Life project

the search for meaning in the educational context

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.41.114.AO09

Abstract

Abstract

The Life Project discipline offers the possibility of working with very healthy perspectives with New High School students.  In this exploratory study, some investigative works identified the first results of this new endeavor, which have already been published, and the data show that young people need nutrients that help guide their paths and sustain the meaning of life in its uniqueness. Having time at school to think about yourself, others, and the world; it is being able to seek understanding about the relationships they are going through, and imagining possible itineraries after finishing school is which is essential for all young people in the face of development tasks and the challenges of the current situation. It is crucial to allow for the training of teachers for this journey, so the proposal for a degree in Psychology in this role. To this end, two manners of Psychological intervention are presented here about the new discipline of Life Project: either in terms of the part of the School and Educational Psychologist or of the Licensed Psychologist, in a performance that will promote the integral development of students in Elementary Education. Therefore, the approach of Positive Psychology, by Martin Seligman, was proposed.  At this moment, to reinforce the relevance of the Positive Development of Young People is to accomplish furtherance of well-being in youth in the face of schooling processes.

Keywords: Life project. Meaning of life. Well-being. Schooling.

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Author Biographies

Aline Fatima de Souza, Uniacademia

Mestra em Ciência da Religião (UFJF) e discente do curso de graduação em Psicologia do Centro Universitário Academia (UNIACADEMIA). Juiz de Fora – MG, Brasil

Gisele de Rezende Franco, Uniacademia

Doutora em Psicologia - Desenvolvimento Humano e Processos Socioeducativos pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) e docente do Centro Universitário Academia (UNIACADEMIA). Juiz de Fora – MG, Brasil

Published

2023-09-25

How to Cite

Fatima de Souza, A., & Franco, G. de R. (2023). Life project: the search for meaning in the educational context. Psicologia Argumento, 41(114). https://doi.org/10.7213/psicolargum.41.114.AO09