Saneamento básico e qualidade de vida como tema gerador de uma proposta de inserção da Educação Ambiental Crítica no ensino da Matemática na Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA)

Abstract

The present research aimed to understand how the proposition of didactic strategies in Environmental Education (EE), having as a methodological basis the generating themes, proposed by Paulo Freire, in the teaching of Mathematics in Youth and Adult Education (EJA) can contribute to a critical and potentially transformative training. For this purpose, we developed a qualitative research, characterized as a case study, with students of Mathematics - Elementary School at EJA. It were developed Didactic Sequences (SD), based on the generative theme “Basic Sanitation and Quality of Life”, where we approached the mathematical knowledge inserted in activities contextualized in the students’ daily life under a critical point of view. When we analyzed the implementation of the SD, we found a dependence of younger students on technology and the influence of the knowledge of colleagues, with greater life experience, during the carrying out their activities In addition, it was evident that students interacted, defended their point of view and were aware of their individual responsibility in relation to basic sanitation. We also observed the students’ immense difficulty with mathematical operations involving decimals and textual interpretation, as well as with performing calculations with or without a calculator. Therefore, we conclude it is relevant for EJA students that more interventions with this approach are carried out, because associating socio-environmental aspects to the teaching of Mathematics in EJA, the teaching and learning process becomes much more significant and transformative.