Projeto de vida na escola: compreensão de si e projeção de novas narrativas

Abstract

This research aims at discussing the theme of Life Project (PV in its Portuguese acronym) at school, on the one hand, considering the studies by the philosopher Paul Ricoeur on narrative identity, and on the other, based on field research carried out with students from the Sate College Georgina de Mello Erismann, located in Feira de Santana, Bahia. According to Ricoeur (2016), we understand ourselves through the narrative of our life story, which reveals our identity, which May integrate changes and is constructed in a way linked to the plot of our story. This narrative develops over time, connecting what we know from the past with our actions in the present and projections we make for the future. Field research sought to understand the students’ viewpoint regarding their participation in activities related to their Life Project. At this stage in the research, meetings of the Writings of Self workshop were observed, held within the scope of PV, which developed activities linked to subjectivity. Furthermore, interviews with ten student participants were used for data collection. The workshop lasted eight meetings, in which understanding oneself and interaction with others in the constitution of oneself were emphasized. Finally, this study highlights that Life Project approach at school needs to be further discussed, and seeks to make its contribution, dialoguing with Paul Ricoeur’s conception of narrative identity. From that, it is argued that Life Project, due to the theme breadth, which is related to the subjects’ life history in its entirety, cannot be condensed into a curricular component, as it permeates school education in its completeness.