Abstract
This article examines elements in the process of constitution of meanings attributed to situations of indiscipline, conflict and violence by public school students located in vulnerable contexts in Portugal. The main question guiding the research is: what are the actions taken to face this type of situations and what are the perceptions about these phenomena? The schools selected for the study are part of the TEIP (Priority Intervention Territories) program since 1996. This is a qualitative and exploratory study, based on a survey and analysis of information from official documents and legislation, as well as on interviews at schools with a team composed of professionals responsible for its implementation. The relevance of understanding perceptions of educational actors involved in facts and situations of conflicts in public schools is considered.
Public educational policies; Government programs; Indiscipline; Conflict and violence at public schools