Educação sexual na educação infantil: quebrando paradigmas no contexto oeirense

Abstract

The work addresses sexual education in early childhood education, with the general objective of investigating sexual education as a form of protection and prevention against abuse, reflecting on its approach in the municipality of Oeiras Piauí, a reference city in public education, located in the macro-region of Picos- PI, and 283.2 km from Teresina-PI. The specific objectives of this study are to reflect on the approach to sexual education in early childhood education in the context of Oeiras, to reflect on educational policies regarding sexual education in schools, to analyze sexual education in the context of Oeiras, to understand the challenges of pedagogical practice for sexual education in early childhood education. The theoretical framework is supported by studies by authors such as Freire, Figueiró (2009), Ribeiro (2011), Campos (2022), among others. Regarding the research methodology used, characterized as qualitative and bibliographic, and regarding the data collection method, the questionnaire was applied online to educators from the municipal network. From the data collected, it can be seen that the educators are aware that the topic is of great importance, as it deals not only with the right to information but also becomes a factor favorable to the safety of the student himself.