Mulheres na Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA): um olhar sobre o empoderamento das mulheres entre 40 e 60 anos

Abstract

This work has as general objective to analyze the motivations of women over 40 years old who returned to school, to seek and identify these students of Youth and Adult Education (EJA) aged between 40 and 60 years, in order to describe the reports of these women, in search of empowerment through knowledge. Its specific objectives were to identify and understand the motivations of women in EJA education between 40 and 60 years old; describe the answers to questions about the changes in these women's lives and understand in greater depth the whole process of empowerment. The main theorists were: Carvalho (2017); Guiraldelli Jr (1992); Del Priore (1997); Brandão (2005); Freire (1996) and Perkins & Zimmerman (1995). The methodology consisted of qualitative research of the case study type, comprising three phases: research and reflection with bibliographic contributions; Field research with four women aged between 40 and 60 years and descriptive analysis of responses on the theme of women's empowerment in EJA. The reflections based on the results enable the understanding that the place they occupy and what they aim for for their future after the return of the search for knowledge took place through empowerment, which took place from the search and achievement of their rights to education, which for various reasons they were interrupted and rescued to strengthen the right to citizenship and the transformation of a more egalitarian society.