MEMORIES OF THE PAST

REFLECTIONS ON THE EDUCATION OF NORTHEAST WOMEN IN THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS

Abstract

The objective of this investigation is to identify, among the autobiographical and self-reflective narratives of adult and elderly women, specific issues that were part of their past histories and that justified the return to EJA schools, in current times. It was possible to count as an investigation technique, of semi-structured interviews, which functioned as conversations, directed with the purpose of questioning: what the research subjects - women, adults, elderly - see, in current times and what can say about access to education in the 1980s? What prevented these people from completing their studies at the appropriate age and what did you notice of change in the current times? The semi-structured interviews were audio recorded with four students. The research was carried out with EJA students from a regular school in the state of Ceará, in Brazil, as well as students from a public policy program for this public, at the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte, Apodi campus. We found that there is still a continued denial of the right to education for this public, evidenced by the numerous times that the interviewees mention having tried to return to the school environment and had to, once again, drop out. On the other hand, when returning to school today, all of them were able to understand the female universe and, most importantly, to recognize themselves as citizens, as well as the entire system experienced by women in space-time. We certify that Youth and Adult Education presents itself as an alternative to repair a denied right, equalize social capital, and qualify EJA actors, the latter being a permanent function of the school.