Abstract

NASCIMENTO, Ivany Pinto. Project of life of adolescents of public schools: a psicossocial study on its representations. Imaginario [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.12, pp. 55-80. ISSN 1413-666X.

This study of social representations of the Project of Life of Adolescents in public schools of the city of Belém, has as central focus the comprehension of psychosocial archeology in which the adolescence are produced and the conditions that determine the process of construction and allotment of knowledge about their future lives. The research has as sample 6 (six) public high schools distributed through the central region and the surroundings of Belem. The citizens are 725 adolescents of both genders, male and female, all of them distributed in groups between 15 up to 24 years old, pertaining to the second and third years of mean education level at high schools, from daylight and night shifts. Results demonstrate that the conditions production and circulation of those social representations reflect images and meanings on the Project of Life, as well the multidimensional age of the psychosocial fields and its determinations. Besides, these results indicate that there is an enormous gap among educational public politics destined to the adolescents, and the possibilities for the development of abilities to realize their Project of Life. Since these politics represent a way of opportunities, mainly for those adolescents that form the majority, who exclusively depend on such a politics to develop life and academic abilities to materialize the Project of Life. At the light of these politics, it calls attention for the fact our governs and education professionals, and also the adolescents, to discuss about a social-educational proposal that affirms and warranties chances so that the adolescents can carry on with their Project of Life.

Keywords : Social representations; Adolescent; Project of life; Education.