<b>Youths and high school: tensions and fights for meanings

Keywords: youth, high school, construction of meaning.

Abstract

 

This paper aimed to contribute to the debate on the meaning that high school has to youths in the current context. It points out both historical and recent tensions and fights involving high school and articulates them with the results of a field research carried out with high school youths attending a private school known for its high quality. Based on the authors consulted and the research, this study questions the quality of private high school and argues that both that quality and the meaning attributed, even if universalized, would be useless to the construction of a more equitable and egalitarian society.

 

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Author Biography

José Licínio Backes, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

 

José Licínio Backes é Doutor em Educação pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Atualmente é docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação – Mestrado e Doutorado e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia – Mestrado e Doutorado, da Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB. É Bolsista Produtividade – CNPq.

 

Published
2018-03-01
How to Cite
Backes, J. L. (2018). <b&gt;Youths and high school: tensions and fights for meanings. Acta Scientiarum. Education, 40(2), e38320. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascieduc.v40i2.38320
Section
History of Education