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Setbacks in Brazilian educational policies: An analysis based on youth and adult education (2015-2022)

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https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.34.9933

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youth and adult education, capitalist crisis, educational policies

Abstract

This article analyzes educational policies for the schooling of young people and adults in Brazil between 2015 and 2022. It starts from this analytical question: how did the socioeconomic and ideopolitical resurgence present in Brazilian society between 2015 and 2022 mark educational policies for the schooling of young people and adults? The objectives are: to analyze the effects of the capitalist crisis in the Brazilian context on the schooling of young and adult workers and to demonstrate the meaning of the setbacks in Youth and Adult Education (EJA, acronym in Portuguese) policies, focusing on the National Education Plan (2014-2025), the National Literacy Plan (PNA), and the National Program for the Integration of Professional Education with Basic Education in the Youth and Adult Education Modality (Proeja). As a methodological procedure, a bibliographic survey and document analysis were carried out to understand the schooling processes of young people and adults. The findings reinforce that resistance and overcoming setbacks in EJA imply re-establishing this modality as a universal right and as an instrument of critical education from the perspective of social transformation.

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Rubens Luiz Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Holds a bachelor's degree in History from the Federal Fluminense University (1990), a master's degree in Education from the Federal Fluminense University (1997), a doctorate in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2006), and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Porto (Portugal, 2015). Currently, is a Full Professor at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Has experience in the field of Education, with an emphasis on the History of Education, working primarily on the following topics: schools, education, management, policy, and youth and adult education.

Flaviane Ferreira da Silva, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Holds a Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy from the Federal University of Viçosa (2005), a specialization in Education and Technology from the Federal University of São Carlos (2021), a specialization in Education from the Federal University of Viçosa (2009), a specialization in Institutional Psychopedagogy from the Faculty of Viçosa (2008), a Master's degree with an emphasis on education (2015), and a Master's degree in Social Policies from the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro Darcy Ribeiro (2015). Currently a doctoral candidate in Education at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2021). Completed a sandwich doctorate at the University of Porto (2024/2025). Was a substitute teacher at João XXIII College, affiliated with the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (MG). Was part of the pedagogical team as educational coordinator of Early Childhood Education - Centro de Educação Integral Pequena Via at the Associação Assistencial e Promocional da Pastoral da Oração de Viçosa - APOV (Viçosa, MG). She worked as a social worker on the Pescarte project, a partnership between the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro Darcy Ribeiro (UENF) and Petrobras. In 2012, she was a temporary professor at the Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro, where she worked as a pedagogue in social projects and as a professor in the Lato Sensu Postgraduate program until 2014. She has experience in the field of Education, mainly working on the following topics: Education, Educational Policies, Youth and Adult Education, Evaluation, effectiveness, IDEB (Basic Education Development Index), democratic management, and school and family educational practices.

Rayla Dias, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Doctoral candidate in education at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Master's degree in Performing Arts and Bachelor's degree in Theater (teaching qualification) from the Federal University of São João Del-Rei (UFSJ). I was a master's scholarship recipient funded by FAPEMIG, an extension scholarship recipient funded by UFSJ, and a scientific initiation scholarship recipient funded by CNPQ.

Mírian Teixeira Carneiro, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

She holds a degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2008). Currently, she is an educational affairs technician at the Federal Institute of Southeast Minas Gerais. She has experience in the field of Education, with an emphasis on Education.

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Published

2026-08-25

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Rodrigues, R. L., Silva, F. F. da, Dias, R., & Carneiro, M. T. (2026). Setbacks in Brazilian educational policies: An analysis based on youth and adult education (2015-2022). Education Policy Analysis Archives, 34. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.34.9933

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Vol. 34 (2026)

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