Coutrim, Rosa Maria da ExaltaçãoSilva, Pedro2019-06-272019-06-272018COUTRIM, R. M. da E.; SILVA, P. Other subjects in the family-school relationship: the role of grandparents in the educational process of grandchildren. Aula Abierta, v. 48, p. 97-104, 2019. Disponível em: <http://www.uniovi.net/ICE/publicaciones/Aula_Abierta/>. Acesso em: 19 mar. 2019.0210-2773http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/11595The current article intends to present the results of a research done in Portugal and in Brazil, a research whose main purpose was to better understand how grandparents relate to their grandchildren and offer support in their education. The research followed a qualitative approach; in order to better understand the routine of the relation between grandparents and grandchildren, there were 14 interviews with grandfathers and grandmothers in the city of Mariana–Brazil, and 7 in Leiria-Portugal. The data revealed that, in spite of the socioeconomic differences among the interviewed, in both cities the grandparents (most of whom had a low level of education) do not act directly on the process of education of the grandchildren. However, they offer important support to the children´s education, whether by managing the schedules of the in-school and out-of-school activities, or by transmitting values appreciated by the school. They are, therefore, important agents in the care for grandchildren so that they have the necessary conditions for a good performance at school.en-USrestritoIntergenerational co-educationRelation between grandparents and grandchildrenRelación abuelos/as y nietos/asCoeducación intergeneracionalArtigo publicado em periodicohttps://www.unioviedo.es/reunido/index.php/AA/article/view/13042https://doi.org/10.17811/rifie.48.1.2019.97-104