Eating (with) the enemy [Thesis].
How we eat and how we get our food depends on many factors, but we certainly always eat our culture. This thesis on the eating practices of the peoples of the Upper Rio Negro (Brazilian Amazon) also helps us to distance ourselves from our own ways of doing things.
Drop-out in open and distance learning [Thesis].
What are the social-emotional factors that encourage learners to drop out or to stay in school? What can be done to identify and avoid disengagement factors? Distance learning organizations can implement the recommendations to increase the completion rate of their courses.
Chosen orientation, undergone orientation
School and career guidance depends on socio-cultural and educational factors, to be fairer and more flexible.
To imagine oneself in the future and to build one's future [Thesis].
How do you figure out a destiny? Possible selves are personalized and vivid representations of an individual's fears and desires for the future. In this doctoral dissertation in psychology, the author explores the concept in order to better understand its affective-motivational power and its role in the regulation of performance.