidance circuit”；And it is necessity to surveys school barrier-free campus facility regularly and establish the barrier-free school environment achievements to comment the quantity system﹒ 3,the following for further studies：Facilities used on the spot by those who move with difficulty can point which barrier-free campus facilities need improvement more accurately when surveys the facilities ；introducing the concept of “route”can study the barrier-free campus facility of each school；the suggestion for example: Uses on the spot because of moving about with difficulty, inquires the barrier-free campus be least and most suitable“barrier-free route”﹒ Key word：junior high school；barrier-free；barrier-free school environment

<p>Användningen av datorer ökar allt mer i samhället. Allt fler verksamhetsområden använder datorer och kräver att många i yrkeslivet behärskar tekniken. Detta ställer nya krav på skolan i att ge elever en bra grund och baskunskap i datoranvändning. Det ökade behovet av datorutbildning medför att skolorna måste kunna erbjuda en god och inspirerande fysisk arbetsmiljö med god ergonomi där eleverna lär sig om ergonomins betydelse för hälsan. </p><p>Syftet med detta arbete var att genom kvalitativa intervjuer med rektorer och lärare på tre grundskolor ta reda på deras uppfattning och tankar kring den fysiska miljön i skolan, både vad gäller den fysiska klassrumsmiljön samt den fysiska miljön kring datorarbetsplatser. Hur de tänker kring utformning av en god fysisk arbetsmiljö samt dess betydelse för lärande och inspiration. </p><p>Det finns flera olika sätt att se på den fysiska miljön i skolan. Vissa anser att den fysiska miljön har stor betydelse för inspiration och lärande både i klassrummet samt kring en datorarbetsplats, medan andra hävdar att den fysiska miljön kring en datorarbetsplats inte har någon större betydelse för inspiration och lärande, men klassrumsmiljön är av stor vikt. Lärares och rektorers förhållningssätt till datorstött lärande påverkar den fysiska miljöns utformning. Elever spenderar i regel inte så mycket tid vid datorerna och detta gör att datorarbetsplatsernas fysiska utformning inte har så stor betydelse för elevernas lärande och inspiration.</p>

<p>Föreliggande studie hade som syfte att undersöka vilken betydelse organisationen Here 4 U hade haft för sina medlemmar under skoltiden och senare i livet. I studien har kvalitativa forskningsintervjuer genomförts och tillsammans med tidigare forskning utgjorde de grunden för föreliggande studie. För djupare förståelse i den avslutande analysen har Salutogen teori och empowerment som teori använts. I studien framkom att Here 4 U hade haft stor betydelse för sina medlemmar både under skoltiden och senare i livet. Det visade sig att medlemskapet under skoltiden bidragit till ökad trygghet, bättre trivsel i skolan och känslan av att kunna påverka sin skolsituation. Detta bidrog i sin tur till ett bättre studieresultat.  Även senare i livet hade medlemskapet i Here 4 U haft betydelse för medlemmarnas sociala förankring i samhället. Det handlade bland annat om inställning till droger, kriminalitet men också ett ökat engagemang i sociala frågor.  Slutsatser från studien visade att förebyggande insatser som Here 4 U kunde fylla ett behov för ungdomar i skolan både på kort sikt och på lång sikt.  Det förbättrade inte bara trivseln och känslan av delaktighet i skolan utan kunde även bidra till förankring i samhället genom socialt engagerat beteende vilket kunde leda till ökad hälsa hos ungdomar.</p> / <p>The aim of this study was to examine what meaning the organization Here 4 U has had for the members during their school years and what influence this had later on in life. The study was based on qualitative interviews along with previous research on topics relevant for the subject. For deeper understanding of the result of the study, the theory of empowerment and the Salutogenic theory have been used. The study showed that Here 4 U did have a significant meaning for their members during and after their school years. The membership during the school years provide an increased comfort, a sense of feeling secure in school and the ability to make an impact on their school situation. All together this improved the member’s results in school. To be a member in the organization had an effect on the member’s sense of belonging and will to participate in their society even after the school years. Conclusions of the study showed that prevention efforts, like Here 4 U, could fill the needs for youths during their school years and later on in life. Further conclusions of the study showed that the youth’s engagement in the society and the feeling to contribute could increase young peoples health.</p>