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Challenges and contributions of vocational education to social inclusion and employability in Brazil and Portugal
Get PDFThis study analyses the challenges and contributions of vocational education in promoting social inclusion and employability in Brazil and Portugal. The methodology adopted combines bibliographical research and documentary analysis, with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The historical frameworks reveal a convergence in the conception of vocational education as a mechanism for economic development and social justice, but they also show persistent structural limitations, such as the duality between technical and scientific-humanistic education and subordination to market demands. The socio-economic and educational contexts of the two countries differ significantly, which is reflected in recent policy approaches: in Brazil, with a strong social appeal; in Portugal, with a more technocratic and strategic character. The educational indicators show progress in Brazil in terms of ethnic-racial inclusion and in Portugal in terms of employability, although the absence of some data limits a more in-depth analysis. The conclusion is that Brazil faces deeper challenges, which go beyond the educational sphere and involve structural, economic and social dimensions. Portugal, on the other hand, has a more solid institutional base, which positions it more favorably to expand and qualify its educational opportunities.Este estudo analisa os desafios e as contribuições do ensino profissional na promoção da inclusão social e da empregabilidade nos contextos do Brasil e de Portugal. A metodologia adotada combina pesquisa bibliográfica e análise documental, com abordagem quantiqualitativa. Os marcos históricos revelam uma convergência quanto à conceção do ensino profissional como mecanismo de desenvolvimento económico e justiça social, mas também evidenciam limitações estruturais persistentes, como a dualidade entre o ensino técnico e o científico-humanístico e a subordinação às demandas do mercado. Os contextos socioeconómicos e educacionais dos dois países diferem significativamente, o que se reflete nas abordagens das políticas recentes: no Brasil, com forte apelo social; em Portugal, com caráter mais tecnocrático e estratégico. Os indicadores educacionais mostram avanços do Brasil na inclusão étnico-racial e de Portugal em termos de empregabilidade, embora a ausência de alguns dados limite uma análise mais aprofundada. Conclui-se que o Brasil enfrenta desafios mais profundos, que extrapolam a esfera educacional e envolvem dimensões estruturais, económicas e sociais. Portugal, por sua vez, dispõe de uma base institucional mais sólida, o que o posiciona de forma mais favorável para expandir e qualificar as suas oportunidades educacionais
Marta Cristina de Araújo: A map of poetic uprisings
Get PDFO presente texto resulta da sessão de homenagem a Marta Cristina de Araújo e lançamento das obras “No Verso das Mãos: Obra Poética e Outros Textos” e “Marta Cristina de Araújo: A Arte de Escreviver”, ocorrida no dia 5 de março de 2024 na Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto (FPCEUP). A mesa-redonda surgiu inserida no âmbito das comemorações dos 50 anos do 25 de abril, da FPCEUP.This text is the result of the tribute session to Marta Cristina de Araújo and the launch of her works ‘No Verso das Mãos: Obra Poética e Outros Textos’ and ‘Marta Cristina de Araújo: A Arte de Escreviver’, which took place on 5 March 2024 at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto (FPCEUP). The round table was part of FPCEUP\u27s celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April.
About the Published Content on Each Section | Exploring Contemporary Realities: Photography, Ethics, and the Production of Knowledge
No full textExploring Contemporary Realities: Photography, Ethics, and the Production of Knowledge examines how contemporary photographic practices contribute to critical understandings of culture, space, and society within the editorial framework of scopio Magazine AAI and the CONTRAST III project. The essay analyses four key contributions: Joana Caetano’s “An Ethics of Seeing,” which interprets Gerda Taro’s Spanish Civil War images as “photoscapes” oscillating between utopian aspiration and dystopian testimony; Paul Landon’s “The Resonance of Abandonment,” which reflects on the Vilnius Sports Palace as a modern ruin embodying memory, vulnerability, and failed utopian promise; Dária Salgado and Sérgio Tavares’s “Trees as Visual Thinking,” which foregrounds trees as agents of visual, sensory, and ecological knowledge in the urban landscape; and Lukas Sander’s unfinished, a site-specific video walk interrogating Zurich’s Manegg district as an emergent, corporately branded urban environment in flux.
Through these case studies, the essay demonstrates how photography extends beyond representation to become a tool of knowledge production. In dialogue with theoretical perspectives from Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Walter Benjamin, and Michael Marder, the works highlight photography’s capacity to act ethically, to mediate cultural memory, to articulate ecological imaginaries, and to destabilise dominant narratives of urban development.
The integration of these contributions within scopio Magazine AAI reflects the broader mission of CONTRAST III, which fosters interdisciplinary collaboration across art, architecture, and design while situating photography within global debates such as the European Green Deal and the New European Bauhaus. By bridging artistic practice, pedagogy, and research, the project affirms the role of photography as a transversal and interdisciplinary language, capable of confronting contemporary urgencies and nurturing alternative futures. Ultimately, the essay positions visual practice as a privileged medium for generating expanded critical knowledge and constructing new imaginaries of the built and inhabited world
About the jury’s evaluation
No full textThe 2025 edition of the Drawing and Photography International Contest (DPIc) | Space and Identity of Universities again revealed the expressive breadth and conceptual richness that characterise this initiative. The Jury’s collective assessment highlighted how this year’s submissions explored contrasting visions—ranging from subtle utopian transformations to incisive dystopian critiques—while interrogating the social, political and spatial realities of contemporary academic environments.
Just as in previous editions, the projects that obtained the highest scores distinguished themselves by achieving a dynamic equilibrium between conceptual clarity, critical reflection and the strength of their visual representation. Yet, what particularly marked the 2025 call was the tension between discreet, almost imperceptible gestures and radical, provocative interventions—a tension that many jury members described as both poetic and politically resonant.
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