Políticas públicas na educação de jovens e adultos: programa alfabetização solidária

Abstract

The present paper integrates into the Research Line Formation of Teachers of the Post Graduation Program in Education CE/UFSM. The education of youngsters and adults is a relevant issue in the present educational context. According to the analysis of the pertaining legislation LDB 9394/96, Report of the CNE/CEB 11/2000, Education National Plan and the Federal Constitution of 1988, in which it was tried to analyze the results achieved by the Literacy Solidarity Program (PAS) together with the Federal University of Santa Maria UFSM, in the process of Formation of Popular Teachers. The cities that made part of this research/project are partners of the Federal University and of the PAS. The pedagogical activities were performed in Piauí, in the Semi-dry region (in the towns of Caldeirão Grande do Piauí, Fronteiras, Pio IX, and São João). As long as the research was carried out a great involvement and consciousness of the city coordinators, of the pedagogical monitors and of the teachers eager for the acquisition of the new knowledge related to reading, to writing, and to specific areas of knowledge such as mathematics and biology was observed. It was testified, through the use of a questionnaire and through the participating observation, that not only the teachers but also the learners consider that it is through education that they are going to have a more significant participation in order to achieve a better effectiveness in their communities and the articulation of actions which seek changes in the political and socio-cultural context. Therefore, the Literacy Solidarity Program has demonstrated to be as one of the ways to decrease the illiteracy rates in Brazil, which is a country with serious regional differences. The systematization and analysis of this experience (which joins governmental and non-governmental institutions) have a fundamental importance to the comprehension of the process and the reinforcement of the citizenship of all the subjects involved as well.