The missing study

A Characterization of Peer Education Practice

Bibliographic Data

ID6169409
AuthorsMara Fernandes Da Silva (University of Minho), Alice Delerue Matos (0000-0002-2394-4077, University of Minho), Susana Henriques (0000-0002-7506-1401, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)
Year2021
Issue96
Publication date2021-04-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologia Problemas e Práticas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0873-6529 • E-ISSN: 2182-7907
PublisherEditora Mundos Sociais (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.7458/spp20219615298
OpenAlexW3142121997
LanguageEN
References cited10

Peer education interventions have grown significantly in recent decades, but sociological studies on the subject are limited. To respond to this need, we carried out an exhaustive inventory and characterization of 67 peer education projects developed in Portugal. The information given by the project managers was processed using a content analysis technique. This practice is growing, benefiting from public and private promotion. Although it has demonstrated some efficacy, further improvements can be made. The characterization undertaken allowed us to build a typology that summarizes this practice and that can be useful for researchers and practitioners in a context of globalization of risks and increased social intervention and reflexivity

Context (archaeology · Geography · Globalization · Intervention (counseling · Library science · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Typology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Educational Practices and Policies · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology

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