Public policies and the reality of teachers: Youth and Adults Education in Ponta Grossa – PR

Authors

  • Rita de Cássia da Silva Oliveira State University of Ponta Grossa image/svg+xml
  • Flávia da Silva Oliveira Faculdade União
  • Paola Andressa Scortegagna State University of Ponta Grossa image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.5i1.195203

Abstract

The present article aims at identifying the public policies related to Youth and Adults Education - EJA and the profile of literacy teachers working with this type of education in Ponta Grossa – Paraná State (Brazil). The research was interpretative, as well as quantitative and qualitative. During the field research, a survey was used to collect data. Ten literacy teachers of EJA courses participated of the research, each of these teachers coming from a different school. The schools that had the largest number of students enrolled in EJA courses and that offered them for the longest time were the ones selected for the research. The analysis revealed that the EJA is a type of education which is increasingly socially recognized and regarded by teachers as a possible means of regaining citizenship and of social and professional climbing for the students.

 

Keywords: Public Policies. Youth and Adults Education. Teachers of Adult Education.

Author Biographies

  • Rita de Cássia da Silva Oliveira, State University of Ponta Grossa
    Pedagoga. Gerontóloga. Doutora em Filosofia e Ciências da Educação pela Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Professora Associada do Departamento de Educação e Professora Permanente do Mestrado de Educação da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa. Coordenadora da Universidade Aberta para a Terceira Idade.
  • Flávia da Silva Oliveira, Faculdade União
    Advogada. Mestre em Ciências Sociais Aplicadas. Coordenadora e Professora do Curso de Direito da Faculdade União.
  • Paola Andressa Scortegagna, State University of Ponta Grossa
    Pedagoga. Mestranda em Educação na Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa. Bolsista CAPES.

Published

2010-12-30

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How to Cite

Public policies and the reality of teachers: Youth and Adults Education in Ponta Grossa – PR. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 2, p. 195–203, 2010. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.5i1.195203. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/740. Acesso em: 14 may. 2026.

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