A educação não escolar na produção acadêmica nacional: uma análise na base de dados Scielo entre os anos de 2015-2025

Abstract

Non-school education is a possible field for the professional practice of pedagogues, who may develop educational activities with diverse audiences and in varied contexts. This qualitative and exploratory study aims, as its general objective, to understand how non-school education has been addressed in national academic production between 2015 and 2025. It also has the following specific objectives: (1) to map academic publications from the last ten years on non-school education; (2) to identify the contexts of non-school pedagogical practice presented in the publications (hospital, community, museum, prison, etc.); and (3) to analyze the perspectives presented by academic production on Non-School Education.To achieve the objectives outlined in this study, we conducted research with a qualitative approach, exploratory character, and bibliographic nature. Data collection was carried out in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) database, based on the following research question: In what way is non-school education presented in national academic production? The search was conducted using the following keywords: “Non-school pedagogy” and “Non-school education.” Eight (8) articles published within the defined period that address educational processes in non-school settings were analyzed. The results point to a gap in academic production on the topic studied, highlighting the need to expand scholarly research on the role of pedagogues in other educational spaces and to recognize this field as a legitimate area of academic research and pedagogical intervention.