Pedagogical notes: Mariazinha Fusari's contribution to teacher training in media literacy

El presente artículo se centra en las contribuciones de la educadora e investigadora brasilera Mariazinha Fusari para el alfabetismo mediático a partir de un análisis de sus notas pedagógicas. Considerada como una de las pioneras en los estudios de medios, infancia y formación de profesores en el Brasil, el texto busca rescatar su legado a través del análisis de sus notas como reveladoras de su pensamiento y del impacto que causaron en sus alumnos, orientados y colegas. El texto está dividido en tres partes, en la primera presentamos el concepto de alfabetismo mediático que orienta nuestra investigación, en la segunda parte presentamos un poco de la historia de Mariazinha contextualizando su pensamiento a partir de sus memorias. Finalizamos con la presentación de las notas pedagógicas y relatos sobre la importancia que tuvieron en la formación de las personas que los recibieron para la ampliación de la comprensión del contexto comunicativo escolar y sus implicaciones para la formación y el ejercicio de la ciudadanía.This article focuses on the contributions of Brazilian educator and researcher Mariazinha Fusari to media literacy based on an analysis of pedagogical notes. Considered as one of the pioneers in media studies, childhood and teacher education in Brazil, the text seeks to rescue its legacy through the analysis of its notes as revealing its thinking and the impact it had on its students, advisors and colleagues. The text is divided into three parts, in the first part we present the concept of media literacy that guides our research, in the second part we present a little of Mariazinha's story contextualizing her thinking from her memorial. We ended with the presentation of pedagogical notes and testimonies about how important they were in the training of the people who received them to broaden the understanding of the school communicational context and its implications for the formation and exercise of citizenship

Politizing futures of territories: municipal climate change adaptation plans and the issues of gender equality and mobility

Mobility and transport are central themes for understanding the future of territories. Mobility practices and styles are strongly associated with complex realities, such as those related to climate change. Despite the centrality of the concepts, both mobility and climate change have taken a long time to be problematized, under the prism of gender equality. However, the existing literature allows us to establish that, given the complexity of the societal challenges that lie ahead, gender is increasingly a determining variable, to be considered, from a double perspective, both by policymakers at the local level and by decision-makers. In this sense, our argument focuses on the political and sociological relevance of gender in the climate debate and urban mobility. More specifically, this article seeks to understand how gender and urban mobility issues were integrated into Municipal Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change, in 17 municipalities in Portugal. To this end, a thematic content analysis of the Municipal Plans was carried out, aiming to (i) map the priority measures of the municipalities, in relation to mobility; ( ii ) and understand how gender is considered in adaptation measures to climate change. This text summarizes the results achieved, starting with a brief theoretical framework on the various proposed concepts.This work is supported by national funds, through the FCT Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the project Project UIDB/00736/2020) - Centre for Communication and Society Studies

