“Llegar a algún lugar en la vida” – Jovenes marginados con éxito en sus trayectorias de educación en Río Grande del Sur, Brasil

Abstract

“To get somewhere in life“ is an aim formulated by many young people who are members of marginalized social groups in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Through a process of informal and formal education they have achieved social advancement, and were invited to participate in the international research-project „Trajectories of integration in the process of education“. In narrative interviews they reported their personal trajectories of educational success. The present article reflects some of their key issues, such as the importance of family, religion, solidarity and the identification with education against the setting of an emerging knowledge-based society