Publications

The goal of Indicador de Letramento Científico (ILC) is to monitor the evolution of science skills of the Brazilian young and adult population – from 15 to 40 years old.

This material is the result of a work carried out since 2007 with teachers and High School students, aiming at helping schools to become places where young people think about future projects. The guide is composed of suggestions for activities, with practical tips for educators; supporting texts to contextualize the issues discussed; support materials for the activities; and suggestions of movies, websites, and books.

This publication presents information and analysis based on a survey carried out at the Penitentiary of Santana (a neighborhood in São Paulo) in March 2014 and data provided by the Court of Justice of São Paulo on the application of Law 12,433 / 2011, which amended the Criminal Execution Law (Law 7.210 / 1984) establishing the reduction of the sentence for the people who study.

A series of videos containing testimonies of 20 art-educators representing different segments of art education in Brazil (museums, culture points, schools, NGOs, universities) and with a focus on the history of art education.

This publication results from a mapping of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Brazil, which aimed to identify existing initiatives in this area within the country, the disputes and different views on the concept of OER, law enforcement and political strategies, business models and the legal framework and public policy regarding the subject.

A systematization of the Seminário Cultura e Juventude (Culture and Youth Seminar), carried out by Ação Educativa and the Centro Cultural da Juventude (CCJ) (Youth Cultural Center), through the agreement of the program Jovem Monitor/a Cultural (Young Cultural Monitor). The Seminar was attended by managers, researchers, artists and young entrepreneurs as debaters and audience.

This work presents a history of the Graffiti Day commemorative exhibition held annually at the headquarters of Ação Educativa since 2004. The event brought together 223 works by individual and collective artists during 10 editions. Among the Expo Graffiti participants there were pioneers such as Carlos Matuk and Hudinilson, who passed away in 2013, and representatives from the hip hop generation, including anarchist graffiti and the introspective art produced by inmate adolescents of the Casa Foundation.

Launched at a National Conference promoted by the Secretariat for Women’s Policies,it is an updated version of a 2011 document warning about the discontinuation of policies and public programs on education, gender and sexuality and for increasing self-censorship in government bodies under pressure from conservative religious groups.

This publication presents and analyzes educational and budgetary data in order to contribute to the public debate about the directions of education in the city of São Paulo.

The Paulo Montenegro Institute and Ação Educativa – partners in the creation and implementation of the Indicador Nacional de Alfabetismo Funcional (Inaf) (Functional Literacy Indicator) – present the analyzes and interpretations of the results of the most recent measurement of the literacy levels of the Brazilian adult population. For this edition, the field period occurred from December 2011 to April 2012.