Ser polícia: a dinâmica de construção da identidade de uma profissão

O objetivo desta investigação é contribuir para o conhecimento do fenómeno da construção da identidade profissional, especificamente, no contexto da Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), em Portugal. Para atingirmos o objetivo proposto, concebemos três estudos interdependentes. O primeiro estudo identificou os motivos da escolha da profissão de polícia e a natureza e organização cognitiva dos candidatos recém-admitidos, através da construção do mapa cognitivo onde se desvenda o padrão de valores e crenças associados a essa escolha, em que foi protagonista a metodologia utilizada, proposta por Bagozzi, Leone e Bergami (2003). Este estudo deu ainda a conhecer em que medida os motivos e, respetivas, ligações influenciam três outcomes relevantes: a satisfação no trabalho, a implicação afetiva e a força da identidade profissional. Os resultados demonstraram que os indivíduos ingressaram na PSP, principalmente, por motivos de natureza extrínseca. Revelaram-se ainda significativos, motivos relacionados com a vocação, a paixão e a utilidade pública desta profissão, na explicação do processo de construção da identidade profissional de polícia. O segundo estudo, de natureza longitudinal, captou a essência das transformações que se vão desenvolvendo e enraizando, ao longo do tempo, no contacto com a profissão. Os novos polícias utilizam, essencialmente, estratégias de enriquecimento e amparo para o desenvolvimento e fortalecimento da identificação com a profissão, resultado alinhado com o trabalho de Pratt, Rockmann e Kaufmann (2006), relativo à concomitância entre os ciclos de aprendizagem do trabalho e os ciclos de aprendizagem da identidade profissional. No terceiro estudo desenvolvemos e testamos um modelo dos fatores antecedentes da força da identidade profissional, através da análise da natureza da relação que se estabalece entre as variáveis que se afiguram relevantes no processo de construção desta identidade, nos novos polícias. Para tal, foi necessário um estudo prévio para a conceção de um instrumento de medida das dinâmicas associadas ao processo de construção da identidade profissional de polícia – a CIPP, que pode ser utilizado em contexto académico e profissional.The aim of this research is to contribute to the knowledge of the phenomenon of the construction of professional identity, specifically, in the context of the Public Security Police (PSP), in Portugal. To achieve the objetive, we have designed three interdependent studies. The first study identified the reasons for choosing the profession of police and the nature and cognitive organization of newly admitted applicants, by building the cognitive map which reveals the pattern of values and beliefs associated with the choice, where was the protagonist the methodology used from Bagozzi, Leone e Bergami (2003). This study has yet to know to what extent the reasons and their three relevant links influence outcomes: the job satisfaction, affective involvement and the strength of professional identity. The results showed that individuals joined the PSP mainly for extrinsic reasons. Proved to be significant, the vocation, the passion and the public utility of this profession, in explanation the process of police professional identity construction. The second study of longitudinal nature captured the essence of the transformations that develop and tak root, over time, in contact with the profession. Those revealed that the new cops use essentially enrichment strategies and support for development and strengthening of the identification with the profession, result in line with the work of Pratt, Rockmann and Kaufmann (2006) concerning the concomitance between the learning cycles work and learning cycles of professional identity. The third study developed and tested a model of background factors of strength of professional identity, through the study of the nature of the relationship between the variables that appear relevant in the process of construction of professional identity of new cops. To this end, it was necessary a previous study for the design of a measuring instrument of the dynamics associated with the process of construction of professional police identity – the CIPP, which can be used in academic and professional context

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora