PROEJA: mais que uma possibilidade de qualificação profissional?

Abstract

This study has as its main objective to analyze the PROEJA as possible professional qualification for individuals with discontinuous work and schooling trajectories, and who worked during their childhood and adolescent periods. The methodology utilized was based upon the studies of Josso (2004), who employed the life stories technique. The theoretical framework was developed from Frigoto, Kuenzer and Arroyo´s studies which discussed issues related to school and the working world. This study also utilized Fonseca´s theoretical framework for the research in order to examine questions related to children´s work. Besides Josso´s methodological inspiration for our study, his theoretical guidelines were established as reference of this investigation, insofar as it was useful for the purpose of identifying the formation marks of the research participants, as well as, of the researcher. The data examined show a relationship between childhood and adolescent work experiences and student´s evasion among the research participants, as well as their life stories revealed their unsuccessful school experiences and their discontinued trajectories in the working world. The data analyzed also showed the relationship that research participants establish between schooling and their position in the labor market. Finally, the data suggest that the students, the PROEJA is seen not only as a possibility for professional qualification, but also as a possibility of human transformation.