Abstract

ALMEIDA, Sara Ferreira de  and  OLIVEIRA, Maria Waldenez. What the world of the Street Teaches: educational processes of the street populationin the city of São Carlos/SP. Revista da FAEEBA: Educação e Contemporaneidade [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.43, pp.147-159. ISSN 0104-7043.  https://doi.org/10.2015/jan.jun.v24n43.012.

This paper presents the results of research concerning educational processes experienced by adults living on the streets of São Carlos, a city in the state of São Paulo. This population's acquired knowledge was discovered using a methodology based on the theories of Freire and Dussel, which emphasize the participation of subjects. Key themes were discovered via conversations and interviews. From analyzing the acquired data categories emerged that enabled a wider understanding of the reality being investigated, namely: 1) "The people who are on the street are not garbage that society throws out"; 2) "Living is about learning how to live; inhabiting is about washing, ironing, cooking"; 3) "Living on the street is very difficult, but it is a happy experience too, you know?"; 4) "The street is a world"; 5) "On the streets I learned a lot, experiences that I will never forget." It was possible to become aware of educational processes that were consolidated in the streets, such as the search for symbolic and material survival strategies, group protection, and resistance against the logic that oppresses the men and women who experience the complex dimensions of human life in this condition. The aim is to question society's distorted views of the street as a place where nothing is taught and little is learned, as well as contributing to the debate concerning the pedagogies of low-income groups.

Keywords : Educational Processes; Popular Education; Homeless Population.

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