Perspectives of education for youth and adults in the prison system.

Abstract

This article reflects on possibilities of education geared to the prison system, focusing on the principles of the Youth and Adult Education, especially the perspectives identified in studies Dresch (2012) and Sant ‘Anna (2009), besides the works of Graciano (2005 and 2013). Education in prisons ‘local restriction of freedoms’, considered as a right and duty of the State, constitutes a major challenge for current and Brazilian society and to the satisfaction occurs, requires a continuous process of training of teachers and another agent soft estate who work in these contexts. The principles of EJA involving dialogue, listening and collective construction are fundamental in educational practices and also in guiding and driving the processes of formation of teachers who work in the spaces of deprivation of freedoms, because that requires a lot to four creativity, dialogue, understanding, and knowledge.