O ensino de História em cursinhos preparatórios: por uma educação popular e libertadora

Abstract

This study analyzes IBGE data provided by PNAD Contínua to elucidate how certain social groups are excluded from highter education, and seeks to illustrate how popular preparatory courses engage in addressing this issue through Paulo Freire's liberation pedagogy. The proposal for this inquiry stems from its social relevance, drawing upon theoretical insights from Paulo Freire, Bell hooks, and Flávia Caimi. To understand how inequality indices affect the poorest population in terms of access to university, how preparatory courses work and the primary challenges encountered, study cases where chosen, focusing on popular preparatory initiatives affiliated with the Emancipa and Dona Militana networks, situated within the municipality of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. The main objective of this work is to contribute the educational initiatives undertaken by popular preparatory courses, culminating in the production of a ebook featuring questions in the same format as the Enem exam, accompanied by instructional guidelines designed to support both educators and students, elucidating the mechanisms of the main means of entry into higher education: the Enem.