O turismo religioso na Semana Santa em Braga

Relatório de estágio de mestrado em Sociologia (área de Especialização em Organizações e Trabalho)A Semana Santa de Braga é um evento que ocorre todos os anos por ocasião das celebrações cristãs da Páscoa. Trata-se de um evento que vem colocando novos desafios à cidade, na medida em que se tem desenvolvido enquanto atividade turística. O objetivo central da investigação consiste em identificar e compreender as principais repercussões da Semana Santa na cidade de Braga. Para alcançar este objetivo foram definidos alguns objetivos secundários, tais como identificar os principais stakeholders da Semana Santa e perceber como funciona a articulação entre as várias entidades que assumem a sua organização, compreender as alterações que se verificaram nos últimos anos na organização e “cartaz” da Semana Santa, avaliar a relação da população residente da cidade de Braga com a Semana Santa e perceber de que forma os comerciantes estão preparados para receber a atividade turística na cidade. Metodologicamente, esta investigação baseou-se em fontes primárias, com a aplicação de dois questionários e três entrevistas, e secundárias, com uma revisão da literatura. Foi aplicado um questionário aos residentes e moradores do centro histórico. A aplicação deste questionário teve como objetivo avaliar as práticas, perceções e opiniões da população residente da cidade de Braga sobre as festividades. Podemos concluir que a população de forma geral vê com agrado o afluxo de turistas, bem como a dinamização económica e cultural que trazem à cidade. Em contrapartida, apresentam algumas queixas relativamente ao lixo deixado nas ruas da cidade, congestionamento e cortes no trânsito nessa semana. No questionário aos comerciantes tivemos como objetivo perceber de que forma os comerciantes se dispõem para acolher a atividade turística na cidade. De facto, ainda existe algum trabalho a ser feito relativamente ao envolvimento dos comerciantes nas festividades, dado que existe muita resistência em adaptar as práticas comerciais aos desafios colocados pela visita de grande número de turistas, muitos deles estrangeiros.The Semana Santa of Braga is an event that occurs every year in the Christian Easter celebrations. As a tourist activity in development presents new challenges to the city. The main goal of this research is to identify and understand the main repercussions of Semana Santa in the city of Braga. In order to achieve this goal we have defined some secondary objectives, such as: identifying the main stakeholders of Semana Santa and understand how the coordination between the several entities works; understand the changes that have occurred in recent years in the organization and Semana Santa program; assess the relationship of Braga population with Semana Santa and understand how retailers are prepared to receive the tourist activity in the city. Methodologically, this research was based on primary sources, with the application of two questionnaires and three interviews, and secondary sources, from literature review. A questionnaire was applied to the residents of the historic center of Braga to evaluate the practices, perceptions and opinions about the festivities. We can conclude that the population, generally, welcomes the influx of tourists as well as the economic and cultural dynamics that they bring to the city. On the other hand, they have some complaints about the rubbish left in the streets, and traffic congestion and cuts. The questionnaire to the retailers aimed to understand how they are willing to welcome the tourist activity in the city. In fact, there is still work to be done regarding the contribution of retailers in the festivities, because there is a significant resistance to adapt business practices to the challenges given by the visit of many tourists, many of them foreigners

Distance Continuous Training of School Managers

The chapter deals with the continuing education of school administrators of basic education in partnership with the Brazilian public university through the implementation of postgraduate courses in School Management (Lato Sensu) in the distance teaching mode in agreement with the National School Program Managers of Public Basic Education (PNEGEB) of the Ministry of Education (MEC) in Brazil. To bring them together in this text is to expose to debate the importance of continuing education in the postgraduate course with the perspective of the articulation between the training of school managers in effective exercise in the public school system and the possible changes in the pedagogical practice that leads to. The methodological approach of the present work is based on the bibliographical review, a qualitative approach, which allows to work with the material during the research, with its organization and greater exploration, making possible the articulation between the theoretical presuppositions of the study and the data of the reality for a better understanding of the phenomena that need to be unveiled. The proposal of these policies of continuing education through distance education to train school principals demonstrates awareness of the importance of training a critical professional in school work, a manager of the development of participatory and collective planning, allowing a constant reflection on the responsibilities of a school committed to the real learning of its students and of effective democratic management

Challenges and strategies of digital communication in an educational organization in Portugal, in the COVID-19 pandemic period

