FOLLOWING A COMMISSION IN 1992 BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, JOAQUIM AZEVEDO, THE STUDY “ESCOLA E COMUNICAÇÃO SOCIAL: DESAFIOS E PROPOSTAS DE AÇÃO“ (“SCHOOL AND MEDIA: CHALLENGES AND PROPOSALS FOR ACTION”) WAS PUBLISHED. IT WAS CARRIED OUT BY MANUEL PINTO, ALDA BALEIRAS, ANTÓNIO SANTOS AND SARA PEREIRA OF THE TRAINING CENTRE FOR TEACHERS AND EARLY CHILHOOD EDUCATORS (CEFOPE) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINHO AND FOCUSED ON HOW TO INTRODUCE MEDIA EDUCATION COMPONENTS AND DIMENSIONS INTO THE CURRICULUM OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS