Formação continuada de professores da educação de jovens e adultos: uma análise da rede municipal de Maceió

Abstract

Adult and Youth Education is a teaching modality marked by historical, social, and pedagogical specificities. This study aimed to analyze the continuing education of teachers in Adult and Youth Education in the municipal network of Maceió, seeking to understand the teachers' conceptions about this process, as well as to identify the training actions developed by the network and their contributions to pedagogical practice. Regarding methodological aspects, the research is characterized as exploratory and descriptive, with a qualitative approach. As a data collection instrument, a questionnaire composed of 10 open and closed questions was used, applied to teachers working in Adult and Youth Education in the municipal network of Maceió. In total, 10 professionals who work in the classroom with Adult and Youth Education classes answered the questionnaire. The main results indicated that: a) teachers understand continuing education as an instrument for professional updating, pedagogical improvement, and strengthening of teaching practice; b) Participants value training opportunities and recognize their contribution to improving the quality of education in EJA (Youth and Adult Education). c) Teachers attribute an important role to training in building more reflective, critical, and contextualized practices.