The educational role of Irmãs Franciscanas Hospitaleiras da Imaculada Concepção [Hospitaller Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception] in Casa de Infância de Santo António [Santo António Childhood House] – Horta
Sandro Serpa

Abstract
This study approaches the educational role of Irmãs Franciscanas Hospitaleiras da Imaculada Concepção in Casa de Infância de Santo António, in the city of Horta, and their influence in the culture of this organization. To this end, an analysis was carried out to the documents existing in the archive of the institution and local newspapers. Results allow concluding that, in its educational dimension, the existence of a structured and cohesive group, with its own culture clearly assumed in an organization, may have contributed to the existence of a differentiated organizational culture, albeit functioning, usually, as subculture of the dominant culture fostered by the institution’s Board of Directors.

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