MEDEIROS, N. M.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6620340980669867; MEDEIROS, Noélia Maria de.
Abstract:
Through this study it will be possible to realize the importance of inserting the Solidarity
Economy in the Adult education. Thus, it initially identifies ideologies o f Solidary Economy in
the Celina de Lima Municipal School o f Primary Education in the cíty o f Cuité-PB. It presents
a brief study involving Adult education, poverty in Brazil, the perspectives of the Solidarity
Economy in Brazil and the formation ofTechnological Incubators ofPopular Cooperatives in
Brazil, as well as presents and analyzes data found quantitatively and qualitatively in the context
analyzed, it traces socioeconomic and professional profiles ofboth the teacher and the students
of the investigated class. Thus, based on the objectives o f this research, the methodology can
also be considered as exploratory, for which a questionnaire and interviews were also carried
out at the researched school. Thus, the knowledge about the reality ofthe educator and students
was sought, trying to identífy the ideologies regarding the Solidarity Economy as related to
Adult education. For students, keywords such as PROFIT, LOSS and BALANCE were
analyzed, both concerning dictionary meaning and solidarity economy. It was necessary to
understand the reality o f the students o f Adult education o f the school researched in relation to
the Solidary Economy. It was then pointed out that although the students do not know about
Solidarity Economy, they have ideologies or have already practiced some principies related to
it, since they always seek out solutions to financiai difficulties in everyday life. These principies
may point to a new connection between education and work in a more conscientious and human
perspective. It was realized that, through solidarity, linked to Adult education, young people
and adults who want some change may find in the Solidarity Economy new paths for the search
for knowledge, as well as to look for better working alternatives for their survival in a country
with such an overwhelming economy to the less fortunate.