VIOLÊNCIA E BULLYING EM CONTEXTO ESCOLAR: contributos da perspectiva intercultur

This article presents a literature review on the theme of violence and bullying in schools, based on extensive analysis of various documentary sources, publications and scientific literature, from many relevant authors, aiming to achieve a wide understanding and proper contextualization of the phenomenon under study. This is the first stage of a research work that is being developed on the mentioned topic, at the Research Center for Migration and Intercultural Relations (CEMRI), of the Open University of Lisbon, Research Group “Health, Culture and Development”. The study aims to identify, analyze and understand the processes involved in the construction of violence and social exclusion in portuguese schools. We also intend to assess the main causes and consequences of violent behavior in schools, as well as finding ways to prevent violence and defining intervention strategies / actions, namely through contributions of intercultural education. To carry out this study, still in progress in its empirical part, we have chosen the qualitative research method. We chose to perform a descriptive study, in the case study category. Therefore, we propose to study the case of a school of the first cycle of basic education (primary school), which belongs to a group of schools from Setúbal district, located in an urban area of Seixal