From the binomial education and youth, this article approaches the socio-educational experiences had by young adults on social projects linked to social policies from Brazil and Portugal governments. The study is part of a research developed by the Education Postgraduate Program at Federal University of Bahia (Universidade Federal da Bahia), with an internship held at University of Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa). This article aims to analyze the youth’s perception of social education. Based on Youth Sociology, the paper states a qualitative business case, accomplished according to methodological procedure denominated sociological patterns. It’s discursive text based on two young Portuguese speakers’ statements, one being from Salvador, Brazil, and one from Lisbon, Portugal. The content analysis shows both young Portuguese speakers engaging to each other and establishing strong friendship relations in social projects, while critiquing conventional education. They comprehend community and neighborhood as places of belonging and youth cultural creation, and have the optimistic hope where a university degree has a place of honor.
From the binomial education and youth, this article approaches the socio-educational experiences had by young adults on social projects linked to social policies from Brazil and Portugal governments. The study is part of a research developed by the Education Postgraduate Program at Federal University of Bahia (Universidade Federal da Bahia), with an internship held at University of Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa). This article aims to analyze the youth’s perception of social education. Based on Youth Sociology, the paper states a qualitative business case, accomplished according to methodological procedure denominated sociological patterns. It’s discursive text based on two young Portuguese speakers’ statements, one being from Salvador, Brazil, and one from Lisbon, Portugal. The content analysis shows both young Portuguese speakers engaging to each other and establishing strong friendship relations in social projects, while critiquing conventional education. They comprehend community and neighborhood as places of belonging and youth cultural creation, and have the optimistic hope where a university degree has a place of honor.
A partir do binômio educação e juventude, o presente artigo discute as experiências socioeducacionais de jovens participantes de projetos sociais vinculados a políticas de juventude dos governos centrais do Brasil e de Portugal. O estudo é parte da pesquisa desenvolvida no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal da Bahia, com estágio na Universidade de Lisboa. Trata-se de uma investigação que objetiva analisar as percepções de jovens sobre a educação social. Com base na sociologia da juventude, a escrita afirma-se como um estudo de caso, de natureza qualitativa, realizado consoante o procedimento metodológico intitulado retratos sociológicos. Toma os depoimentos de dois jovens, um soteropolitano e um lisboeta, como argumento discursivo. As análises de conteúdo realizadas demonstram que os jovens sentem acolhimento e estabelecem fortes laços de amizade nos projetos sociais, ao passo que criticam práticas tradicionais de ensino. Compreendem a comunidade e o bairro social, como espaços de pertencimento e de construção da cultura juvenil, e sonham com um devir em que a formação universitária ocupa lugar de relevo.