Abstract

PESSOA, Alex Sandro Gomes  and  COIMBRA, Renata Maria. The "drug dealer" does not go to school: educational trajectories of teenagers with history of involvement in drug trafficking. Rev. Educ. Questão [online]. 2016, vol.54, n.42, pp.190-217. ISSN 1981-1802.  https://doi.org/10.21680/1981-1802.2016v54n42ID10958.

This paper analyzes the school contexts of adolescents with history of involvement in drug trade, as well as present data regarding educational experiences in regular schools and schools within the correctional system. It refers a mixed-method study, including 577 adolescents and young people (M = 16,01; SD = 1,54), both gender, and who were living in three medium-sized cities in the inner state of São Paulo, Brazil. We have used two questionnaires in the quantitative study and conducted semi-structured interviews with a small group. The findings show a history of failure of educational institutions in the teenagers' ' lives involved in drug trafficking, marked by abandonment and lack of personal meanings. Paradoxically, the experiences in the schools located in the correctional system were more positively evaluated and suggest the possibility of reframing the school trajectories. Such findings highlight new research questions and bring out implications for the educational field.

Keywords : Adolescence; School; Drug trafficking.

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