O processo educativo no pensamento Marxista

Abstract

The present paper is entitled as “The educational process in Marxist thought” and it presents the outcomes of the study conducted in the ambit of the Project of Scientific Initiation at the State University of Ceará - IC / UECE. The research had as general purpose peering in the works of Marx and Engels the outlines of a conception of an emancipatory education, identifying its major categories and seeking to assess, from its performers in the educational field, the role of the educational complex on the process of human emancipation. This is a work of a theoretical nature that was performed by literature search, during which, at first, we directed our attention on the analysis of the Education category in the works of Marx and Engels, in reference to the compilation “Textos sobre educação e ensino” (MARX; ENGELS, 2004). Thenceforth, we focused on the contribution of some interpreters who dedicated themselves to study on the subject of Education in the light of the Marxian framework. For this purpose, we have selected a sample of works, namely, Mészáros (1981, 2005), Tonet (2005), giving emphasis on the analysis of Saviani’s work, Historical-Critical Pedagogy (2003). The issue was addressed in the light of Marx's ontology, thus considering education in its historical and social complexity. From this angle, we seek to identify the limits and recognize the possibilities of a pedagogical intervention within the educational systems, in the context of class societies and, in particular, in capitalism, the horizon of human emancipation.