Contem versão em inglêsA transformação digital, acelerada pela pandemia COVID-19, transformou a forma de comunicar das organizações educativas e suscitou um conjunto de desafios que compeliram à definição de estratégias de comunicação adequadas ao contexto de crise pandémica. Face a esta realidade o presente artigo tem como objetivo compreender como uma organização educativa em Portugal adaptou a sua comunicação, em 2020, ao longo de três períodos distintos: antes da pandemia (janeiro–março), no decorrer da pandemia/confinamento (março–junho) e no regresso às aulas (setembro–dezembro). Para além disso, procura identificar e refletir sobre os desafios e estratégias de comunicação adotadas nestes períodos. Para atingir os objetivos supracitados, foi realizado um estudo de caso numa organização educativa cujos dados foram recolhidos por via de um inquérito por questionário aplicado aos encarregados de educação e de entrevistas semiestruturadas a responsáveis e dirigentes. Os resultados indicam que o contexto de crise vivenciado no período de pandemia COVID-19 impulsionou o uso da comunicação digital, nomeadamente através de ferramentas digitais (blogue, Instagram, canal YouTube), reforçou o papel da comunicação na organização educativa em estudo e alterou profundamente a forma de comunicar entre os docentes/organização educativa e os/as encarregados/as de educação. Deste modo, considera-se pertinente a definição de planos estratégicos de comunicação de crise nas organizações de ensino, a continuidade em relação à implementação e utilização de novas tecnologias e ferramentas digitais de comunicação e o estudo de sistemas híbridos que visem aumentar a agilidade e interface presencial/distância.The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digital transformation process, significantly changing how educational organisations communicate. These changes brought numerous chal-lenges that required the development of suitable communication strategies within the context of the pandemic crisis. In light of this situation, the objective of this article is to investigate how an educational organisation in Portugal adjusted its communication strategies during three distinct periods in 2020: before the pandemic (January-March), during the pandemic and lockdown peri-od (March-June), and the back-to-school phase (September-December). Furthermore, this study aims to identify and analyse the challenges faced by the educational organisation during these periods and explore the communication strategies implemented. A case study was conducted within the educational organisation to accomplish these objectives. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey to parents and semi-structured interviews with heads and directors of the organisation. The findings suggest that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis context significantly increased digital communication, particularly through various digital platforms such as blogs, Instagram, and YouTube channels. This shift amplified the importance of communica-tion within the educational organisation under study and resulted in profound changes in com-munication dynamics between the teachers/educational organisation and parents. Therefore, it is deemed crucial to establish strategic plans for crisis communication in educational organisa-tions. Additionally, it is important to ensure the continued implementation and use of new tech-nologies and digital communication tools. Moreover, hybrid systems that enhance flexibility and facilitate face-to-face and remote communication interfaces should be studied.Este trabalho é financiado por fundos nacionais através da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., no âmbito do projeto UIDB/00736/2020 (financiamento base) e UIDP/00736/2020 (financiamento programático)

