Juventudes negras e educação de jovens e adultos: desafios e potencialidades para promoção da igualdade racial e superação das desigualdades sociais

Abstract

This study aims to understand how black youth are inserted in the context of Youth and Adult Education (EJA), from their perceptions regarding ethnic-racial belonging to the confrontations of this public in the face of generational conflicts and the actions brought about by racism in society. Through a literature review, this study aims to identify the conceptions of youth and, mainly, black youth, so that we can analyze to what extent the schooling offered in EJA allows these young people to be welcomed and have their differences and history respected. To this end, some points require attention, such as analyzing how EJA deals with young people and reflecting on the challenges it faces in the inclusion of this public, identifying the conceptions and how black youth are constituted in Brazil, and recognizing the importance of school for the reception and development of different types of youth. Thus, the considerations of this work are aimed at highlighting the difficulties and potentials experienced in this teaching modality, considering its strategies for receiving young people and understanding how valuing the cultural history of black youth is fundamental for the development of equitable educational policies that promote the full participation of these young people in society.