Professor Geraldina belonged to a generation of professionals, who migrated from education to psychology even before the profession was regulated in the country, and developed the two areas of knowledge and profession, integrating themes, issues, and producing knowledge that serve to this day for both areas. Professor Geraldina developed her educational trajectory, initially in Mogi das Cruzes (São Paulo): High School (1946–1949), a technical/vocational course (1950–1952) at the Escola Normal Estadual de Mogi das Cruzes (State College and Normal School of Mogi das Cruzes), then in São Paulo, where she did Undergraduate and Graduate Studies at the Universidade de São Paulo (University of São Paulo – USP). The degree was in pedagogy with bachelor’s degree (1958–1961) and then a specialization in educational psychology (1962–1965). At this time, she contributed to the formation of the Instituto de Psicologia (Institute of Psychology) at the USP and participated in the legal procedures...
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Guzzo, R.S.L. (2023). Witter, Geraldina Porto. In: Jacó-Vilela, A.M., Klappenbach, H., Ardila, R. (eds) The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56781-1_334
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