The beauty of popular education: narratives and stories of popular educators from the Federal District
Popular Education, Youth and Adult Education, Paulo Freire, Narrative Interview, Training of popular educators
The general objective of this master's research is to understand the challenges of Popular Education in the Federal District based on the life stories of Freirean popular educators who work in the literacy of young people, adults and the elderly. The specific objectives are to situate, historically, in time and space, Popular Education and its interface with Youth and Adult Education in Brazil and in the Federal District from the context of redemocratization; to identify Freire's concepts of awareness and dialogue present in the memories and trajectories of popular educators; and to analyze the constitution of popular educators through their oral history. The justification for this study is found in the Brazilian social reality, with millions of people who cannot read and write, including approximately 47,895 people in the Federal District. Popular Education dialogues with the experiences of these subjects, valuing their knowledge and experiences. Its pedagogical practice transcends literacy, seeking critical awareness and autonomy for the transformation of the individual. The qualitative methodology, through narrative interviews and thematic oral history. The educators are linked to two popular movements, Cepafre (Ceilândia) and Cedep (Paranoá/Itapoã), both of which emerged in the late 1980s. Despite their singularities, the movements engage in community struggles for housing and infrastructure, and literacy for young people and adults emerges from their communities and with the partnership of UNB, and popular education is strengthened by training educators in Freire's liberating education.