ABSTRACT:
To articulate reflections on the production of knowledge in the field of Youth and Adult Education, EJA, in the dynamics of University extension courses, we focus on the Youth and Adult Education Program (Peja), developed at Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquista Filho" (Unesp) since 2001. The objectives that organize the activities in the program are: assisting people with little or no instruction, and training educators and graduate students pursuing various Bachelor's degrees who work in teaching activities in various social institutions. The article refers to a systematic analysis of the material sources used in the intervention proposals and studies, based upon the cultural history with a focus on cultural practices, in language studies under the perspective of dialogue and the cultural-historical approach, the basis for the construction of objects of thought. Immersion in the sources brings to the surface issues that contribute to the reflection when constituting inherent subsidies to educational, cultural and political practices.
Keywords:
Youth and adult education; University extension courses; Shared knowledge; Knowledge production