Tomada de decisão de profissionais sobre a retirada de menores à família em situações de maus-tratos físicos

O presente estudo tem como objetivo compreender de que forma grupos de profissionais (psicólogos, professores, educadores sociais e assistentes sociais) ponderam uma eventual retirada de crianças e jovens em risco à família. A amostra é constituída por 68 participantes que responderam a um questionário online. Após a apresentação de casos de maus-tratos físicos em formato de vinheta, foi solicitado que respondessem a um conjunto de questões sobre: (a) os profissionais que envolveriam na tomada de decisão, (b) os serviços que recomendariam e (c) a importância atribuída a um conjunto de características específicas de situações de maus-tratos. Foram ainda desenvolvidas análises para compreender o papel preditivo da profissão e local de trabalho dos participantes nas tomadas de decisão. Os resultados mostraram associações significativas entre diversas variáveis em estudo. Características como a gravidade, duração e recorrência do abuso foram consideradas muito importantes pelos participantes, ao contrário do nível socioeconómico das famílias.This study focused on understanding how groups of professionals (psychologists, teachers, social educators and social workers) think about a possible removal of children from their families. A sample of 68 participants answered an online questionnaire. A number of physical abuse cases were presented in a vignette format and then participants were asked a set of questions about: i) professionals they think should be involved in decision making, ii) services they would recommend and iii) the importance they attribute to a set of characteristics specific to abuse situations. A study about the predictive power of professionals’ affiliation and professionals’ was also conducted. Results showed significant associations between several variables in study. Features such as severity, duration and recurrence of abuse were considered very important by participants, unlike families SES.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Molecular and bulk geochemical proxies in sediments from the Conwy Estuary, UK

Owing to their restricted riverine flow and greater numbers, small estuaries (annual discharge < 2000 m3 s–1) are important sites of organic carbon (OC) storage in sediments. The Conwy Estuary is an exemplar small rural-agricultural catchment which delivers a diverse pool of terrestrial OC to the Irish Sea. Thirty-nine surface sediments, covering a distance of 10.5 km, were taken transversal as well as longitudinal to the estuary to examine local and distant catchment inputs. Biomarkers (branched Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraethers - brGDGTs, n-alkanes) and molecular and bulk proxies (BIT, Paq, TAR, δ13C, C/N), showed sediments were dominated by terrestrial inputs, with only sediments of the three most seaward sites showing stronger physical and geochemical characteristics of a marine influence (e.g., sandier sediments and lower BIT). Biomarker concentrations in the Conwy were comparable to the more urbanised Thames and the Clyde estuaries. The three estuaries showed similar fractional abundance of the brGDGTs, recording an inverse trend between the hexamethylated and the tetramethylated brGDGTs, and showing the pentamethylated brGDGTs as the dominant group. A systematic decrease in terrestrial biomarkers from bank to the main channel confirmed either a strong localised erosion/runoff process or a decrease in water velocity leading to a higher deposition

Paulo Freire’s method in environmental education with the use of a computer application for mobile devices

[Resumo] A problemática ambiental relaciona-se ao comportamento humano, demonstrado na falta de consciência necessária à preservação da natureza. O trabalho tem como objetivo central verificar a viabilidade do Método de Paulo Freire na prática de ensino-aprendizado da educação ambiental, mediante o uso de aplicativo de informática, em dispositivos móveis, visando à conscientização sobre a questão da preservação ambiental. A pesquisa, de natureza qualitativa, utilizou o estudo de caso. A investigação fundamentou-se no Método de Paulo Freire, considerando o princípio da dialogicidade do ato educativo. A metodología, desenvolvidamediante a análise das práticas pedagógicas realizadas em escola do Ensino Fundamental, utilizou como instrumento pedagógico jogos informatizados. A investigação baseou-se no principio da dialogicidade do ato educativo de Paulo Freire. Os resultados parciais constataram as afirmações de Rabelo (2011) e Silva (2007) ao afirmarem que o uso pedagógico de software, integrado às dimensões dialógicas dos conhecimentos adquiridos, por meio dos círculos de cultura, gera a socialização dos alunos,transformando as concepções dos educandos, sobre o meio ambiente. Com base nos resultados, esta pesquisa propõe ao processo educativo o método de ensino Freiriano, integrado ao uso de aplicativos para dispositivos móveis, sinalizando para uma educação renovada e alinhada aos novos contextos sociais.[Abstract] The environmental problem is related to human behavior, demonstrated in the lack of awareness necessary for the preservation of nature. The main objective of this work is to verify the viability of the Paulo Freire Method in the teaching-learning practice of environmental education, through the use of a computer application in mobile devices, aiming to raise awareness about the issue of environmental preservation. The research, of a qualitative nature, used the case study. The investigation was based on the Paulo Freire Method, considering the principle of the dialogicity of the educational act. The methodology, developed through the analysis of pedagogical practices carried out in elementary school, used as a pedagogical tool computerized games. The investigation was based on the principle of the dialogicity of the educational act of Paulo Freire. The partial results confirm Rabelo’s (2011) and Silva (2007) statements by affirming that the pedagogical use of software, integrated with the dialogical dimensions of acquired knowledge through culture circles, generates the students’ socialization, transforming the conceptions of On the basis of the results, this research proposes to the educational process the Freiriano method of teaching, integrated with the use of applications for mobile devices, signaling to a renewed education and aligned with the new social context