Educação popular: um estudo sobre o Programa de Educação em Células Cooperativas (PRECE)

Abstract

The popular education in Brazil can be considered as one of the effective means of socioeconomic development of the low-income population and social balance, contributed to the democratization of access to higher education. This study aims to analyze the importance of Education in popular education Cooperatives Cells. To this end, a study was conducted theoretical and field research of qualitative slant on the popular education focusing on an extension program of the Federal University of Ceará developed in the municipality General Sampaio, in the State of Ceará, the Cooperative Education program in cells, which caters to young people and adults as a form of encouragement and support for entry into higher education. The bibliographical study had as main references Silva (1996), Baba (2002), Scocuglia (2012), Onofre (2012). Data collection was carried out from the application of a questionnaire directed at people who are part of the program. After the analysis of the data found that, in the municipality of General Sampaio that the presence of this action has allowed an increase in intellectual and social, where before the population was restricted to the school knowledge, at present, the education and training of young people and adults is a reality, allowing beneficiaries of the program the best places in the labour market and a relevant position in the socioeconomic scenario, thus demonstrating, a social equilibrium, which before was not seen.