Inter-And Transdisciplinary Action-Formation-Research with People Involved in the Homeless Issue

Abstract

This paper presents theoretical and methodological reflections on a postdoctoral investigation process that aimed to build - on action - a psychological, social and formational strategy targeted at people involved in the question of homeless individuals; and to create and apply an operational methodological resource called "transforming encounter short story". From the theoretical point of view, under inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives of knowledge production, this action-formation-research was based on the dialogic encounter between the concepts of "transforming encounter", "resilience" and "agape"; and on theoretical constructs from the Education area, with emphasis on the self-formation process. The project had twenty participants: homeless people; workers from institutions that support the homeless; technicians with the Social Work Departments of the Municipal Government of São Paulo and/or with the Health Department; and participants from the University of São Paulo and from other Universities of Brazil, France and Canada.