[DEVELOPING SPACES FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION IN SCHOOLS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES].

The main objective of this manuscript is to document our experience collaborating with professionals from various disciplines through different research projects in school and university settings, while focusing on the welfare of the school population we serve. First, we elaborate on the different projects that have served to foster this multidisciplinary collaboration. Second, we highlight the fundamental role the school social workers have played serving as links between researchers and the school community.

[Translated Title: Participatory research to develop a school violence observation instrument].

School violence has been recognized worldwide as a public health problem that negatively impacts the educational process. However, in Puerto Rico official statistics and the media generally focus on isolated incidents of extreme violence in which weapons are used or property is destroyed. Little data is available about the most common forms of violence that often occur in schools on a daily basis.

WHY ADULT VIEWS MATTER: SCHOOL PERSONNEL PERSPECTIVES ABOUT CHILD SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.

Community-Based Participatory Research promotes the inclusion of diverse voices in the research process and in decision-making processes. However, there are very few research studies that collaborate with children, especially within the context of schools. Promoting child participation has benefits both for children as well as for schools.

MIRADA A LA MENTORÍA EN INVESTIGACIÓN DESDE LA PERSPECTIVA SOCIOCULTURAL DE VYGOTSKY.

In this article the authors illustrate the mentoring process through the framework of Vygotsky's sociocultural perspective regarding education and human development. To achieve this goal, they describe their experience as mentor and mentees in a research training mentoring program for undergraduate students. The authors argue that this theoretical and philosophical perspective offers a solid background to mentoring as a real option that contributes to the learning process.