Occurrence Books: An Analysis of their Characteristics and contributions for student’s moral developments

Abstract

This article reveals characteristics of occurrence books in four State schools in Ponta Grossa/PR before the moral development process. Theoretical assumptions are base on Piaget and Puig works on morality and moral practices. Ninety occurrences were analyzed by employing content analysis aided by the ALCESTE software. The results pointed out that reports have moral content related to indiscipline, disinterest and disrespect. Referrals consist in hand down the conflicts to the families and moral practices are in verbal conduct. The research concludes that occurrence books report normative and moral school conflicts dissociated of development of educational practices that promote building autonomous values and morality.