Educação de jovens e adultos: o uso dos selos postais como recurso didático

Abstract

This work brings together two worlds, the universe of Youth and Adult Education (EJA) with the didactic learning and the teaching skills offered by the world of postal stamps. As object of study, tries to answer the following question: What is the importance of the postal stamp as a didactic resource in the construction of knowledge of EJA students? It aims to demonstrate that the postal stamp is a rich tool in the construction of knowledge in Youth and Adult Education; reveal the potential for interdisciplinary knowledge that the postal stamp offers in the application of the most varied study subjects; show that the postal stamp can work with the experiences of young and adult people in their daily lives. It was used the inductive method, in line with exploratory research, according to the procedures of Gil (2008). The study reveals the education of young and adult people as an action of abandonment and reform by the government, inserted in challenges and struggles, since the arrival of the Portuguese in Brazil, for people who work and cannot register in elementary and high school in the appropriate age. Describe a classroom experience that uses postal stamps as a teaching resource for youth and adults. Demonstrates that postal stamps contribute to a better understanding of school content, as they have a vast informative content, with a diversity of interconnected subjects, allowing the use of interdisciplinarity in EJA. Finally, concludes that the postal stamp manifests itself as a powerful and important didactic tool, in the correlation between worlds of knowledge, becoming an important didactic tool for the Education of Youth and Adults.