Gênero e sexualidade: um olhar sobre os desafios docentes na educação de jovens e adultos

Abstract

In this work, we seek to know and reflect on the educational practices of teachers of youth and adult education (EJA) in relation to the issues of gender and sexuality, as well as the ways in which they perceive and deal with these themes in the teaching practice and in school. It is a qualitative exploratory research that had as subjects of research teachers in the public school system of Paraíba. The material was produced by conducting semi- structured interviews with six teachers from Cycles I to VI of EJA, two (2) men and four (4) women, who work in contexts characterized by diversity. In the examination of the material, the practices and the challenges posed by gender and sexuality within the school were considered. This work is theoretically anchored in authors such as Freire (1997), Furlani (2017), Louro (1997) and Scott (1994). The study shows that the teachers do not feel prepared to work with the subjects in the classroom and that, for this reason, they rely on their experiences and on the internet researches when they have to answer or explain possible questions that appear in the course of their pedagogical practices.