Pedagogical Po en ial o Na a i e and Li e His o y Resea ch in
Educa ion
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This pape aims o explo e and e lec on he pedagogical po en ial o he na a i e
and biog aphical esea ch me hodology in educa ion o illumina e and add ess issues
ela ed wi h immig a ion, inclusion and social jus ice. Ou esea ch p ac ice is an
app oach o unde s anding he O he , hus ou pape epo s on a wo esea ch
p ojec s: 1) he Li e His o y o Shila, young Mo occan boy who, whils s ill unde -
age, was a es ed in Spain o d ug a icking. Be o e comple ing his wo-yea
ehabili a ion p ocess, he began wo king in a ca e home o p o ec ed mino s, ini ially
as a moni o and hen as an “educa o . 2) he Li e His o y o Mei Ling, a young
Spanish gi l om a Chinese backg ound and he way in which she in e p e ed and
expe ienced he he li ed expe iences, p oblems and challenges in a ious social,
local and ansna ional con ex s: school, amily, communi y and socie y in gene al.
Iulia Mancila
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Da id He e a Pas o
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Uni e sidad de Málaga, España
