O lugar ocupado pelo ensino da geografia na educação de jovens e adultos: cenários de dissertações e teses produzidas no Brasil entre os anos de 2006 a 2009

Abstract

This final master s paper deals with an investigation carried out about the contribution of geographic knowledge in Education for Youth and Adults. For this, bibliographic research was carried out focusing on dissertations and theses produced in Brazil between the years of 2006 and 2009. EJA [Education for Youth and Adults] is a modality of teaching which has been able to glimpse a timid transformation in its educational practices within the period between the middle of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. Toward this end it is necessary to think of public policies aimed at this segment. In this light, we have as theme of this study the teaching of Geography in Education for Youth and Adults , which is justified because of the importance this has for society in the promotion of the personal, professional and social development of the EJA student and educator; it is also of extreme relevance for the educational universe, since the modality of teaching in question is being increasingly debated and its pedagogical and curricular quality is being improved. It is also of great relevance for the academic world, because it can become a source for future research, contributing to discussions which can provoke changes in the modality of teaching and in the curricular component in question. For the professional future it is an opportunity for improvement which will help develop competency and abilities in the area researched. Besides this, it was a theme which generated curiosity for deepening knowledge in the theme, since interest was aroused while the way of teaching Geography in EJA was being observed.