%0 Journal Article %T La formaci¨®n del concepto de autoridad escolar en los ni£¿os en la cultura brasile£¿a: Un ensayo sobre sus particularidades y reflejos en la convivencia democr¨¢tica %A Machado Jr %A Luiz Bosco Sardinha %J Educere %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X this text is an essay about the formation of the school authority concept in children, and its specifications in the brazilian historical-cultural context. its aim is to present a debate on the politic formation of children and its relation with public space in brazilian reality. the process of forming a social concept is understood as a product of social relations in a specific context. the concept of £¿cordial man£¿, that familiarizes or imposes an intimate aspect to relations in public spaces, is a characteristic in the brazilian context. it is concluded by debating the need to make clear the distinction between intimate and public space for democratic coexistence. %K social concepts %K school authority %K brazilian context %K democratic coexistence. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1316-49102009000200026&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en