Exclusão social: um olhar sobre a educação de jovens e adultos a partir das obras de Carolina Maria de Jesus e Paulo Freire

Abstract

The present study aims to study social exclusion in the context of youth and adult education (EJA), from the object of the research intends to discuss social exclusion in the context of EJA, having this as a space of understanding, strengthening of measures intervention. For this, it is necessary to define social exclusion as a category of analysis, presenting the social experiences of Carolina Maria de Jesus and Paulo Freire, also discussing the challenges and perspectives of this category in the context of EJA, understanding the feasibility of Freire's theoretical-methodological proposal as a way for a conscientizator study. Offering an introduction to the discussions on the public policies of action for the EJA as a way to rescue the human dignity of young people and adults. Investigating and contributing to new pedagogical practices. In this sense, the methodology adopted is anchored in the theoretical contributions of: Freire (2010), Franco (2013), Jesus (2014), Santos (2007), Silva (2010), among others. To reach the proposed goal, we draw a specific methodology throughout the research. First was a broad research focused on materials rich in the subject studied: articles, books, newspapers, magazines; in a second moment we carried out a documentary research reviewing legal frameworks, investigating, among them the Federal Constitution of 1988, the Law of Directives and Bases of National Education Law no 9,394, of December 20, 1996. In this way the present research tried to contribute with the thought that believes in the continuing need to rethink our history in order to seek collective solutions for the strengthening and recognition of Youth and Adult Education as a policy of redress and affirmation of the right to quality lifelong education, this is a a big problem that we experience every day, and that directly affects more than half of the Brazilian population.