Prática docente dentro do cárcere: um estudo sobre a penitenciária mista Juiz Fontes Ibiapina, em Parnaíba-PI

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to understand how education is implemented at the Co-ed prison Juiz Fontes Ibiapina, located in Parnaíba, in the country town of Piauí states, Brazil. The study was conducted with the teachers working at the facility, as well as with men and women inmates participating in the literacy project led by the Brazilian Institute of Education and Environment (IBRAEMA) and the Youth and Adult Education program (EJA) within the penal unit. The study aims to understand what educational practices are applied to those in private custody, to show the challenges faced by teachers when trying to promote educational development for inmates, and to understand how the inmates perceive the results of education in their lives within the prison system and after serving their sentences. This is a qualitative study with an exploratory and descriptive nature. The literature review was divided into two sections: the first approaches the history of education in Brazil and its implementation in the Piauí state; the second examines the educational practices developed within the prison in Parnaíba and the daily realities of teaching at the Co-ed prison. To obtain the results, questionnaires were applied with the study sample. The collected data contributed significantly to achieving the research objectives. Therefore, it was possible to understand how the imprisoners perceive the educational process in their lives, identify the learning methods employed during classes, and expose the challenges faced by educators working in the prison education system. Education has the power to transform people, especially when applied through pedagogical and innovative approaches. For the incarcerated, it represents an opportunity to seek a better life after serving their sentence.