Social technology modeling for slum-stricken areas with participatory observation as methodological approach

This article took root in a Rio favela in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, known as Vila Canoas, in the Sao Conrado neighborhood. The data collected, through participant observation, occurred in the first semester of 2018 and was linked to the doctoral thesis in psychosociology that was carried out between the years of 2015 and 2019, under the guidance of Professor Dr. Maciel at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (RJ, Brazil). The modeling of social technology, as well as its implementation, took place later, under the coordination of Professor Dr. Moraes, from University Unicarioca. As researchers, we know that pre-conceived technological solutions cannot and should not be implemented in all fields without adaptations, since each field has peculiarities, thus, processes for identifying peculiar aspects of the field become fundamental. The participant-observation technique was just one of the techniques used to collect data for the doctoral thesis, but it proved to be vital for the perception of the initial contours of the field, and greatly helped in the later modeling of social technology for the field in question...