program coordinator also presented results research funded by CNPq

O PPGEDH (Postgraduate Program in Education and Human Development) the Unitau participated, last week, gives 13^a. edition of CIRS (International Social Representations Conference), held in Marseille, in France.

In this ocasion, the coordinator of the program, prof. Drag. Dear Edna Maria Oliveira Chamon, along with teachers Drs Patricia Ortiz and Leticia Costa and graduate student Daniela Araujo, They were present at a roundtable held on the first day of the event, which had the theme "Risk and Social Representations". The round table also included the participation of Prof.. Drag. Gladis Camarini and doctoral student Karla Carvalho, both of Campinas.

Opening the works, Professor Edna, who coordinated the discussion, He stressed the importance of studies in this area, articulating the main aspects of the work that would be submitted in response.

Daniela graduate student had to present a review of the available literature on the risk and Social Representations, demonstrating the relevance of the research in this area.

The Patricia and Leticia teachers showed the preliminary results of a survey that has been developing over the risk and the social representations in the Brazilian press, taking as a case study the disruption of Samarco Company dam, which took place in November last year.

Doctoral student at Unicamp Karla reported a cut of his doctoral research, in which investigates the social representations of the risk to employees of a steel company.

Closing the table, to Prof.. Drag. Gladis Camarini presented the results of a survey that develops at Unicamp about the risks in construction.

For the teacher Edna Chamon, the meeting was a great opportunity to share knowledge, know research from around the world, but, mainly, designing the name of the University of Taubaté in the international context: "Today, more than ever, It is charged us, researchers, this interinstitutional exchange. Show that our program is inserted in the construction of knowledge is essential to strengthen us as a university ", rating.

CNPq - Research funded by CNPq and conducted by Prof.. Drag. Edna Chamon was part of another working group 13^a. CIRS, What happened on the second day of the event. With the theme Education Field and Social Representations, work showed results on teacher education Rural Education teachers and relationship issues between theory and teaching practice.