Mobilidade sustentável: participação e governança para a transição

The developments of recent years regarding climate change and dependence on fossil fuels affect not only the planet as such, but the coexistence of all of us - also in cities. Many strategies have already been developed in this regard and many measures for different areas of application have been implemented or launched. In some areas, this effort has already been highly successful, while in other areas a trend reversal is only very selectively recognisable - if at all. In most cases, however, energy consumption is still rising, as are CO2 emissions. Unfortunately, transport is one of those areas that has not yet been tackled. And this also applies to urban traffic. While alternative forms of propulsion are being explored and huge amounts of money are being invested in renewing fleets, approaches to behavioural change or the economical use of energy are rather a poor relation when it comes to improving the quality of life in cities. The distances travelled in cities by cars (whether combustion or electric) are often relatively short, and studies have shown that only a small number of journeys require the use of a car (transport of heavy goods, no acceptable connections with PT, etc.). The potential for switching to public transport is enormous and at least equally large, but completely underestimated is that of cycling or walking. But why is it so difficult to get people to switch from cars? The advantages are obvious, everyone knows the arguments. And yet traffic problems are rarely discussed rationally. Public debats are following much more often a purely emotional judgment by citizens and journalists that prevents decision makers from implementing an intelligent and sustainable urban transport policy. Politicians and decision-makers, however, only see the loud screamers and overestimate destructive, negative statements in social media. They often fear committing political suicide when advocating for a fairer distribution of public space in cities. But that is precisely the point. The unfair distribution of public space must be changed in favour of increasing the quality of life for all. And the privileges that car traffic has claimed for itself in recent decades must be dismantled. On the one hand, it is necessary to increase the knowledge and awareness of all those involved. The position of politicians, decision makers and multipliers such as journalists in the process of taking what may be, at first glance, unpopular, but which are in fact rational and sustainable decisions to manage sustainable transport should be strengthened. Therefore, a push&pull approach is to be aimed at. „Push back“ unwanted behaviour and „pull“, i.e. encourage walking, cycling or the use of public transport. A pure policy of promoting alternatives without also limiting the rampant car traffic unfortunately does not lead to a switch. Citizen participation processes, as they have been increasingly applied in recent years, are a good approach to increase the acceptance of transport policy goals. However, they are less suitable for discussing individual measures. The risk is too high that those directly affected will vote against individual measures, even though they would agree with the associated transport policy objectives, simply because these measures may reduce their comfort or have other perceived disadvantages in their own area of action or residential environment. The overarching relationships between transport policy goals, strategies and individual measures are often not easy to explain, if fears prevail that the overall situation could deteriorate for individuals (even if it means an improvement for the majority of the population). It is a pious hope that public participation in the preparation of measures will always lead to the desired result. The compromise solutions are often too watered down, so that none of the parties involved are happy with them. On should have in mind: It is not possible to please everyone, and it will not be possible to persuade die-hard motorists to switch voluntarily anyway. What almost always works, however, and can therefore be recommended as a strategy, is to offer the population the opportunity to experience public space in a new way and to have positive experiences with it. People often cannot imagine how a square or a street looks to them if you are not in danger of being run over or if it is not full of cars, so when children have space to play in the street for once and don't have to resign themselves to a cramped, protected space that is often even further away from the home, or when people sojourn, meet, talk, eat and drink in streets and squares and don't just experience these spaces as traffic routes to get from point A to point B. That's why approaches like the Living Streets in Belgium or the European Mobility Week in September with the car Free day on 22 September are a great opportunity to experience new uses, at least temporarily, to test new behaviour and to loosen rigid, entrenched framework conditions. Whether it's schoolchildren (and their parents) using the pedi-bus to test what it's like to walk to school, or employees experiencing that cycling to work doesn't mean a loss of time, or business owners realising that it's not only customers who come by car who bring in the main revenue - all of these are a great opportunity to experience new uses, at least temporarily. And all this is possible and desired during European Mobility Week. Braga has recognised that and has created a comprehensive programme, which also includes discussion rounds and at additionally implemented the End-Of-Summer-University, whose collection of abstracts and contributions the reader can find herewith. Compared to many other cities, Braga has not been afraid to hear also critical voices. It is therefore not surprising that Braga, with all its efforts to influence mobility planning and travel behaviour, and thus acting as a game changer in urban mobility planning, took home the European Mobility Week Award this year. I would like to join the countless congratulations. Robert PresslCâmara Municipal de Braga(The chapter "A Trasition Agenda to Reinvent Braga" corresponds to a research that was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, IP (FCT)/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT-Portugal), grant number SFRH/BD/151416/2021, in the context of the doctoral thesis of Filipa Corais, with the title “THE CITY “WALKING” TO 2050. BRAGA AS A LABORATORY FOR A RESILIENT & SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM”

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies in patients with tuberculosis. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at an outpatient tuberculosis clinic in Alvorada, RS, Brazil, with data collection between October and December 2020. Outpatients aged>18 years with active pulmonary tuberculosis, no prior history of coronavirus disease 2019, and no suspected coronavirus disease 2019 were included in the study. Whole blood samples were collected to perform the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies test. Results: During the study period, 52 patients met the inclusion and were included in the analysis. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies were positive in 16 (30.8%) patients. Male sex was more frequent among patients with negative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies than in patients with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies (86.1 vs. 56.3%, p=0.031). Contact with coronavirus disease 2019 case was more common in patients with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies compared with patients with negative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies (87.5 vs. 8.3%, p<0.0001). In a multivariate analysis, in a model including the variables such as male sex and contact with coronavirus disease 2019 case, only contact with coronavirus disease 2019 was independently associated with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies (OR 77.0, 95%CI 11.5-512.4, p<0.0001). Conclusion: This study revealed a seroprevalence of 30.8% severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 among patients with tuberculosis

