Building Bridges Beyond Walls: Narratives of EJA Educators in the Prison System of the Federal District
EJA in Prisons; Curriculum; Continuing Education; Emancipatory Education.
The dissertation, structured in the Multipaper format, consists of three articles that examine educational dynamics within the prison system. The first article addresses the invisibility of incarcerated individuals in the curriculum of Adult and Youth Education (EJA), highlighting how these individuals are frequently dehumanized and viewed solely through the lens of their transgressions. The following articles explore transformative pedagogies, using training workshops for EJA educators in prisons as case studies. This approach enables an analysis that connects the formal curriculum with the lived experiences of professionals in prison settings, revealing the complexity of teaching in contexts of deprivation of liberty. Finally, the author proposes recommendations for the Secretariat of Education of the Federal District regarding the EJA curriculum in prisons, emphasizing the need for a commitment to human dignity and social justice, in line with constitutional and international standards. The work reinforces that the responsibility to promote a dignified educational environment within the prison system is a collective and moral duty of society