NUNCA É TARDE PARA (RE)COMEÇAR: ALFABETIZAÇÃO DIGITAL E INCLUSÃO SOCIAL DE JOVENS E ADULTOS

Abstract

The presence of technologies today brings new challenges to educators. One of them is to teach young people and adults to read and write using digital resources, since in Brazil we still have many limitations for the insertion of technologies in schools. In this way, we ask: how has the digital literacy process been for young people and adults who did not have access to formal schooling? How does EJA produce the skills necessary for the digital inclusion of its target audience? Therefore, the objective of this work is to analyze digital technologies as a principle in Youth and Adult Education. This is a qualitative, exploratory investigation. As for the data collection instruments, it is classified as a bibliographic research about the history, foundations and legal parameters that ensure EJA, digital and social inclusion. We intend to contribute to the discussions that involve digital literacy in EJA, highlighting the need to master technological resources through the teacher, the student and in the school environment. One of the main results pointed out by the research is that the use of ICTs as a teaching principle in the classroom, especially in schools with few resources and without a trained professional or without knowledge, is one of the challenges still to be overcome.