ABSTRACT
The text analyzes part of the data produced in the context of a Master’s research. It is based on the assumptions of the qualitative approach and uses interviews to produce data. To guide the realization of this study, Freire (1998), Santos (2000), Arroyo (2005), Galvão and Di Pierro (2007), Gomes (2020) and others are highlighted. The research results reaffirm the need, expanded in the post-pandemic context, for reflection on the nature and organization of pedagogical work in the schooling of young people and adults. It discusses the presence of emancipation elements characteristic of popular education of which EJA is heir to, as well as aspects of regulation, characteristic of education systems.
Keywords
Youth and Adult Education; Regulation; Emancipation; Popular Education