POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS NEOLIBERAIS E EDUCAÇÃO: VIVÊNCIAS EM LETRAMENTO DIGITAL NA EDUCAÇÃO DE JOVENS E ADULTOS (EJA) EM SENADOR CANEDO, GOIÁS

Abstract

Cultural diversity, a product of globalization and technologies, demands to expand the understanding of literacy and traditional teaching-learning. Youth and Adult Education (YAE) is a teaching modality offered to people who were unable to complete their studies at the appropriate age, seeking to provide opportunities for social inclusion. The objective of this work is, based on a theoretical discussion about public policies for education in the neoliberal scenario and the use of technologies in education, to qualitatively analyze the policies for YAE, the experiences of digital literacy. A public educational policy indicates guidelines and must guarantee the conditions to implement it. The teaching-learning process highlighted training gaps and/or training incentives for education professionals and students to use technologies. It was realized that digital literacy was a learning experience for both students and education professionals themselves. The use of available technological tools makes teaching and learning more dynamic, being fundamental for digital literacy, which has proven to be lacking among students and some education professionals. There is an urgent need for the State to intervene with effective public policies so that education, especially YAE, Professional and Technological Education and Distance Education, reach the population, contributing to the minimization or resolution of various social issues in society.