Educação de jovens e adultos - EJA : perspectivas curriculares para a aprendizagem significativa

Abstract

The present study brings a discussion about Youth and Adult Education (EJA) approaching this theme from different perspectives and highlighting its progress in the organizational and conceptual aspect. The problem of this study is the following question: How should the curriculum be organized so that the teaching process provides meaningful learning for EJA students? The choice of theme was due to the importance of knowing and researching EJA and its role in human development. The importance of the research is also given by the need as an academic to know the principles and of the EJA 8knowing the teacher's task as a professional capable of stimulating young people and adults considering the specificities of this segment. The general objective of this study is to describe the importance of curricular organization in EJA for meaningful learning. Specific objectives: Characterize EJA: concepts, history and legal bases; Describe the pedagogical practices that provided significant learning, check the curricula adapted to this reality. Based on a qualitative, exploratory methodology with a bibliographical survey, guided by research, review and analysis of theoretical and documental material on Youth and Adult Education, this study considers historical aspects to understand the current moment in which youth education is taking place. Young people and adults. It was understood that the curriculum for youth and adult education should consider the daily demands of its students with activities adapted to work in the classroom since most students work during the day and this makes it impossible for these students to carry out activities extra class