The present work proposes to carry out an investigation on the profile of the EJA student in
Porto Franco, a municipality located in the state of Maranhão. Our study focus is EJA -
Education of Youth and Adults, from where we start to understand who are the subjects who
seek this type of education, in order to find out what reasons led them to return to school. Thus,
our starting point was to understand the history of these subjects, in order to reflect on the
difficulties they encountered in the EJA and understand who they are and what factors led them
to opt for this type of education. For the purpose of carrying out this study, the methodology
used is based on a bibliographic research that served as a theoretical subsidy and a field research
directed through a script of questions carried out in the schools Unidade Integrada Professora
Ercilia Bento and Unidade Integrada João Walcacer. The analysis of the records obtained was
carried out in a qualitative way, based on authors such as Germano (1997), Haddad and Di
Pierro (2000), Oliveira (1999), Paulo Freire (1987; 1981; 1980; 1990; 1999) Arroyo (2009) ;
2017; 2019) and others, which were essential to help us understand our object. Thus, it was
found that the subjects of EJA have peculiar characteristics, they are workers, unemployed,
housewives, young people, adults and elderly people who seek in school, an opportunity to
improve their lives, as they see in the conclusion of their studies the only opportunity to outline
other itineraries.
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