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In this chapter, we introduce the Center of Socio-Educational Assistance (CASE) for Jaboatão, a program that aims to rehabilitate young offenders in the city of Recife, located in northeastern Brazil. The program has proven successful, as is reflected in recidivism rates for participants of as low as 9%. The center consists of several houses, all surrounding a school, serving a total number of 70 children and adolescents aged 12–16. Classes are small, with only 12–15 students enrolled in each, and attendance is at 100%. By making school the center of life, the specific meaning of school is stressed: It becomes the focal point for daily routines and activities. The relationships built between students and teachers are considered crucial to the process of ‘resocialization,’ in which the construction of knowledge is thus contextualized. Meaning is exchanged in the classroom by reading books, but also through interactions in daily routines. In the process, students and teachers highlight the role of dialogue in developing a trusting relationship. The whole educational process is therefore a relational one, taking place in real-life contexts. To sum up, CASE Jaboatão highlights the crucial role of successful individual (and not standardized) learning environments that aim to help those who have fallen or are about to fall through the cracks of the regular education system.
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Socio-education agents observe and conduct socio-educational programs, improving the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of adolescents; furthermore, they ensure the safety of both prisoners and staff in the service units.
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Teles-Marques, A., Lyra, M.d.C.D.P.d. (2020). Teaching Young Offenders in Brazil. In: Watzlawik, M., Burkholder, A. (eds) Educating Adolescents Around the Globe. Cultural Psychology of Education, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37900-1_10
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