A importância do Ensino Religioso na Educação de Jovens e Adultos na UMEF Pedro Herkenhoff em Vila Velha/ES: desafios e perspectivas

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the importance of religious education in the education of young people and adults (EJA) at the Pedro Herkenhoff Municipal Elementary School Unit in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, based on the resistance presented by some students of the program regarding the delivery of classes in the mentioned discipline. The research will emphasize the challenges and perspectives of teachers towards students from the presented problem, through the identification of factors that explain what is the real need for Religious Education in the curriculum of Elementary School students as young people and adults, as well as analyzing the effectiveness of such teachings to them. In order to better understand the research object and answer the proposed problematic, the field research method was approached, through semi-structured interviews and bibliographic review based on the theses defended by authors who make up the main names in the educational area as well as in religious philosophy, such as Sérgio Rogério Azevedo Junqueira and Paulo Freire. The research resulted in a confrontation between didactic and moral aspects by bringing reflections on the trajectory of religious teaching in education, approaching its historical evolution, from when it had its glory years in the time of Imperial Brazil when the focus was on sacred teaching, until years later when he had his moments of withdrawal during the dictatorship and only returned as a subject in the modern school. From this analysis, the work will identify the contribution of religious education in the intellectual and social formation of young people and adults at the U.M.E.F. Pedro Herkenhoff, in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo state.