Desenvolvimento pessoal nas escolas

: a possibilidade de práticas alternativas e inovadoras : um estudo de caso múltiplo

Abstract

In the current socio-cultural context we find significant changes in the paradigms of education and training where the emergence of globalization and the knowledge society requires other responses by the whole school community. We consider that the training offered by most institutions of learning does not allow the preparation of young people in different aspects of your life, both personal point of view and social, as the vocational point of view. In recent years, there has been an increasing research on the topic of positive youth development, with a view to their full potential. Consequently, personal development training has been developed, in which young people are seen as having potential that can be developed and enhanced. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of training for personal development "Zoom Talent" for the positive development of young people, checking their impact at the level of personal fulfillment, proactive attitude, self- esteem, interpersonal relationships and motivation, as well as the impact on teachers, both at the personal and professional level. Another purpose concerns the qualitative evaluation of the analysis carried out by young people who attended the training. The training was carried out with young people from 10th grade, in five different schools (N = 92). The results showed an increase in the indices of personal fulfillment, proactive attitude, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and motivation. For the qualitative assessment carried out by young people about the training, we can see a positive evaluation, since they were shown to have made significant learning.

Date of Award	27 Apr 2015
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	José Matias Alves (Supervisor)