Evasão escolar na educação de jovens e adultos: estudo de caso de uma escola do municipio de Igaci-AL

Abstract

The present study, with a qualitative approach, presents the development of a research on youth and adult education (YAE), recognized as a modality of education aimed at people who did not have the opportunity to complete their studies at the appropriate age. The general objective of this study was to analyze possible causes of school dropout in the YAE classes of the Municipal School Deputado Medeiros Neto in the city of Igaci - AL. The research had as specific objectives: to identify the profile of students enrolled in YAE; the profile of teachers in youth and adult education classes; and discuss some factors that may imply in the dropout of students in the school environment. As a methodological procedure, a bibliographic survey was carried out and semi-structured interviews were applied to seven teachers and twenty students of the YAE, at the school locus of the research. The results show that the main causes of YAE evasion are linked to work, mainly to agriculture and marriage.