Padre Cícero Socio-Educational Center: The Adolescent Deprived of Liberty and the Relationship with School

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship with school of adolescents deprived of freedom at the Socioeducational Center Padre Cícero, in the city of Juazeiro do Norte – Ceará, from the perspective of Bernard Charlot's Theory of Relationship with Knowledge, seeking to understand how these young individuals experience the educational process in a context marked by restrictions and vulnerabilities. The article aims to analyze how adolescents relate to school and what meanings they attribute to it. Initially, we will approach the Socioeducational Care System – SINASE, and then outline the socioeconomic, family, and school profile of the inmates. Next, we will analyze the meanings these adolescents attribute to school. To achieve the proposed objectives, we used documentary research as a theoretical and methodological resource, analyzing national and state legislation on the topic. Within the scope of qualitative research, data collection was carried out through the use of the knowledge balance tools and semi-structured interviews. The data collection timeframe was in the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023. The analysis allowed the researcher to conclude that, despite all vulnerability situations, the majority of adolescents attribute school as the fundamental means for positive change in their living context. However, it was also noticed that some do not envision this change solely through it, highlighting the necessity/utility of school learning for the achievement of work/employment.