As marcas do tempo na Procissão do Senhor dos Passos de Real, em Braga

O texto versa sobre a procissão do Senhor dos Passos, uma manifestação religiosa secular que se realiza no quarto domingo da Quaresma na freguesia de Real, Braga. A procissão reconstitui o itinerário dos Passos da Paixão de Cristo (calvários) ao longo da Via Sacra e envolve uma forte dimensão simbólica, social, religiosa e cultural de afirmação identitária da comunidade. Trata-se de uma manifestação religiosa que reúne a comunidade pela fé e devoção ao Senhor dos Passos refletidas na intensa participação da comunidade no figurado, nas celebrações religiosas e na preparação da procissão — aquela que consideram ser um dos principais elementos identitários da freguesia. Partindo de uma metodologia de cunho etnográfico e com base numa pesquisa documental no jornal da freguesia, O Realense, procura-se apresentar de forma sucinta alguns elementos que marcam o tempo e espaço da procissão e as alterações que o próprio tempo impõe na procissão, ainda que de forma pouco explícita. O texto é exploratório e adota uma orientação bastante descritiva das marcas que o tempo produziu na celebração da procissão, procurando ser também um meio para revelar alguns dos traços da cultura da freguesia, muito ligada a eventos religiosos, que assumem grande relevância na comunidade

Futuro como controvérsia e festa como narrativa: breve nota a partir da observação da Bugiada e Mouriscada de Sobrado

Este texto aborda, de forma muito sintética, a inevitabilidade das controvérsias quanto ao futuro das festividades e possíveis processos de reconfiguração que as venham a moldar. Os futuros são espaços-tempo objeto de disputas e, em grande parte dos casos, só a participação efetiva das populações nesses mesmos processos pode fazer a diferença na moldagem da festa às expetativas e aspirações coletivas. Seguindo estas ideias, este artigo explora algumas controvérsias emergentes em torno do futuro da festa de São João de Sobrado, que se realiza no concelho de Valongo. Faz-se referência a informação recolhida por meio de observação e de entrevistas, através das quais ficam mais claras as tensões que emergem do confronto constante entre o passado vivido e as visões de futuro criadas na base desta experiência, mas também de imaginários sobre a continuidade da festa e a sua importância na comunidade. A principal conclusão deste estudo indica o interesse de os responsáveis pela tomada de decisão perspetivarem os fluxos de mudança, não como meras pressões ou imaginários futuristas, mas sob o prisma do seu significado temporal

REFLEXÕES E VIVÊNCIAS BRINCANTES COM O POEMA “DE CABEÇA PARA BAIXO”, DE ROSEANA MURRAY

Resumo: Embora, a poesia faça parte da vivência do ser humano desde a mais tenra idade, seja em forma de música, seja em brincadeiras com os sons, o texto poético ainda é pouco apresentado às crianças. Em contexto de ensino é, na maioria das vezes, com outros objetivos que não favorecem o encontro delas com a experiência estética, mas como pretexto para explorar algum conteúdo. Neste artigo, o nosso intuito é defender a aproximação da criança com a linguagem poética e evidenciar a importância da poesia na Educação Infantil. Para tanto, abordaremos a poesia de Roseana Murray, através da análise de um dos seus poemas “De cabeça para baixo” e apontaremos algumas possibilidades de vivências brincantes para serem desenvolvidas junto às crianças. Para embasar nossas reflexões, contamos com os estudos de Bordini (1991; 2003), Souza (2004; 2018) Aguiar e Ceccatini (2012), Paes (1996), Pinheiro (2002), dentre outros autores que ressaltam a relevância desse gênero literário para a formação leitora e humana da criança