A violência nas colônias de férias do município do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The relaxation, freedom of expression and movement and the physical contact are conditions that may contribute to the increased occurrence of violent practices. Most summer camps It aims to provide to schoolers in holidays the opportunity to fill this period in a targeted way with physical and leisure activities. This study aimed to contribute with topic being that the aim is to understand the violence in vacation camps in the city of Rio de Janeiro. For this it work requires a qualitative methodological approach implemented through semi-structured interviews with teachers / coordinators who worked or work together in Vacation camps. The data analysis will be according to the proposal of content analysis of Laurence Bardin. We did not find a relation between the characteristics of physical activity and violence. However, it was possible to observe that the influence of the disciplinary power in the Vacation Colonies can generate violent behavior of the students, as already described in the school environment. Disciplinary power is increasingly stimulated by the market interests these institutions carry.