A formação de alfabetizadores no programa alfabetização solidária: um estudo a partir da práxis

Abstract

This work aims at analyzing and critically understanding the capacitation model applied by the Programa Alfabetização Solidária (PAS) in São Paulo´s Alto Tietê region; it presents an approach and interpretation of what is theorized about the program, what is actually done and what is said about the praxis . This research intends to contribute to the evolution of public policies in the area of youth and adult education in Brazil as well as to the area of teacher formation in general. It focuses on the tutor, his/her formation, and the teaching he/she provides, contrasted to the program´s official guidelines which represent the discourse of power in this context. The methodology includes different instruments for collecting data such as: visits to the literacy centers, conversations during capacitation sessions, documentary analysis of the program, analysis of texts produced by the tutors in sessions, and the technique of group discussion. The data have been dealt with on the basis of the theoretical frame which supports the research, resulting in three major categories for analysis: Capacitation - constructing necessary knowledge for the tutor , which discusses the understanding tutors have about their role in the program, their pedagogical knowledge, and expected changes in their lives after the capacitation; Literacy tutoring practice in large urban centers , which deals with the pedagogical practice of the tutor, how they plan and organize their teaching, how they evaluate the process, and their routine actions; The tutor s view of the world and his/her social and cultural intervention in the community , which discusses the implications of the tutor s work beyond the classroom, in the community life, during and after the literacy term. The analysis has been able to produce a new view of the capacitation program which may be used to its improvement. Unequal distribution of knowledge and power in society creates a tension line which must be surpassed though varied strategies. In education, although some laws have brought some improvement, overall, government policies have not been effective in solving the problem of illiteracy which has been bandaged, deferred or simply dealt with as statistic figures. This studiy reveals that tutors have a degree of knowledge which, due to its limitations, is not enough to encompass the difficult task of adequately bringing literacy to the unattended masses of youths and adults in Brazilian society. Another model in the formation of educators for adults must be devised in order to answer to that challenge